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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network Engineer - **Company:** Zachary Piper - **Location:** Colorado Springs, CO, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $140,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Border Gateway Protocol, Synchronous Optical Networking, Network Congestion, OSI Models, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio, Multicasting, Network Architecture, Network Forensics, Network Installation Services, Network Monitoring, Routing, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Microsoft PowerPoint, Ansible, Storage Virtualization, Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), Virtual Local Area Networks, WAN Optimization, Network Routers, Computer Network Operations, Computer Network Technologies, Software Troubleshooting, Firewalls (Computer Science), Juniper, Low Latency, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Open Network Automation Platform, Cisco, Vmware - **Published:** September 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us76273b3321bb81a074c31c13aebc7f69/eaa ## About the Role * 3+ years of experience in network engineering, network operations, or enterprise infrastructure support. * Hands-on experience with Cisco and Juniper routing and switching technologies. * Experience supporting Juniper, Fortinet, and Palo Alto firewalls. * Experience with WAN optimization technologies, TACLANEs, optical transport equipment, and multi-vendor network environments. * Strong understanding of the OSI model, TCP/IP networking, network traffic analysis, and troubleshooting methodologies. * Experience with routing protocols including BGP and OSPF. * Experience with UDP multicast, SONET, MSPP, VLANs, GRE Tunnels, and enterprise TCP/IP network designs. * Ability to document network architectures and create technical presentations using Microsoft Office, Visio, and PowerPoint. * Current IAT Level II 8570-compliant certification such as Security+, GSEC, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNP, or equivalent. * Current CCNA or JNCIA certification. * Active Top Secret Security Clearance. * Bachelor's degree, technical training in a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience. * CCNP or JNCIP certification preferred. * Experience with VMware technologies including NSX, vSAN, Aria, and related platforms preferred. * Experience with network automation tools such as Ansible preferred., Job Title: Network Engineer Job Description We are seeking a highly skilled Network Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a related di… + 5 days ago ## Description * Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot routers, switches, firewalls, WAN optimization devices, optical transport equipment, and other network infrastructure. * Monitor network performance and availability while proactively identifying and resolving connectivity, latency, and packet loss issues. * Implement and support core networking technologies including BGP, OSPF, VLANs, GRE tunnels, UDP multicast, and TCP/IP networking. * Perform root cause analysis on network incidents and document troubleshooting efforts, resolutions, and infrastructure changes. * Travel to remote locations to perform network installations, upgrades, maintenance, and troubleshooting while providing status updates to program stakeholders., + $150,000-175,000 per year Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Engineer to support a mission-critical defense program focused on command and control, battle management, communications, and ballistic… + 12 hours ago ## Related Videos - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [WebAssembly: The Next Frontier of Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/972-webassembly-the-next-frontier-of-cloud-computing) - [Your Infrastructure Is Not a Playground: AI Agents for Infra Done Right](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2084-your-infrastructure-is-not-a-playground-ai-agents-for-infra-done-right) - [Generating code with Angular schematics](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/129-generating-code-with-angular-schematics) - [Computer Vision from the Edge to the Cloud done easy](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/263-computer-vision-from-the-edge-to-the-cloud-done-easy) - [Small, Secure, Interconnected: The next Internet Protocol](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100062-small-secure-interconnected-the-next-internet-protocol) ## Related Articles - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [How Much Does a Software Engineer Make? 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