Network Engineer - 174548 - 175811 - 176405

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

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions in Amarillo, TX seeks an onsite Network Engineer to support a government consulting organization. You will maintain mission-critical enterprise network infrastructure using Cisco routing and switching, Cisco ISE, and related services in a highly secure environment.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience and an active Top Secret clearance. You will manage network services, patching, upgrades, and documentation, while meeting SLA commitments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree + 5 years of experience in network engineering, network operations, or network infrastructure.
• Active Top Secret US government clearance.
• Experience with Cisco enterprise routing and switching technologies.

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 documentation and ServiceNow RFC compliance.

Skills

Cisco routing & switching

Network troubleshooting

Capacity planning

Network monitoring

Cisco ISE

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Cisco ISE

DNS

DHCP

IPAM

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 21st, 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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