Data Center Network Engineer – HPC & Mission-Critical

Edgewater Federal Solutions, Inc.; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Subject Matter Data Center Network Engineer to support a major national laboratory. The role focuses on advanced L2/L3 networking, automation, and HPC‑oriented infrastructure to ensure high‑reliability operations.

Responsibilities include systems analysis, design, documentation, and collaboration across teams to optimize performance, security, and scalability in production data center environments.

Qualifications

• Requires BS in relevant discipline plus a minimum of 3 years, or more, of directly related experience.
• In lieuof degree, 9 years of Related experience may be substituted for relevant education and vice versa.
• Ability to obtain & maintain a U.S. Dept. of Energy Clearance
• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical knowledge and analysis for specialized applications and operational environments.
• Perform functional systems analysis, design, integration, and documentation.
• Apply advanced principles, methods, and knowledge to solve complex technical problems and develop automated solutions for engineering and scientific applications.
• Assist with system improvements, optimization, development, and maintenance efforts in areas such as information systems architecture, networking, telecommunications, automation, communications protocols, risk management, software lifecycle management, software development methodologies, and modeling and simulation.
• Analyze user needs, define functional requirements, and develop plans to address moderately complex to extremely complex systems.
• Develop recommendations for system improvements and provide expertise recognized within the professional community.

Skills

Problem solving

Clear communication

On-call readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline

9+ years related experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Cisco

Arista

Juniper

Mellanox/NVIDIA Networking

40/100/400Gbps networks

Job description

Edgewater Federal Solutions is seeking a Subject Matter Data Center Network Engineer to support a major national laboratory. The role focuses on advanced L2/L3 networking, automation, and HPC‑oriented infrastructure to ensure high‑reliability operations.

Responsibilities include systems analysis, design, documentation, and collaboration across teams to optimize performance, security, and scalability in production data center environments.