Lead Network Engineer

Experteer Overview As Lead Network Engineer, you will serve as the senior SME for a government client, shaping enterprise-scale network solutions. You will design, test, deploy, and sustain WAN/LAN, DNS, wireless, and cloud-connected networks while guiding complex engineering efforts. The role emphasizes secure, reliable designs and hands-on leadership across cross-functional teams. You will mentor engineers, drive technical reviews, and ensure design integrity in a mission-critical environment. This position offers the opportunity to impact government network modernization at scale with a collaborative, security-conscious team. Compensation / Benefits * Lead design, testing, deployment, and troubleshooting for enterprise WAN, LAN, DNS, wireless, network tools, and cloud-connected environments * Maintain design integrity, security, performance, availability, and reliability of client network services * Develop secure network designs for Government facilities, data centers, remote users, and cloud environments * Produce high- and low-level designs, diagrams, test plans, implementation plans, and change documentation * Provide Tier 3 technical assistance for complex network requests and identify sustainable solutions * Test new technologies, hardware, software, configurations, patches, and vendor fixes before production * Support change control, configuration, release, technology refresh, capacity planning, performance monitoring, vulnerability remediation, and disaster recovery * Collaborate with enterprise architects, cloud engineers, security teams, identity teams, and operations to transition solutions into production * Brief Government and contractor stakeholders, mentor engineers, and lead technical reviews and problem-solving sessions Tasks * Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or closely related field, or 15+ years IT network engineering experience * Minimum 10 years in network engineering and design * Minimum 10 years designing and supporting large enterprise WAN/LAN environments * Minimum 10 years with DNS, wireless networking, routing, switching, network security, and enterprise network management or monitoring tools * Minimum 10 years engineering connectivity for hybrid/multi-cloud environments * Minimum 10 years developing technical designs, test plans, implementation plans, diagrams, and change records * Minimum 10 years troubleshooting and resolving complex Tier 3 network issues * Active Top Secret security clearance with ability to obtain SCI access Key requirements * medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer contribution * flexible spending or health savings account * life and AD&D insurance * short and long-term disability * paid time off * 401k with company match

• and cloud environments * Produce high- and low-level designs, diagrams, test plans, implementation plans, and change documentation * Provide Tier 3 technical assistance for complex network requests and identify sustainable solutions * Test new technologies, hardware, software, configurations, patches, and vendor fixes before production * Support change control, configuration, release, technology refresh, capacity planning, performance monitoring, vulnerability remediation, and disaster recovery * Collaborate with enterprise architects, cloud engineers, security teams, identity teams, and operations to transition solutions into production * Brief Government and contractor stakeholders, mentor engineers, and lead technical reviews and problem-solving sessions Tasks * Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or closely related field, or 15+ years IT network engineering experience * Minimum 10 years in network engineering and design * Minimum 10 years aaaaaaa
• and supporting large enterprise WAN/LAN environments * Minimum 10 years with DNS, wireless networking, routing, switching, network security, and enterprise network management or monitoring tools * Minimum 10 years engineering connectivity for hybrid/multi-cloud environments * Minimum 10 years developing technical designs, test plans, implementation plans, diagrams, and change records * Minimum 10 years troubleshooting and resolving complex Tier 3 network issues * Active Top Secret security clearance with ability to obtain SCI access Key requirements * medical, dental, and vision insurance with employer contribution * flexible spending or health savings account * life and AD&D insurance * short and long-term disability * paid time off * 401k with company match