Network Engineer

Piper Companies; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & Holidays

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K

Tuition Reimbursement

Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Engineer to support a long-term DoD enterprise networking program, on-site in Quantico, VA. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining large-scale networks, with emphasis on secure and reliable communications across complex defense environments.

The Network Engineer will work on modernizing networking infrastructure, including upgrading technologies, migrations, and capacity planning, while supporting BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, and MPLS-based

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in enterprise IT and network engineering environments.
• Strong expertise in routing, switching, network security, performance optimization, and enterprise network architecture.
• Experience with BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, VRF, MPLS, DNS, DHCP, PKI, identity and access management, and two-factor authentication technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain enterprise LAN, WAN infrastructure.
• Engineer and integrate routing and switching solutions using BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, VRF, MPLS, and other enterprise technologies.
• Implement and maintain network security controls including ACLs, IPsec VPNs, firewalls, Layer 2 VPNs, and secure network architectures.
• Manage and optimize network services such as DNS, DHCP, IP addressing, proxy services, URL filtering, and caching solutions.
• Support modernization efforts including upgrades, cutovers, migrations, multivendor integrations, performance analysis, and capacity planning.

Skills

Enterprise IT networking

Routing & switching

Network security

VPNs & PKI

Tools

Cisco

Juniper

Brocade

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Engineer to support a long-term Department of Defense enterprise networking program focused on modernizing and maintaining critical military communications infrastructure. This position is on-site in Quantico, VA. The Network Engineer will support the design, implementation, administration, and optimization of large-scale enterprise network environments. This is an opportunity to contribute to a mission-critical program funded through 2028, supporting secure and reliable networking capabilities across complex defense environments.

Responsibilities for the Network Engineer include:

• Design, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain enterprise LAN, BAN, and WAN infrastructure.
• Engineer and integrate routing and switching solutions utilizing BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, VRF, MPLS, and other enterprise technologies.
• Implement and maintain network security controls including ACLs, IPsec VPNs, firewalls, Layer 2 VPNs, and secure network architectures.
• Manage and optimize network services such as DNS, DHCP, IP addressing, proxy services, URL filtering, and caching solutions.
• Support network modernization efforts including technology upgrades, cutovers, migrations, multivendor integrations, performance analysis, and capacity planning.

Required Qualifications for the Network Engineer include:

• 7+ years of experience supporting enterprise IT and network engineering environments.
• Experience with Cisco, Juniper, Brocade, and other enterprise networking platforms.
• Strong expertise in routing, switching, network security, performance optimization, and enterprise network architecture.
• Experience with BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, VRF, MPLS, DNS, DHCP, PKI, identity and access management, and two-factor authentication technologies.
• Active Secret Clearance.
• IAT Level III certification required (CISSP, CISA, SecurityX, CASP+)

Compensation for the Network Engineer Include:

• Salary: $110,000-130,000 **depending on experience**
• Full Benefits Package: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Sick Leave as required by law