Network Engineer

ZP Group; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance (Cigna)

Dental insurance (Cigna)

Vision insurance (Cigna)

401K plan

Paid time off

Sick leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks an Onsite Network Engineer to support a government consulting organization in Amarillo, TX. You will work on mission-critical enterprise networks using Cisco technologies in a highly secure environment, handling routing, switching, ISE, DNS/DHCP/IPAM, and VoIP while maintaining documentation and compliance.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 5–10 years of network experience, and eligibility to obtain a Top Secret Clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field; 5–10 years of network experience preferred.
• Experience with Cisco enterprise routing and switching technologies.
• Strong knowledge of network troubleshooting, operations, monitoring, performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Maintain 99.9% availability of enterprise network infrastructure including routers, switches, data center fabrics, and wireless environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network incidents, outages, and performance issues while meeting SLA requirements.
• Administer Cisco routing, switching, Cisco ISE, network access devices, identity groups, and access control services.
• Manage network services including load balancers, DNS, DHCP, IPAM, VoIP administration, and wireless access point deployments.
• Develop lifecycle management, patching, upgrade, rollback, and change management plans with documentation and ServiceNow RFCs.

Skills

Cisco routing & switching

Network troubleshooting

Top Secret Clearance

Wired & wireless networking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Cisco ISE

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an Onsite Network Engineer to support a government consulting organization based in Amarillo, TX. This position offers the opportunity to support mission-critical enterprise network infrastructure in a highly secure environment while working with advanced Cisco networking technologies and supporting an active pipeline of federal programs.

Responsibilities of the Network Engineer include:

• Maintain 99.9% availability of enterprise network infrastructure including routers, switches, data center fabrics, and wireless environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network incidents, outages, and performance issues while meeting established SLA requirements.
• Administer Cisco routing, switching, Cisco ISE, network access devices, identity groups, and access control services.
• Manage network services including load balancers, DNS, DHCP, IPAM, VoIP administration, and wireless access point deployments.
• Develop lifecycle management, patching, upgrade, rollback, and change management plans while maintaining technical documentation and ServiceNow RFC compliance.

Qualifications for the Network Engineer include:

• Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of experience or minimum 10 years of experience in network engineering, network operations, or network infrastructure
• Experience with Cisco enterprise routing and switching technologies.
• Strong knowledge of network troubleshooting, operations, monitoring, performance optimization, and capacity planning.
• Must be able to pass a government background check and obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance

Compensation for the Network Engineer includes:

• Salary Range: $140,000 - $160,000 (based on experience)
• Comprehensive Benefits: Cigna Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave if required by law, and Holidays

This job opens for applications on September 16th, 2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords: Network Engineer, Cisco, Routing, Switching, Cisco ISE, Network Operations, VoIP, Wireless LAN, DNS, DHCP, IPAM, Load Balancer, Data Center, Network Infrastructure, Top Secret Clearance, Network Security, Enterprise Networking, ServiceNow, Capacity Planning, Network Monitoring

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