Senior Network Engineer (TS/SCI with Poly)

We are a Veteran-Owned management consulting firm in Washington, DC, specializing in technical and cleared recruiting for the Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and other advanced defense agencies. This role supports fellow Veteran-Owned businesses by helping them recruit for positions across organizations such as the VA, SBA, HHS, DARPA, and other leading-edge R&D-focused defense agencies.

About the role

The Senior Network Engineer will support a large, worldwide enterprise network by designing, planning, and maintaining communications systems, routing protocols, and datacenter hardware. Responsibilities include Tier 2 troubleshooting, configuring monitoring tools, maintaining DISA STIG compliance on Cisco devices, and developing scripts for enterprise automation.

Responsibilities

• Plan the implementation of enhancements and upgrades to routers and switches for a large, worldwide enterprise network.
• Design and plan changes to network communications systems as required.
• Provide specifications and develop detailed schematics for network architecture.
• Provide Tier 2 level support to Operations to troubleshoot and resolve enterprise networking outages or technical issues.
• Conduct cost-benefit analysis and provide detailed information for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques, and tools to meet program mission needs, including present and future capacity requirements.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks, Unix shell scripts, and batch scripts for configuration and auditing of network routers and switches.
• Configure and maintain tools for enterprise-wide network monitoring of VMs, switches, routers, and datacenter hardware using scripts and SNMP/IPMI protocols.
• Serve as local subject matter expert for network administration and monitoring tools, such as Zabbix and TACACS+ server.
• Track initiatives and tasks using Jira as a contributor to an Agile Scrum team.
• Configure and maintain DISA STIG compliance on Cisco router and switch network devices.

Requirements

• Active and current TS/SCI with Poly Security Clearance.
• Current and valid Security+ Certification.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience with a BS or BA, or minimum of 6 years with an MS or MA, or 12 years of applicable work experience may be substituted in lieu of degree requirement.
• Experience with developing Zabbix templates for network monitoring.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting Cisco IOS-XE and NX-OS routers and switches.
• Experience with EIGRP, BGP, and OSPF protocols, including authentication and route distribution.
• Experience with Cisco zone-based firewalls, Access Control Lists, IPSEC tunnels, Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN), and VLAN separation.
• Experience with scripting languages, such as Expect, Bash, and Python.
• Experience with Ansible playbooks.
• Experience applying security configurations to Cisco networking devices according to DISA STIGs.

Qualifications (Preferred)

• A current and valid CCNA and/or CCNP Certification.
• Experience with Jira, Zabbix, and TACACS+.
• Experience working in Agile Scrum teams.

Pay

$117,000 – $185,000

Location: Landover, MD 20785 (on-site)