Junior Network Engineer - Tier 1

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

Description

Our mission on this program will be the design, transition, operations, and continual service improvement to include tech modernization, tech refresh, or Capital Equipment Replacement Program (CERP) activities associated with the clients’ LANs, CAN and Unified Communication services. Become a part of our great team and make a difference!

More About the Role:

• Assists with plans of network design, layout and develops the baseline configuration for the system.
• Analyzes network topologies and traffic and capacity requirements and provides recommendations and guidance.
• Briefs government customer and other contractors on recommended solutions and designs.
• Complete network engineering surveys and installations.
• Assist with the development effort for the standard documentation maintained.
• Complete IOS upgrades and device configuration changes.
• Complete network documentation for physical and logical diagrams, design documentation, and inventory support.
• Perform cable infrastructure tasks as required.
• Complete change management requests to support device installations.
• May provide technical support and troubleshooting to users to operation staff.
• May perform general network administration duties as needed.
• Up to 20% CONUS travel to customer sites as needed.
• Participates in special projects as required.

Requirements

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• Active Security+ Certification
• Active TS/SCI with CI poly clearance OR TS/SCI clearance with the ability to obtain a CI poly prior to starting.
• Familiarity with both Cisco and Juniper network devices
• Three years of experience with network operating systems (e.g.; Cisco; Juniper); network hardware (e.g.; routers; switches; cabling and other essential network hardware); and LAN/WAN protocols (e.g.; OSPF; BGP; MPLS). Type 1 Encryption.
• Must be capable of engineering and documenting network solutions, not just deploying or configuring.
• Good verbal and written presentation skills.

Minimum Education & Experience (One of the following):

• High School/GED + 4 Yrs,
• Associates + 2 Yrs
• Bachelors +0 Yrs
• Masters + 0 Yrs

The Bison Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, genetic information, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or our policy statement, please email [e-mail]. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail [e-mail]. This mailbox is created exclusively to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Only emails sent for this purpose will be returned. Emails left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or technical issues not related to a disability, will not receive a response.

Disclaimer: This position offers a wage or salary range based on market data and internal pay policies. This range is a good-faith estimate and may vary depending on qualifications, experience, and other factors. We do not request or use prior compensation history in making employment decisions. Any voluntary disclosure of prior wage information may be considered to support a higher offer but will not be used to justify a lower offer.

The Bison Group offers benefit options including medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, and accrued PTO including vacation, sick leave and holidays.

The listed pay range serves as a general guideline rather than a guaranteed salary. Final compensation is determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, role-specific responsibilities; candidate qualifications such as education, skills, and mission-aligned experience; market data, business considerations, internal equity, and any applicable legal or bargaining agreements (if any).