Implementations Network Engineer II
Posted Sep 16, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
The posting says you will train the team on these duties. Tell me about a time you taught a technical process to others.
What they are checking: Whether they can share knowledge clearly, since this role is expected to raise the whole team's skill.
How do you keep the reporting and data entry for new activations accurate when you are handling many at once?
What they are checking: Whether they treat paperwork as part of the job, since records drive DISA's view of the network.
Tell me about a project where your network change did not go as planned. What did you learn?
What they are checking: Whether they reflect honestly on failures and changed their process afterward.
What would you do
An installer on site says the equipment is racked and cabled, but your testing fails. How do you work through it with them remotely?
What they are checking: Whether they can guide field staff patiently and isolate physical from configuration problems.
A customer is pushing to activate a service before testing is complete because their mission needs it now. How do you handle that?
What they are checking: Whether they hold the line on standards while finding a responsible way to help the customer.
This role requires an active Secret clearance. How do you handle sensitive configuration data day to day?
What they are checking: Whether they follow security rules on handling classified and sensitive network information without being reminded.
About the work
Walk me through how you would run Initial Test and Acceptance on a new circuit before handing it to the customer.
What they are checking: Whether they know how to prove a new service meets DISA standards before it goes live.
How would you build and maintain baseline configurations for an out-of-band management network on Cisco and Juniper devices?
What they are checking: Whether they can keep many sites consistent while handling site-specific differences safely.
Walk me through upgrading software on a Cisco device that you cannot easily reach in person.
What they are checking: Whether they plan for rollback, image verification and loss of access before touching remote gear.
What is out-of-band management for, and what goes wrong when it is not maintained?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that OOB is the lifeline when the main network fails.
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