DoD Network Engineer: Security, WAN & Firewall Expert

ZP Group; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

PTO

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Engineer to support a mission-critical DoD network environment based in Quantico, VA. You will design, integrate, test, and troubleshoot large-scale network infrastructure focusing on routing, security, and multi-vendor technologies.

Responsibilities include implementing BGP/EIGRP/OSPF/VRF routing, securing networks with MPLS, ACLs, IPSec, and firewalls, and supporting Cisco, Juniper, and Fortinet platforms across LAN/WAN environments.

Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance required.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco networking equipment and routing protocols including BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, and VRF.
• Experience with firewalls, VPNs, MPLS, ACLs, IPSec, and network security technologies.
• Experience with Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet/FortiGate, or comparable enterprise networking platforms.
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, LAN/WAN, routing, ports, and protocols.
• Experience with network security, web filtering, proxy technologies, and HTTP/HTTPS inspection.
• CCNP Security, JNCIP-SEC, or FCNSP or equivalent certification (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Design, integrate, test, and troubleshoot LAN/WAN network environments.
• Support large-scale network engineering initiatives with Government technical leads.
• Configure and troubleshoot routing technologies including BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, and VRF.
• Implement network security technologies including MPLS, ACLs, IPSec, L2 VPNs, and firewalls.
• Design and support multi-vendor network environments utilizing Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, and other enterprise networking technologies.
• Configure FortiGate and Juniper security appliances and enterprise firewall technologies.
• Support DNS, DHCP, IP addressing, capacity management, traffic analysis, and network cutovers.

Skills

Cisco networking

Routing protocols (BGP/EIGRP/OSPF/VRF)

Network security technologies

LAN/WAN design

IPsec/VPNs

DNS/DHCP/IP addressing

Education

ITIL v3 Foundation certification

CCNP Security / JNCIP-SEC / FCNSP (preferred)

Tools

Cisco devices

Juniper devices

FortiGate firewalls

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Engineer to support a mission-critical DoD network environment based in Quantico, VA. You will design, integrate, test, and troubleshoot large-scale network infrastructure focusing on routing, security, and multi-vendor technologies.

Responsibilities include implementing BGP/EIGRP/OSPF/VRF routing, securing networks with MPLS, ACLs, IPSec, and firewalls, and supporting Cisco, Juniper, and Fortinet platforms across LAN/WAN environments.