Senior Telecommunications Engineer – FIPS WAN Specialist

TAG HR; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 96,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

TAG HR seeks a Senior Telecommunications Analyst / Network Engineer for a federal consulting opportunity in the National Capital Region (ON). The role focuses on secure enterprise network infrastructure, FIPS-compliant WAN encapsulation, and engineering leadership.

The successful candidate will design, implement, validate, and optimize transport architectures using Cisco WAN Overlay, SD-WAN, ISE, DNAC, and related tools, while mentoring other resources and collaborating with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• CCNP routing and switching is mandatory.
• 10+ years in the last 15 years as lead engineer or mentor for gov/military projects.
• 10 years designing/validating enterprise networks with MPLS-over-GRE overlay in Type 1 encryptor environments.
• 5 years designing/validating end-to-end multicast solutions in MPLSoGRE Type 1 encryptor networks.
• 15 years designing, validating, and managing enterprise networks using Cisco tools (CiscoWorks, Cisco Prime LMS, Cisco Prime, Cisco DNAC, Cisco Catalyst Center).

Responsibilities

• Design scalable enterprise WAN architectures with advanced encapsulation technologies.
• Implement FIPS-validated GRE, MPLS, and IPsec tunneling protocols.
• Ensure transport encryption meets FIPS 140-2/140-3 standards.
• Configure Layer 3 encapsulation for efficient data transport.
• Integrate approved cryptographic algorithms within tunnels.
• Troubleshoot encapsulation, crypto, and MTU/MSS issues.
• Conduct configuration audits for regulatory and security compliance.
• Evaluate and document new FIPS-compliant WAN technologies.
• Lead WAN encapsulation technology implementations.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members.
• Support enterprise network architecture, validation, and optimization.
• Collaborate with technical teams, stakeholders, and vendors.

Skills

Leadership

Mentorship

Security-focused design

Network architecture

Project coordination

Tools

Cisco WAN Overlay

Cisco SD-WAN

Cisco Catalyst Center/DNAC

Cisco ISE

Cisco Secure Network Analytics

BlueCat LiveNX

BlueCat Live Wire

Fortra InterMapper

MPLS-over-GRE

Type 1 Encryptor

GRE encapsulation

IPsec

Job description

TAG HR seeks a Senior Telecommunications Analyst / Network Engineer for a federal consulting opportunity in the National Capital Region (ON). The role focuses on secure enterprise network infrastructure, FIPS-compliant WAN encapsulation, and engineering leadership.

The successful candidate will design, implement, validate, and optimize transport architectures using Cisco WAN Overlay, SD-WAN, ISE, DNAC, and related tools, while mentoring other resources and collaborating with stakeholders.