Network Orchestration Engineer
Johns Hopkins APL · Laurel, MD · Electrical/Computer Engineering
About this role
Johns Hopkins APL is hiring a mid-level Network Engineer in the operations function based in Laurel, MD. The posting calls out experience with Python, gRPC, Kubernetes, Docker and roughly 5+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- Role
- Network Engineer
- Function
- operations
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Location
- Laurel, MD
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- Not sponsored
- Department
- Electrical/Computer Engineering
- Posted
- Dec 3, 2025
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Job description
from Johns Hopkins APL careersAre you passionate about solving real-world network engineering challenges?
Do you want to perform advanced research, development, and test & evaluation of ground breaking communications systems and technologies?
If so, we want you to join our innovative team of engineers solving some of the most complex and evolving networking challenges.
We’re looking for a versatile Networking Orchestration Engineer who thrives in a mission-driven environment and is excited to contribute to the development of operational prototypes and specialized network capabilities.
As a Network Orchestration Engineer, you will...
- Research and experiment with emerging networking technologies to implement real-world, practical communications systems and capabilities to address a variety of evolving operational needs.
- Design, build, and orchestrate large scale virtualized networking environments using both on-prem and cloud services in order to implement threat-representative network environments tailored for unique missions.
- Collaborate directly with sponsors and collaborators to understand their toughest networking challenges and craft effective solutions.
Qualifications
You meet the minimum qualifications for this position if you...
- Have a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Network Engineering, Information Systems, or a closely related technical field.
- Have at least five years of relevant experience in advanced network engineering and software automation, including software-defined networking, cloud infrastructure, observability, and modern routing/virtualization technologies.