Enterprise WAN Engineer

About Us:

VT-ARC a technical services and applied research company has built an organizational culture marked by four primary values: Teamwork Integrity Excellence and Service. Integral to our success is our staffs enthusiasm for solving tough problems by working together in teams to get the job done. We foster a culture where every employees contribution is valued and performed with integrity while maintaining a fun work environment. VT-ARC strives for excellence in all that is done for our clients and such achievement is recognized through service/merit awards. Moreover we promote a sense of community larger than VT-ARC alone where staff and institutional resources can be applied in service to our country.

We are proud to be the recipient of the Best Workplace in Defense Award by Emergent Magazine an honor that recognizes companies with positive cultures that not only impact their people but also make a meaningful difference in the community.

About You:

You are a senior-level to staff-level enterprise WAN engineer and networking SME with deep experience designing implementing integrating and modernizing global WAN and mission communications infrastructures in high-assurance classified environments.

You bring broad hands-on depth across routing transport QoS segmentation SD-WAN VPN carrier services secure enclave connectivity and air-gapped network environments. You understand how to translate enterprise architecture objectives into executable WAN designs implementation plans configuration baselines and operationally supportable solutions.

You are adaptable and comfortable owning complex WAN design and implementation efforts while working closely across technical teams and leads. You remain hands-on with deployment troubleshooting validation documentation and operational transition. You have a mission focus and take pride in building systems the right way and supporting them end-to-end.

Position Overview:

VT-ARC is seeking a Senior or Staff Enterprise WAN Engineer to provide technical leadership for enterprise WAN engineering transport integration secure routing implementation and modernization supporting mission-critical programs within TS/SCI environments.

This role is focused on domain-level WAN ownership across the full network lifecycle from requirements interpretation and architecture input through detailed design implementation planning integration validation and transition to operations. The role is broader than SD-WAN alone and includes holistic WAN engineering across multiple transport layers multi-enclave environments classified networks internet-connected networks and fully air-gapped operating environments.

The Enterprise WAN Engineer will partner with programmatic staff and technical leads to deliver secure resilient interoperable and mission-aligned WAN solutions. You have a mission focus and take pride in building systems the right way and supporting them end-to-end.

Active Top Secret/SCI clearance is required.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end enterprise WAN engineering activities including architecture input detailed design implementation planning integration validation and operational transition.
• Design implement and modernize global WAN infrastructures across MPLS carrier Ethernet commercial internet private transport SD-WAN cloud interconnect satellite classified multi-enclave and air-gapped environments.
• Develop and validate WAN designs that account for routing transport diversity QoS resiliency segmentation encryption dependencies traffic engineering monitoring and sustainment.
• Implement and troubleshoot enterprise routing and transport technologies including BGP OSPF MPLS QoS VPN SD-WAN route redistribution overlay/underlay architectures and high-availability designs.
• Coordinate WAN design dependencies with inline encryption UC LAN identity cybersecurity cloud and mission application teams.
• Support cross-domain multi-enclave and secure network integration approaches for classified and high-assurance mission environments.
• Develop implementation plans test plans configuration standards technical diagrams migration runbooks and operational transition materials.
• Participate in lab validation proof-of-concept demonstrations technical pilots network cutovers and integration events.
• Mentor junior engineers and help establish engineering standards configuration baselines and operational best practices.

Required Education Certification Skills Capabilities:

• Demonstrated senior or lead-level experience designing implementing and modernizing enterprise WAN environments in mission-critical or high-assurance settings.
• Hands-on expertise with enterprise routing transport WAN segmentation QoS VPN SD-WAN and high-availability network design.
• Experience with multi-vendor enterprise networking technologies including platforms such as Cisco Juniper Aruba Fortinet Palo Alto F5 or equivalent technologies.
• Experience supporting classified TS/SCI multi-enclave internet-connected or air-gapped network environments.
• Strong practical knowledge of BGP OSPF MPLS QoS IPsec GRE route redistribution network address translation and WAN troubleshooting.
• Ability to translate architecture objectives and mission requirements into executable WAN designs deployment plans configuration baselines and validation approaches.
• Experience supporting RMF processes ATO documentation STIG compliance security controls or equivalent cybersecurity compliance activities for network infrastructure.
• Ability to produce clear technical documentation diagrams implementation guides and operational procedures.

Desired Education Certification Skills Capabilities:

• Professional certifications such as CCNP JNCIP Aruba Certified Professional Security CISSP or equivalent technical credentials.
• Experience with Cisco Viptela Juniper Aruba VMware/VeloCloud Fortinet or equivalent SD-WAN platforms.
• Experience integrating WAN transport with Type 1 inline encryption mission communications voice/video cloud and data center services.
• Experience with network automation scripting APIs Ansible Python Git or related tools.
• Experience with network modeling lab validation traffic analysis packet capture or performance engineering tools.
• Familiarity with DoD networking standards DISA STIGs Zero Trust principles and systems engineering lifecycle reviews.

Primary Work Location: Work is expected to be fully onsite in Arlington VA.

Special Work Conditions: Occasional travel may be required; up to 10%

Security:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance is required

Competitive Salary: VT-ARC offers a competitive salary and benefits package designed to attract and retain senior technical talent supporting mission-critical programs.

Salary: $190000-$230000/yr. based on skills experience clearance technical depth and mission alignment.

Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation: VT-ARC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit R&D organization affiliated with Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech or VT). Our mission is to provide superior analytic and technology solutions across multiple domains by leveraging Virginia Techs multidisciplinary research and innovation ecosystem. With unique access to the broad and rich research enterprise found at Virginia Tech VT-ARC forms multi-disciplinary teams to apply innovative solutions to the real-world problems that strain our social political industrial and economic foundations.

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