Senior Network Engineer - Corporate Enterprise Network (WAN)

We are looking for a Senior Network Engineer to join our team in support of a DoD customer in Alexandria, VA. The ideal candidate will support an environment that includes a COTS 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN and associated software and hardware equipment. The network consists of a corporate, campus-wide CISCO LAN plant with Gigabit switching and routing to internal servers and external networks.

Responsibilities Include:

• Works under general supervision, developing the requirements of a product from inception to conclusion.
• Develops required specifications for simple to moderately complex problems.
• Coordinates with the Vendor PM, COTRs, and government user representatives to ensure accurate solutions and user satisfaction on technical matters.
• Evaluate new and emerging technologies through market research and prototyping to support customers business objectives.
• Assess performance of existing network/ systems and proposed changes, including post-deployment analysis to ensure systems meet design specifications and operational expectations.
• Develop Performance Management Plans (PMPs) and produce Performance Analysis Reports (PARs) documenting benchmarking methodologies, test conditions, procedures, and results.
• Provide actionable recommendations to resolve performance issues, enhance system capabilities, and proactively identify risks within production network equipment.
• Lead requirements development efforts by gathering, documenting, reviewing, consolidating, and refining functional and technical requirements in coordination with stakeholders.
• Facilitate and lead requirements review sessions and meetings to define networking requirements for assigned projects, including analysis of collected data.
• Develop and maintain Requirement Traceability Matrices (RTMs) to ensure alignment of requirements throughout the design, build, and test phases of the delivery lifecycle.
• Identify, evaluate, and recommend new and emerging technologies for systems and equipment in compliance with standards, policies, and guidelines.
• Plan, conduct, and document laboratory assessments of hardware and software supporting classified and unclassified services to ensure interoperability and connectivity among stakeholders.
• Provide input to the development of Technology Assessment Plans (TAPs)-including scope, objectives, configurations, technical approach, schedules, roles, and independent cost estimates-and produce After Action Reports (AARs) documenting methodologies, results, and recommendations.
• Support technology refresh and upgrade initiatives by identifying emerging network capabilities, establishing product evaluation and selection criteria, and developing system evaluation methods and procedures.
• Produce formal recommendations and executive briefings outlining findings, strategy, and capability roadmaps, while coordinating overall technology planning and tracking implementation activities.
• Analyze industry and Government data on technology changes impacting the DISN and commercial telecommunications sector and provide preliminary design and implementation guidance to support strategic planning and decision-making. Areas include wireless technologies, IPv6 transition (NIPRNet/SIPRNet), NetOps and cyber defense (JTF-GNO), VoIP/DSN, VTC and streaming video, core system refreshes, and emerging standards aligned with DoD mandates.
• Provide SME engineering services to design, configure, test, implement, and sustain STIG-compliant network and security architectures, including NAC (802.1x), reverse proxy and load balancing, web filtering, DNS/DHCP/IPAM, VPN, wireless/IDS, VDI support, VoIP/VTC/streaming, Check Point firewalls and MDM, NMS tool suites, MPLS architecture, SATCOM support, and DR/COOP planning; perform Tier IV troubleshooting and produce required technical documentation (ECRs, ITRs, NSOs, AARs, test plans/reports, and as-built diagrams).
• Provide Cloud-certified SME engineering support for on-premises to Cloud migrations, coordinating with CSPs (e.g., Azure, AWS, Oracle, Google Cloud, MilCloud2) and facilitating integration with Secure Cloud Computing Architecture (SCCA) BCAP in multi-cloud environments.
• Develop and maintain Cloud migration documentation to ensure accurate knowledge management and configuration records.
• Engineer, implement, and sustain the Enterprise F5 Application Delivery Controllers (ADCs) supporting DoD DMZ, data center, and Cloud-hosted applications, including Tier 3 support and configuration of GTM (DNS), LTM, and APM modules in compliance with DISA STIGs and industry best practices.
• Implement F5 break-and-inspect capabilities to meet DISA Cloud security requirements and coordinate with CSPs and developers to establish Layer 7 health monitoring.

Required Skills, Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum Requirement:
  
  
  
  • Five (5) years of progressive Information Technology (IT) experience including at least two projects in technical areas: WAN, Cloud, LAN, SME, Network Tech refreshes, emerging technologies
  
  
  
  
• Certification Requirement:
  
  
  
  • DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification: Category IAT Level III (CCNP Security, CASP+ CE, CISSP, CISA, GCED, GCIH)
  • Computing Environment Certifications:
    
    
    
    • Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
    • Key personnel must also have Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE)
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
• Clearance Requirement:
  
  
  
  • This position requires a SECRET with a Tier 5 investigation.
  
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• AWS Cloud Practitioner
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
• CompTIA Cloud+
• Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE)

Compensation: $100,000+