Network Architect

About the role

A well-designed network is critical to move data and enable the Department of Defense (DoD) to achieve their missions. Crafting the right network with the right equipment and software requires a combination of technical skill and careful planning. As a Network Engineer on our team, you’ll use your experience in network design and architecture, system interoperability, OSI model, network transport layers, multi-protocol label switching, gateway protocol, and virtual routing and forwarding to support the nation’s defense and respond to evolving adversaries. You’ll develop enterprise-wide infrastructure design, troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues, analyze current working infrastructures, and increase security, reliability, and availability for critical network systems. You’ll apply your expertise in routing and switching, network design and architecture, system interoperability, IP engineering, network transport layers, multi-protocol label switching, gateway protocol, and virtual routing and forwarding as you guide our team of problem-solvers to help the DoD evolve and deploy new capabilities and technologies. Using your experience in software and hardware firewalls, Cisco hardware, Palo Alto firewalls, Juniper hardware, and optical infrastructure networking, you’ll serve as a trusted advisor to clients on critical projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop enterprise-wide infrastructure design
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues
• Analyze current working infrastructures
• Increase security, reliability, and availability for critical network systems
• Guide the team to help the DoD evolve and deploy new capabilities and technologies
• Serve as a trusted advisor to clients on critical projects

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience designing, deploying, and supporting network and security architectures within DoD hybrid environments, including implementing Zero Trust principles
• 2+ years of experience implementing and configuring network segmentation or micro segmentation solutions, including Software‑Defined Networking (SDN) technologies, SD‑WAN, container networking, or virtualization platforms
• 2+ years of experience documenting complex network and security architectures, procedures, and troubleshooting workflows, including Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) implementations and detailed documentation of BGP policy behavior, NGFW IDS/IPS configurations, or NAT and SNAT translation flows
• 2+ years of experience with security, routing, and switching protocols, including BGP, IS‑IS, OSPF, MPLS, LDP, RSVP, VPLS, STP, or L3VPNs
• Ability to effectively engage and collaborate with senior leadership
• Secret clearance
• HS diploma or GED

Qualifications

• Experience supporting and operating DoD networks
• Experience developing enterprise-level architectures
• Experience deploying, upgrading, and troubleshooting multivendor network and security platforms such as Cisco, Juniper, or Versa
• Experience applying STIGs and performing system security hardening
• Experience with commercial and DoD cloud networks
• Bachelor’s degree in CS or Engineering
• CCNP or JNCIP Certification

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Pay

The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). Salary is determined by various factors, including location, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, experience, contract-specific affordability, and organizational requirements.