Network Engineer

World-Wide-Technology; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Profit sharing

401(k) with company matching

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental leave

Wellness program

Job summary

World Wide Technology (WWT) is seeking a Network Engineer to support its Government Services team in the Washington, D.C. area.

The role focuses on engineering and design, with duties including Tier 1-2 network escalations and cross-enclave integration for secure, mission-critical environments. A Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility and 6+ years of network engineering experience are required, along with a vendor certification.

Qualifications

• Top Secret Security clearance with eligibility to access SCI material.
• 6+ years minimum experience in Network Engineering.
• Vendor Associate or higher-level network certification.
• Experience with network engineering and design.
• Experience with network operations and site integration.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise network architectures that support secure, mission-critical operations.
• Lead zero-trust network design initiatives and cross-enclave interoperability solutions.
• Optimize network performance, reliability, and security across complex, multi-enclave environments.
• Establish and enforce network security architecture standards and governance processes.
• Drive network modernization efforts aligned with enterprise strategy and zero-trust principles.
• Ensure secure communications and connectivity across classified and highly regulated environments.
• Provide technical leadership for network infrastructure planning and implementation.
• Partner with security, architecture, and operations teams to maintain resilient network systems.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Technical documentation

Enterprise network design

Zero-trust architectures

Education

Associate's degree in information technology or related field

Master's degree in Information Technology or Network Engineering

Tools

Cisco: Switching/Routing/Firewalling/Site-to-site (IPSEC, DMVPN, SD-WAN)

Arista: Switching

Tunneling & VPNs: GRE/IPSEC/SSH/SSL/OpenVPN/WireGuard

VMware

Proxmox

Nutanix

QNAP/Synology/TrueNAS/NetApp

Samba/SSH/SFTP/NFS

Job description

Network Engineer (Security Clearance Required)

#26-3284

Washington D.C., United States

Eligible Work Locations

Washington D.C. , United States

Why WWT?

World Wide Technology (WWT) strives to make a new world happen. WWT's work benefits clients and partners as much as it does its people and community across the globe.

Founded in 1990, WWT brings together strategy, deep technical expertise and world-class

partnerships to help public and private sector organizations design, build and scale intelligent AI, digital, cybersecurity, cloud and infrastructure solutions. Through its Advanced Technology Center (ATC)-a collaborative ecosystem featuring state-of-the-art hardware and software-WWT enables clients and partners to conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology and then deploy solutions at scale using its global integration and distribution capabilities.

With more than 14,000 team members and over 60 locations globally, WWT's culture—grounded in core values and leadership philosophies—has been recognized by Fortune® and Great Place to Work for its commitment to innovation, trust and creating a great place to work for all. WWT provides products and services to large enterprise, global service provider and public sector clients in up to 130 countries across six continents. Softchoice, a World Wide Technology company, supports commercial and SMB markets in the U.S. and Canada.

Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high-performance teams? Join WWT today!

What is the Government Services Team and why join?

Our Government Services team provides cleared resources with a global reach to federal civilian, Department of Defense (DoD), and intelligence community markets. We excel at delivering innovative, operationally ready, and cost-effective IT solutions that accelerate the interoperability and resiliency of mission-critical systems.

What will you be doing?

WWT is seeking a Network Engineer to support our Government Services team located in multiple locations within the US. The customer locations would include Chantilly, VA or Washington D.C. Capital region. This position will focus on Engineering and design while also supporting Tier 1-2 network escalations within a customer’s global network environment and integration field teams.

Key Responsibilites:

• Design and implement enterprise network architectures that support secure, mission-critical operations.
• Lead zero-trust network design initiatives and cross-enclave interoperability solutions.
• Optimize network performance, reliability, and security across complex, multi-enclave environments.
• Establish and enforce network security architecture standards and governance processes.
• Drive network modernization efforts aligned with enterprise strategy and zero-trust principles.
• Ensure secure communications and connectivity across classified and highly regulated environments.
• Provide technical leadership for network infrastructure planning and implementation.
• Partner with security, architecture, and operations teams to maintain resilient network systems.

Required Skills:

• Extensive experience designing and supporting enterprise network environments.
• Strong expertise in routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, network security, and access control technologies.
• Experience implementing zero-trust architectures and secure communications solutions.
• Advanced troubleshooting and network performance analysis skills.
• Experience supporting mission-critical, highly secure, or regulated environments.
• Strong leadership, communication, and technical documentation skills.
• Cisco: Switching, Routing, Firewalling, and Site-to-site functionality (such as IPSEC, DMVPN, and SD-WAN)
• Arista: Switching
• Tunneling & VPNs: GRE, IPSEC, SSH, SSL, OpenVPN, Wireguard, and specialized multi-tiered applications
• Virtual Distributed Switching: VMWare, Proxmox, and Nutanix
• Solutions & Hardware: Client-Server VPNs, Site-to-site VPNs, and ad-hoc vendors or equipment
• Virtualization / Hyper-Converged Infrastructure
• VMWare / Broadcom: ESXi (vSphere), vCenter, VSAN, VxRail, Cluster management, and Licensing
• Proxmox: Host and cluster configuration/management, Networking, and Ceph configuration/management
• Nutanix: Host and cluster configuration, management with Prism Central, and NDFS configuration/management
• Large Data Storage Technologies
• Hardware/Vendors: QNAP, Synology, TrueNAS, and NetApp
• File Transport Protocols: Samba, SSH, SFTP, and NFS
• Monitoring & Security
• Monitoring: Network-based and Host-based collection and monitoring
• Alerting & Scanning: Internal and external alerting (including SMTP configuration), and Active vulnerability scanning (such as Nessus)

Preferred skills:

• Master's degree in Information Technology, Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• Expertise with multi-enclave or cross-domain network architectures.
• Experience with cloud networking, software-defined networking (SDN), and hybrid cloud environments.
• Knowledge of security accreditation processes and compliance frameworks.
• Relevant certifications such as CCNP, CCIE, CISSP, JNCIP, JNCIE, AWS Advanced Networking, or equivalent.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Top Secret Security clearance with eligibility to access SCI material
• 6+ years minimum experience in Network Engineering
• Associate's degree in information technology or related field
• Vendor Associate or higher-level network certification
• Experience with network engineering and design
• Experience with network operations and site integrationOther industry product experience and certifications preferred.

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Preferred locations: Chantilly, VA or Washington D.C.

Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $125,000.00 to $155,000.00 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in the base pay.

The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:

• Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
• Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
• Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program

We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for All!

If you have any questions or concerns about this posting, please email [e-mail] .

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