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# Network Escalation Engineer - TS/SCI clearance

- **Company:** Jobot
- **Location:** Herndon, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $200,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Centers, Juniper, Data Center Networking
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/69aad59f-6af9-4087-a550-c572a9b69279

## About the Role

* BS in a related field
 * Active TS/SCI clearance
 * 8+ years of enterprise networking experience
 * 3+ years of switching experience
 * 3+ years in a senior-level escalation, TAC, or Tier 3 Support role
 * Expertise with Juniper EX and QFX platforms
 * Experience supporting mission-critical federal, DoD, or intelligence agency environments

NICE TO HAVE:

 * EVPN/VXLAN trouble shooting
 * data center fabrics
 * JNCIP, JNCIE, CCNP, CCNA, CCIE, or other certifications

## Description

As a senior technical escalation engineer, you will be responsible for supporting mission-critical Federal and Intelligence Community environments using enterprise and data center networking technologies, with a focus on advanced switching platforms. The role leads complex technical escalations and Severity 1 incidents, performs root cause analysis and troubleshooting, and partners with engineering teams to resolve defects and develop long-term solutions.


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