Network Engineer - 174850

Piper Companies; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K

Tuition Reimbursement

Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Network Engineer to support a defense program in Colorado Springs, CO. You will implement, maintain, and optimize enterprise networks across LAN/WAN, ensuring secure, reliable communications for national defense objectives.

The role requires 3+ years of experience, Cisco/Juniper expertise, and relevant firewall platforms, with an Active Secret clearance and CCNA/JNCIA/IAT II certifications. On-site travel to remote locations may be required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience supporting enterprise network infrastructure in production environments.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco and Juniper routing and switching technologies.
• Experience with firewalls including Juniper, Fortinet, and Palo Alto platforms.
• Active Secret security clearance; IAT Level II certification; CCNA or JNCIA.

Responsibilities

• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot network infrastructure including routers, switches, and firewalls in multi-vendor environments.
• Monitor network performance and resolve connectivity, latency, and packet loss issues.
• Implement and support VLANs, OSPF, BGP, GRE tunnels, UDP multicast, WAN optimization, and TCP/IP architectures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on network upgrades and installations.
• Travel to remote sites to perform installations and lead troubleshooting tasks.

Skills

Enterprise networking

Cisco routing & switching

Juniper routing & switching

Firewall management

Security clearance

Education

CCNA

JNCIA

IAT Level II

Tools

Cisco

Juniper

Fortinet

Palo Alto

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Engineer to support a mission-critical defense program focused on command and control, battle management, communications, and ballistic missile defense operations. This position is ON-SITE in Colorado Springs, CO. The Network Engineer will support the implementation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of enterprise network infrastructure across complex LAN/WAN environments. Join a highly skilled team responsible for ensuring secure, reliable communications that support national defense objectives.

Responsibilities for the Network Engineer include:

• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot network infrastructure including routers, switches, and firewalls in multi-vendor environments (Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, and Palo Alto).
• Monitor network performance, identify connectivity, latency, and packet loss issues, and perform root cause analysis to resolve incidents.
• Implement and support networking technologies including VLANs, OSPF, BGP, GRE tunnels, UDP multicast, WAN optimization, and TCP/IP network architectures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support network upgrades, installations, infrastructure enhancements, and operational projects.
• Travel to remote sites to perform network installations, lead troubleshooting efforts, and provide status updates to program stakeholders, including support during evenings and weekends when required.

Required Qualifications for the Network Engineer include:

• 3+ years of experience supporting enterprise network infrastructure, network operations, and troubleshooting in production environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Cisco and Juniper routing and switching technologies.
• Experience with firewalls including Juniper, Fortinet, and Palo Alto platforms.
• IAT Level II Certifications, CCNA or JNCIA.
• Active Secret Security Clearance.

Compensation for the Network Engineer includes:

• Salary Range: $150,000 - $175,000 depending on experience
• Full Benefits Package: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Sick Leave as required by law

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