Junior Network Engineer - Design, Deploy & Ops (Govt)

The Bison Group; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

The Bison Group seeks a skilled network engineer to support design, transition, operations, and modernization for client LANs, CAN, and UC services in Reston, VA. You will contribute to network surveys, documentation, and engineering of solutions while traveling CONUS up to 20% to client sites.

Required are CCNA, Security+, TS/SCI with CI poly (or ability to obtain), and hands-on experience with Cisco/Juniper gear, OSPF/BGP/MPLS, and encryption.

Qualifications

• CCNA certified and Security+ required.
• Active TS/SCI with CI poly or ability to obtain CI poly before start.
• Familiarity with Cisco and Juniper devices; strong routing/switching knowledge.
• 3+ years of experience with network operating systems, hardware, and LAN/WAN protocols.
• Ability to engineer and document network solutions, not just deploy.
• Good verbal and written presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with plans of network design, layout and baseline configuration.
• Analyze topologies, traffic, capacity; provide recommendations.
• Brief government customers and contractors on designs.
• Perform network surveys, installations and documentation.
• Handle IOS upgrades and device configuration changes.
• Maintain network diagrams, designs, and inventory records.

Skills

CCNA

Security+

CI Poly clearance

Cisco/Juniper familiarity

Network OS & hardware

Type 1 Encryption

Network solution engineering

Education

High School/GED + 4 Yrs

Associates + 2 Yrs

Bachelors +0 Yrs

Masters +0 Yrs

Job description

The Bison Group seeks a skilled network engineer to support design, transition, operations, and modernization for client LANs, CAN, and UC services in Reston, VA. You will contribute to network surveys, documentation, and engineering of solutions while traveling CONUS up to 20% to client sites.

Required are CCNA, Security+, TS/SCI with CI poly (or ability to obtain), and hands-on experience with Cisco/Juniper gear, OSPF/BGP/MPLS, and encryption.