Network Engineer

Thomson Reuters Special Services.; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Flexible schedule

Career development

Mental health days

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Volunteer days

ESG initiatives

Job summary

Thomson Reuters Special Services. is seeking a seasoned Network Engineer to maintain, secure, and optimize its complex network infrastructure.

You will collaborate with IT, DevOps, and security teams to keep systems reliable, compliant, and high-performing across hybrid environments. The role emphasizes configuring and upgrading network equipment, enforcing security policies, and documenting changes while supporting cross-team initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in CS/IT or related field.
• At least 5 years' network engineering experience.
• Industry certifications preferred.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP and OSI model.
• Experience with AWS networking and Terraform/Ansible.
• Familiarity with Cisco and Palo Alto firewall platforms.
• VMware vSphere networking experience.
• Experience with container networking and high availability.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, upgrade, configure, and secure network equipment and software.
• Ensure security compliance with SOC2, STIG, NIST, etc.
• Troubleshoot connectivity and bandwidth issues.
• Document configurations, processes, and changes; participate in cross-training.
• Coordinate with IT on infrastructure initiatives.
• Establish and enforce security compliance policies.
• Perform after-hours maintenance and support when required.

Skills

TCP/IP

OSI model

AWS networking

Automation tools

Network monitoring

VPN technologies

Security compliance

Networking for containers

High availability

SD-WAN / Transit Gateway

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

AWS

Cisco

Palo Alto firewall

VMware vSphere

Nagios

Splunk

ZTNA

Job description

As a Network Engineer, you will work as part of a small, agile team to maintain, secure, and optimize our complex network infrastructure. You will collaborate with IT, DevOps, and security teams to ensure our systems remain reliable, performant, and compliant with industry standards.

About the Role

• Maintaining, upgrading, configuring, and securing network equipment and software.
• Ensuring compliance with security guidelines (SOC2, STIG, NIST, etc.).
• Troubleshooting connectivity and bandwidth issues.
• Documenting network configurations, processes, and changes and participate in cross‑training.
• Coordinating with the IT team on infrastructure initiatives.
• Participating in establishing and enforcing security compliance policies.
• Performing after-hours maintenance and support when required.

About You

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. Equivalent experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum 5 years of network engineering experience.
• Industry certifications preferred.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP and the OSI model.
• Experience with AWS networking (Transit Gateway, VPCs, Route53).
• Familiarity with automation tools (Terraform, Ansible).
• Cisco and Palo Alto firewall platforms (Firepower FTD/FMC, PAN‑OS).
• VMware vSphere networking (distributed switches).
• Networking for containerized environments.
• High availability networking (LACP).
• IPsec site‑to‑site VPNs with IKEv2 across different vendors.
• Remote VPN and SDP solutions (ZTNA).
• Network and performance monitoring.
• Network OS patching, updates, hardening.
• Understanding of programming concepts to support DevOps teams.
• System monitoring tools (Nagios, Splunk).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. National Security Clearance
• U.S. Citizenship essential to comply with government contract/agency or department of Federal Government requirements

What's in it For You?

• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real‑world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills‑first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI‑enabled future.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company‑wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• Culture: Globally recognized, award‑winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work‑life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro‑bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
• Making a Real-World Impact:We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
• Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. National Security Clearance