Defense Network Engineer – On-Site, Relocation Bonus

Piper Companies; Maryland; On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Engineer to support mission-critical network infrastructure at Joint Base Andrews. This role handles administration, modernization, security, and reliability of classified and unclassified networks, data centers, encryption devices, and boundary protection systems.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Cisco enterprise networking, secure DoD environments, and high-availability network operations, with on-site duties at Joint Base Andrews, MD.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 7+ years hands-on network engineering experience supporting enterprise or data center environments.
• Strong experience with Cisco Catalyst and Nexus routing and switching platforms.
• Experience administering Cisco ISE, Cisco Catalyst Center, F5 BIG-IP, and enterprise management platforms.
• Experience configuring and supporting TACLANE, KG-175D, KGV-72, HAIPE, and classified network infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise networking, routing, switching, VLANs, redundancy, load balancing, and network security.
• Experience implementing DISA STIGs and supporting secure DoD network environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain enterprise routing, switching, and data center infrastructure, including Cisco Catalyst and Nexus platforms.
• Administer and optimize network access control and automation platforms including Cisco ISE and Cisco Catalyst Center (DNA Center).
• Configure, manage, and maintain TACLANE, HAIPE, and other Type-1 encryption devices supporting classified and unclassified networks.
• Manage F5 BIG-IP load balancers (LTM/GTM) to support application availability and traffic distribution.
• Support network modernization, lifecycle refreshes, disaster recovery activities, and engineering projects.
• Implement and maintain DISA STIG compliance and support cybersecurity remediation efforts.
• Monitor network health, performance, and telemetry using SNMP-based monitoring platforms and enterprise management tools.
• Coordinate with DISA, 26th Network Operations Squadron (NOS), and other government stakeholders to resolve operational issues.
• Plan and execute Authorized Service Interruptions (ASIs), maintenance activities, and change management actions.
• Participate in Tier III on-call rotations and provide technical escalation support for critical outages.

Skills

Network engineering

Enterprise networking

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering

Tools

Cisco Catalyst

Cisco Nexus

Cisco ISE

F5 BIG-IP

TACLANE

KG-175D

KGV-72

HAIPE

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Engineer to support mission-critical network infrastructure at Joint Base Andrews. This role handles administration, modernization, security, and reliability of classified and unclassified networks, data centers, encryption devices, and boundary protection systems.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in Cisco enterprise networking, secure DoD environments, and high-availability network operations, with on-site duties at Joint Base Andrews, MD.