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# Network Engineer, Juniper Focus

- **Company:** Inspyr Solutions
- **Location:** McLean, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $93,600.0 - $104,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Application Firewall, Firmware, Multi-protocol Systems, Junos, Network Security, Network Troubleshooting, Network Layer, Routing, Network Segmentation, Ansible, Identity Services Engine, Computer Network Technologies, Reliability of Systems, Firewalls (Computer Science), Juniper, Open Network Automation Platform
- **Published:** June 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/d6d75062-8432-431e-8309-b0d1a74dc6b6

## About the Role

* 5+ years of Network Engineering experience
 * Strong hands-on experience with Juniper EX, QFX, and SRX platforms
 * Deep Junos OS expertise
 * Experience with MPLS and VRF environments
 * Strong enterprise routing and switching experience
 * Experience supporting production networking environments
 * Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
 * Experience executing network changes independently
 * Excellent documentation and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

 * Juniper Apstra
 * Route Director
 * Cisco ISE
 * Palo Alto Firewalls
 * Ansible
 * Network Automation
 * CMMC familiarity
 * NIST 800-171 exposure
 * Government or regulated industry experience

Success Profile

 * Hands-on network engineering expert
 * Strong ownership mentality
 * Independent problem solver
 * Process-oriented
 * Organized and detail-oriented
 * Effective communicator
 * Comfortable balancing operational support with project work
 * Passion for modernization and continuous improvement

## Description

Our client is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to support, maintain, and optimize enterprise network infrastructure within a highly regulated environment.
The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Juniper networking technologies, enterprise routing and switching, network segmentation, and infrastructure operations. This individual will play a key role in ensuring network reliability, performance, security, and scalability while supporting modernization and compliance initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

 * Support enterprise network operations across Juniper-based environments
 * Execute configuration changes and infrastructure updates
 * Perform patching, firmware upgrades, and lifecycle management activities
 * Support network modernization and infrastructure refresh initiatives
 * Troubleshoot complex Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking issues
 * Support routing, switching, segmentation, and access control initiatives
 * Assist with firewall administration and network security efforts
 * Maintain technical documentation and operational procedures
 * Collaborate with infrastructure and engineering teams on strategic initiatives
 * Evaluate and recommend improvements to network performance, reliability, and scalability


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