Cleared Network Engineer – Federal Mission Networks

Piper Companies; Newington (CT); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO

Sick leave

Flexible schedule

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks an experienced Network Engineer for a Federal Program in Newington, VA. You will design, secure, and maintain resilient network architectures to support government operations, real-time data sharing, and mission-critical availability.

Responsibilities include designing LAN/WAN, data center, and cloud networks, leading routing/switching deployments (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) on Cisco platforms, and implementing Zero Trust security.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in CS/IT/Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of network engineering experience.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance.
• Expertise in routing and switching: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP.
• Experience with LAN/WAN architecture, design, deployment.
• Proficiency with monitoring tools: SolarWinds, NetFlow, Wireshark.
• Hands-on with firewalls, VPNs, QoS, and load balancers.
• Strong experience with Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, and ACI.

Responsibilities

• Design, secure, and maintain resilient network architectures for government customers.
• Architect and optimize LAN, WAN, data center, and cloud networking for performance and scalability.
• Lead deployment and lifecycle management of routing/switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) on Cisco platforms.
• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, and ACI environments.
• Develop and implement network security including firewalls, VPNs, segmentation, and Zero Trust.
• Monitor network health using SolarWinds, NetFlow, and Wireshark, identifying issues before impacts.

Skills

Routing & switching

BGP/OSPF/EIGRP

LAN/WAN architecture

Firewalls/VPNs/QoS

Load balancers

Zero Trust

Cloud networking

Network monitoring

Education

BA/BS in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

SolarWinds

NetFlow

Wireshark

Cisco Catalyst

Cisco Nexus

Cisco ACI

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks an experienced Network Engineer for a Federal Program in Newington, VA. You will design, secure, and maintain resilient network architectures to support government operations, real-time data sharing, and mission-critical availability.

Responsibilities include designing LAN/WAN, data center, and cloud networks, leading routing/switching deployments (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) on Cisco platforms, and implementing Zero Trust security.