Senior Network Engineer | Service Provider Architecture | Active TS/SCI with CI Poly Required
Are you an elite-level Network Engineer with deep Service Provider expertise and a passion for solving complex infrastructure challenges at scale? We are looking for a technically exceptional, self-motivated professional ready to lead network architecture and engineering efforts in support of a high-profile government program.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
As a Senior Network Engineer, you will serve as a key technical contributor and mentor on a large-scale IT infrastructure program supporting a critical government customer. You will lead the design, engineering, and delivery of Transport services — architecting Service Provider solutions, guiding junior engineers, and ensuring seamless integration across multi-vendor, multi-provider environments. This is a high-visibility role where your expertise will directly shape the backbone of mission-critical communications infrastructure.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Required Qualifications:
- Clearance: Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with CI Polygraph (CI Poly) required
- Education: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related field preferred
- Experience: 11+ years of relevant network engineering experience
Required Technical Skills:
- Service Provider Architecture: Expert-level ability to design, implement, and lead Service Provider core and edge solutions, including mentoring and guiding junior network engineers
- MPLS/BGP Transport: Hands-on experience designing and engineering MPLS/BGP transport networks in large-scale environments
- Routing Protocols: Expert-level proficiency with OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, and ISIS in complex enterprise and service provider environments
- Multi-Vendor Platforms: Deep experience with IOS-XE, IOS-XR, and JUNOS across Cisco, Juniper, and other leading vendors
- IP Peering & Interconnection: Demonstrated ability to develop and negotiate IP peering agreements between service providers
- Customer Requirements Translation: Proven ability to translate complex customer requirements into scalable enterprise and service provider network solutions
- Multi-Provider Integration: Experience engineering networks that integrate with external service providers and support seamless interoperability
- Tier 4 Operations: Ability to perform network upgrades, routine maintenance, and advanced troubleshooting at the Tier 4 support level
- Independent Leadership: A self-starter with the ability to take ownership of complex initiatives and drive them to completion with minimal oversight
NICE TO HAVE
Preferred Qualifications:
- Intelligence Community Experience: Prior routing and network engineering experience working alongside or in support of Intelligence Community (IC) partners
- Service Provider Background: Hands-on experience working within service provider network environments
- Cloud & Hybrid Networking: Experience extending on-premises networks to cloud service providers including AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud, and Google Cloud Platform
- Network Automation: Proficiency with network automation tools and frameworks including Cisco NSO, Ansible, and Python scripting
- CI/CD & Test Automation: Familiarity with Continuous Integration practices and test automation within iterative development environments
- Emerging Technologies: Broad awareness of state-of-the-art network design concepts, systems engineering principles, and evolving industry architectures
- Wide Technology Breadth: Exposure to a diverse range of network technologies, topologies, and architectures across enterprise and carrier-grade environments
i270 Solutions Group LLC., is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.