Network Engineer - 174548

Piper Companies; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks an Onsite Network Engineer to support a government consulting organization based in Amarillo, TX. The role focuses on mission-critical enterprise network infrastructure, Cisco technologies, and a pipeline of federal programs.

The candidate should have a Top Secret clearance, strong Cisco routing/switching experience, and the ability to manage network services and documentation within a secure environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years in network engineering or 10+ years overall experience.
• Experience with Cisco enterprise routing and switching technologies.
• Active Top Secret US government clearance required.
• Strong troubleshooting, monitoring, and capacity planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain 99.9% availability of enterprise network infrastructure including routers, switches, data center fabrics, and wireless environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network incidents, outages, and performance issues while meeting SLA requirements.
• Administer Cisco routing, switching, Cisco ISE, network access devices, identity groups, and access control services.
• Manage network services including load balancers, DNS, DHCP, IPAM, VoIP administration, and wireless access point deployments.
• Develop lifecycle management, patching, upgrade, rollback, and change management plans while maintaining technical documentation and ServiceNow RFC compliance.

Skills

Cisco routing & switching

Network troubleshooting

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree

5+ years experience

10+ years experience

Tools

Cisco ISE

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking an Onsite Network Engineer to support a government consulting organization based in Amarillo, TX. This position offers the opportunity to support mission-critical enterprise network infrastructure in a highly secure environment while working with advanced Cisco networking technologies and supporting an active pipeline of federal programs.

Responsibilities of the Network Engineer include:

• Maintain 99.9% availability of enterprise network infrastructure including routers, switches, data center fabrics, and wireless environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network incidents, outages, and performance issues while meeting established SLA requirements.
• Administer Cisco routing, switching, Cisco ISE, network access devices, identity groups, and access control services.
• Manage network services including load balancers, DNS, DHCP, IPAM, VoIP administration, and wireless access point deployments.
• Develop lifecycle management, patching, upgrade, rollback, and change management plans while maintaining technical documentation and ServiceNow RFC compliance.

Qualifications for the Network Engineer include:

• Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of experience or minimum 10 years of experience in network engineering, network operations, or network infrastructure
• Experience with Cisco enterprise routing and switching technologies.
• Strong knowledge of network troubleshooting, operations, monitoring, performance optimization, and capacity planning.
• Must hold an active Top Secret US government clearance

Compensation for the Network Engineer includes:

• Salary Range: $140,000 - $160,000 (based on experience)
• Comprehensive Benefits: Cigna Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, PTO, Sick Leave if required by law, and Holidays

This job opens for applications on October 5th, 2026. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords:

Network Engineer, Cisco, Routing, Switching, Cisco ISE, Network Operations, VoIP, Wireless LAN, DNS, DHCP, IPAM, Load Balancer, Data Center, Network Infrastructure, Top Secret Clearance, Network Security, Enterprise Networking, ServiceNow, Capacity Planning, Network Monitoring

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