Network Configuration Engineer — Automation & NOC

Peraton; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k)

Paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Peraton seeks a Network Engineer to join our DHS CBP Network Operations Center support team. The role focuses on configuring, maintaining, and automating enterprise network configurations across a multi-vendor environment, ensuring security compliance and operational stability.

The position requires hands-on work with Cisco IOS/IOS-XE/NX-OS, Juniper JunOS, and network automation tools, scripting, and configuration management.

Qualifications

• Experience configuring and troubleshooting enterprise network technologies including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, VPNs, ACLs, and segmentation.
• Experience with network automation or configuration management tools and version control.
• Ability to obtain a CBP Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot enterprise network devices in a large-scale environment.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and templates to support changes and provisioning.
• Automate configuration activities including ACLs, VLANs, interfaces, and policy updates.
• Perform backups, version control, and change validation for operational continuity.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity to align with DHS security requirements and Zero Trust.
• Support network change management, incident resolution, and SLA adherence.
• Document topology, standards, procedures, and automation playbooks.

Skills

Network engineering

Network operations

Automation scripting

Security compliance

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree with experience

Associate's degree with experience

High School Diploma with experience

Tools

Cisco NSO

Ansible Automation Platform

SolarWinds NCM

Git / GitLab / GitHub

Job description

Peraton seeks a Network Engineer to join our DHS CBP Network Operations Center support team. The role focuses on configuring, maintaining, and automating enterprise network configurations across a multi-vendor environment, ensuring security compliance and operational stability.

The position requires hands-on work with Cisco IOS/IOS-XE/NX-OS, Juniper JunOS, and network automation tools, scripting, and configuration management.