Jr Network Engineer

About the company

Founded in 2013, INflow Federal is a mission-driven small business delivering cutting-edge solutions to the Department of War (DoW) and Joint Force operations across 20+ states. Over 50% of the workforce are Veterans, supported through a Veteran Outreach Program and an employee-first culture that invests in professional growth, well-being, and innovation. Known for agility, transparency, and integrity, INflow combines real-world experience with emerging technologies like AI/ML to help customers lead in a rapidly evolving defense landscape.

About the role

This network includes Cisco, Aruba, Brocade, Juniper, Riverbed, and McAfee network devices — routers, switches, access points, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), virtual private networks (VPN), and WAN accelerators.

Responsibilities

• Handle outage and maintenance tickets servicing more than 20,000 users through onsite and remote troubleshooting assistance for Layer 1–3 issues.
• Perform hardware installations of new and upgraded routers, switches, COMSEC/TACLANES, McAfee intrusion prevention systems, Aruba wireless controllers, Riverbed Steelhead WAN accelerators.
• Execute device configurations and reconfigurations, and LAN/WAN outage recovery.
• Troubleshoot outages and resolve network-related issues.
• Serve as local element for COMSEC: give briefings on troubleshooting TACLANES, re-key TACLANES.
• Install and upgrade network devices and components, including switches, routers, and network monitoring devices.
• Understand, implement, and follow processes in accordance with current policies and procedures.
• Perform escalation and additional tasks as directed.
• Investigate, resolve, document, and report the cause and corrective actions in the Incident Management System for all incidents assigned by the Service Desk.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience as a Network Technician with Ethernet and IP data engineering.
• High level of project coordination skills to manage execution of maintenance activities and network outages.
• Fundamental understanding of the OSI Model.
• Operational support and configuration experience with network devices (servers, routers, switches, associated software tools, cabling) in large LAN/MAN/BAN/WAN environments.
• Knowledge of network protocols such as OSPF, BGP, and EIGRP (a plus).
• Knowledge and experience with wireless technologies, VPNs, intrusion prevention systems (IPS), and WAN accelerators (highly desirable).
• Bachelor's degree strongly desired.
• Security+ CE certification required.
• Minimum DoD