Network Engineer, Senior

We are seeking a highly skilled and innovative Network Engineer Senior to join our team in the greater DMV area supporting the Army National Guard.

Responsibilities

• Design deploy and sustain enterprise network infrastructure: routing switching firewalls VPNs load balancers and supporting services.
• Execute WAN and LAN upgrades to optimize throughput latency reliability and interoperability with legacy and future architectures.
• Monitor network health (WAN links devices VPNs JRSS integrations) detect incidents/performance degradations and perform timely troubleshooting and restoration.
• Manage endtoend circuit lifecycle: provisioning maintenance testing and disconnects in alignment with ARNG G6 standards.
• Prepare network design engineering and security plans that align with enterprise architecture and support secure scalable operations.
• Assess site readiness for hardware deployments: connectivity capacity and environmental constraints; coordinate fielding activities.
• Collaborate with architects and operations teams to recommend network/infrastructure components and integration approaches.
• Document configurations changes engineering decisions and runbooks to support governance auditability and sustained performance.
• Support change/release processes configuration management and evidence collection for accreditation and compliance.

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Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 6 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 3 years with PhD

• Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance.

• Candidate must meet ONE of the following:

  • Masters degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science Cybersecurity Data Science Information Systems Information Technology Software Engineering or a related field; OR
  • Relevant DoD/military training (example: Research & Development Specialist (Advanced) Playlist); OR
  • Relevant professional certification or equivalent experience (examples: SecurityX/CASP; RCCE Level 1; CEH; GCLD).

• Required experience and skills:

  • Network engineering/operations experience with at least 3 years in enterprise network design and sustainment roles.
  • Deep handson expertise in routing/switching WAN/LAN design VPNs firewall and loadbalancer configuration and circuit provisioning.
  • Proven ability to perform network troubleshooting performance tuning capacity planning and JRSS/integration support.
  • Experience producing engineering designs BOMs site readiness assessments and technical documentation for governance and audits.
  • Proficiency with network monitoring configuration management and automation/orchestration tools; strong scripting ability preferred.

• Desired:

  • Prior DoD/ARNG/NETCOM experience supporting multidomain enterprise networks and fielding activities.
  • Experience with SDWAN network automation/orchestration and cloud connectivity patterns.
  • Familiarity with RMF/STIG application to network devices and support for accreditation evidence.

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