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# Lead LAN/WAN Engineer

- **Company:** Peraton Inc
- **Location:** Reston, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $112,000.0 - $179,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Border Gateway Protocol, Information Systems, Computer Networks, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Local Area Networks, Network Monitoring, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Peering, Systems Integration, Wide Area Networks, Computer Networking Systems, IT Architecture, Juniper, NetScout, Cisco
- **Published:** October 27, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/lead-lan-wan-engineer-reston-va--90ff0e58-a696-4367-a475-9da933c32d5e

## About the Role

Wide Area Network (WAN), Local Area Network (LAN), Analysis Skills, Communication Skills, Operational Support, Wide Area Network (WAN), Local Area Network (LAN), Operations Research, Architectural Services, Leading Edge Technology, * TS/SCI security clearance with ability to obtain and maintain a polygraph

 * A Bachelor''s degree with 7+ years of experience OR a Master''s degree with 5+ years of experience OR a PhD with 3+ years of experience; an additional 4 years of experience considered in lieu of a degree requirement
 * IAT Level II certification
 * CCNP or CCIE Certification

## Description

The Lead LAN/WAN Engineer will provide expert design, analysis, research, and operation support to exceptionally complex networking problems and processes. The successful candidate must be able to communicate clearly and succinctly both written and orally. The candidate will be required to work in a dynamic fast paced environments that require team interaction and coordination efforts. In this role the Lead LAN/WAN Engineer will be responsible for:

 * Serving as a leader in the local- and wide-area networking; highly sought by others for advice and guidance.
 * Serving as a technical expert on established and ad-hoc project teams providing technical direction, interpretation, and alternatives on existing and new services to meet both architectural and operational needs.
 * Providing expertise in Information Systems Architecture, Telecommunications Systems Design, Architecture, Implementation, Information Systems Integration, and Communications and Network Systems Management
 * Providing insight into cutting edge technologies, integrations, and capabilities
 * Consulting with other engineers, team leads, or customer stakeholders on requirements, technical direction.
 * Providing expertise on, deep knowledge of, and hands-on experience with Cisco, Juniper, F5, Aruba, Ruckus, Versa, NOM, NetScout and/or related network components or network monitoring and management tools
 * Provide deep expertise on BPG, OSPF, Tunnels (GRE, SudeoWire, VPN, L2TP), Spine and Leaf and BGP Peering.