Junior Network Engineer: LAN/WAN Design & Operations

The Bison Group; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

PTO & Holidays

Travel opportunities

Job summary

The Bison Group is seeking a Network Engineer in the Washington, DC area to design, deploy, and document enterprise LAN/WAN solutions for government clients. You will configure devices, perform upgrades, and support operations across CONUS sites.

Role emphasizes engineering and documentation with Cisco and Juniper gear, requires active clearance or ability to obtain CI poly, and involves up to 20% travel to customer sites. Strong communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Plans network design and documents baseline configurations.
• Analyses topologies, traffic, and capacity; provides guidance.
• Briefs government customers and contractors on solutions.
• Completes network surveys, installations, and documentation.
• Experience with Cisco and Juniper devices and LAN/WAN protocols.
• Must engineer and document network solutions, not only deploy.

Responsibilities

• Assist with network design plans and baseline configurations.
• Analyze topologies, traffic, and capacity requirements.
• Brief customers and contractors on recommended designs.
• Complete surveys, installations, and change management requests.
• Maintain network documentation and inventories.
• Provide technical support to users and operations staff.
• Travel CONUS up to 20% to customer sites.

Skills

CCNA

Security+ certification

TS/SCI clearance with CI poly

Cisco/Juniper familiarity

Network design & documentation

Strong verbal/written communication

Education

High School/GED + 4 Yrs

Associates + 2 Yrs

Bachelors +0 Yrs

Masters +0 Yrs

Tools

Cisco devices

Juniper devices

LAN/WAN protocols (OSPF, BGP, MPLS)

Job description

The Bison Group is seeking a Network Engineer in the Washington, DC area to design, deploy, and document enterprise LAN/WAN solutions for government clients. You will configure devices, perform upgrades, and support operations across CONUS sites.

Role emphasizes engineering and documentation with Cisco and Juniper gear, requires active clearance or ability to obtain CI poly, and involves up to 20% travel to customer sites. Strong communication skills are essential.