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# Network Engineer III (Juniper, BGP/MPLS)

- **Company:** RISA, INC.
- **Location:** Springfield, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $107,000.0 - $117,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Border Gateway Protocol, Multi-protocol Systems, Routing, NIPRNet, Traffic Analysis, Wide Area Networks, Firewalls (Computer Science), Juniper
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us54b0230c9cb7a149a338c6038f8c36d6

## About the Role

solutions and enhancements against mission objectives.Develop test plans and configuration documentation for customer approval before implementation.Run traffic analysis and bandwidth optimization to hold performance and availability objectives.Perform site surveys for new installations and technology refresh; install and troubleshoot satellite communications equipment.Represent customer requirements in technical exchanges with other government agencies.What You'll BringU.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI.Education and experience, per the contract labor category criteria: Bachelor's degree in a field applicable to the position plus 6 years of relevant experience. Equivalents accepted - Master's plus 4, Associate's plus 8, or High School diploma/GED plus 10.8+ years in network and transport technologies, including 4+ years on large-scale enterprise or global networks.IAT Level II certification.Juniper MX, EX, and SRX - switching, routing, and firewall/VPN.OSPF, BGP, MPLS, RSVP/LDP

## Description

Network Engineer III (Juniper, BGP/MPLS) Location: Springfield, VA - on siteTime Type: Full time, ExemptClearance Required to Start: Active TS/SCI (U.S. citizenship required)Additional Requirement: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Government polygraph (post-hire requirement).Travel: Up to 25%Salary Range: $107,000 - $117,000 Multi-domain transport at national scale, on Juniper iron.RISA is hiring a Network Engineer III to engineer and sustain an Intelligence Community customer's WAN, LAN, and campus networks across multiple security domains. The work is real engineering - new project requirements, site surveys, technology refresh, and the sustainment of infrastructure that has to stay up. You will talk to the owner here, not a recruiting queue.What You Will DoEngineer and sustain multi-domain WAN/LAN environments across NIPRNET, SIPRNET, and JWICS.Troubleshoot network media and components; monitor the health and performance of the network.Research and implement enterprise-wide


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