Network Engineer

Edgewater Federal Solutions, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

PTO & holidays

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability & Life

AD&D

FSAs

401K with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Technical training

Exercise reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Edgewater Federal Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Network Engineer to design, implement, configure, and troubleshoot the organization’s network infrastructure. The role ensures stability and performance while monitoring equipment, updating configurations, and repairing as needed.

A current Active Secret clearance or equivalent is required. The engineer will support data centers, offices, and remote locations, maintain documentation, assist with upgrades, and help plan disaster recovery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field plus 5 years of experience as a Network Engineer.
• Active Secret Clearance or equivalent.
• Strong technical expertise in network engineering including firewall management, data center setup, and multicasting.
• Strong experience with Cisco products and tools including Cisco ICE.
• Ability to manage complex network environments.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design, implementation, and maintenance of network infrastructure.
• Maintain documentation of network architecture and configurations.
• Extract network configuration reports as needed.
• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot issues proactively.
• Assist with performing system upgrades and patches.
• Provide escalation technical support and incident resolution to include field operations support
• Assist in planning and executing disaster recovery and back up strategies.
• Ensure the network is robust, secure, scalable, and optimized for business operations.
• Support and manage complex network environments across data centers, offices, and remote locations.
• Assist in the development of Standard Operating Procedures and processes.

Skills

Firewall management

Data center setup

Multicasting

Cisco ICE

Network engineering

Complex networks

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field

MCSE

CCNP

CCNA

CCSP

ITIL Foundations

CCIE (preferred)

Tools

Cisco ICE

Job description

Job Description

The Network Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, configuration, and troubleshooting of the organization’s network infrastructure. This role involves ensuring the stability and performance of the network. The Network Engineer works to maintain network reliability, resolve issues promptly, and collaborate with other IT teams to ensure that networking systems support the organization's operational needs. Network Engineer will monitor equipment, update configurations, and repair equipment as necessary. Active Secret clearance or equivalent required.

Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assist in the design, implementation, and maintenance of network infrastructure.
• Maintain documentation of network architecture and configurations.
• Extract network configuration reports as needed.
• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot issues proactively.
• Assist with performing system upgrades and patches.
• Provide escalation technical support and incident resolution to include field operations support
• Assist in planning and executing disaster recovery and back up strategies.
• Ensure the network is robust, secure, scalable, and optimized for business operations.
• Support and manage complex network environments across data centers, offices, and remote locations.
• Assist in the development of Standard Operating Procedures and processes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field of study or equivalent relevant experience plus 5 years of experience as a Network Engineer.
• Active Secret Clearance or equivalent.
• Strong technical expertise in network engineering including firewall management, data center setup, and multicasting.
• Strong experience with Cisco products and tools including Cisco ICE
• Ability to manage complex network environments.

Preferred certifications and training (or similar equivalents):

• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE)
• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert
• Microsoft Certifications and Applied Skills
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• Formal installation and programming training for current versions of CCure and Genetec
• CompTIA Network+
• CompTIA A+
• Azure Database Administrator Associate
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals
• Formal SharePoint Certifications or demonstrated experience
• ITIL Foundations

Benefits:

• Competitive salary: $120,000.00 - $128,000.00
• Paid Time Off & Holiday Pay
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability, Life Insurance, and AD&D
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-Tax 401K and/or After-Tax Roth IRA (with employer matching contribution)
• Tuition and Technical Training Reimbursement
• Exercise Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, keyboard, and standard office equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to fifteen (15) pounds.
• Fine hand manipulation (keyboarding).

Working at Edgewater Federal Solutions:

Edgewater Federal Solutions is a privately held government contracting firm located in Frederick, MD. The company was founded in 2002 with the vision of being highly recognized and admired for supporting customer missions through employee empowerment, exceptional services and timely delivery. Edgewater Federal Solutions is ISO 9001, 20000-1, 270001 certified, appraised at CMMI Level 3 Maturity for Development and Services, and has been named in the Top Workplaces in the Greater Washington Area Small Companies for