Network Engineer

• Architect and deploy robust multi-agency network environments characterized by stringent fault-tolerance and minimal latency requirements.
• Design comprehensive infrastructure solutions spanning transport layers, data center frameworks, and rack-level operations.
• Troubleshoot complex connectivity challenges across global networks, ensuring seamless communication within highly secure government installations.
• Present cutting-edge infrastructure blueprints and technical methodologies directly to internal teams and high-level agency stakeholders.
• Drive the continuous optimization of critical intelligence networks, adapting quickly to expanding mission demands.
• Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional experts to maintain exceptional operational readiness, occasionally traveling domestically or internationally to support remote locations.

• Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance (Ability to obtain a Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
• Ten or more years of dedicated experience successfully designing and deploying massive global network infrastructures (moving beyond standard network operations or monitoring roles).
• Advanced proficiency configuring Juniper Networking Devices (highly preferred) or Cisco Networking Devices.
• Extensive mastery of Multicast Protocols, with the ability to articulate complex deployment histories.
• Deep expertise governing Routing Protocols including Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).
• Hands-on capability managing Local Area Networks (LAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN) alongside Virtual Local Area Networks (VLAN) and Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).
• Robust experience engineering Ethernet Virtual Private Networks (EVPN), encompassing Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS/VXLAN) and Ethernet Over BGP/VXLAN.
• Strong foundation in Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4), User Datagram Protocol (UDP), Transport Layer Security (TLS), Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS), and Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE).
• Proven ability building Network Controlled Interfaces, including Firewalls and Access Control Lists (ACL).
• Active CompTIA Security+ Continuing Education (Sec+ CE) or Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certification.
• Hands-on system administration knowledge for Linux Operating Systems and Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) Systems.
• Scripting proficiency leveraging Bash Scripting or Python Programming.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical discipline (highly preferred) or equivalent professional background.

• Base salary ranging from $115,000 to $205,000 annually.
• Unprecedented 25% employer contribution to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• 25% Individual Benefit Account (IBA) contribution, structured to cover the vast majority of insurance premiums.
• Fully paid benefits package; employees opting out of coverage may receive these allocated funds as supplementary cash compensation.
• Generous 8 weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO).
• 100% financial reimbursement for all approved tuition, educational texts, and professional certifications.

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