Network Engineer – DHS Mission, Hybrid, WAN/LAN Expert

Agile Defense, Inc.; Ashburn (VA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Agile Defense, Inc. seeks a Network Engineer to support DHS missions and enterprise network infrastructure. You will engineer, install, maintain, configure, and troubleshoot WANs, LANs, VPNs, WLANs, and perimeter security per customer standards.

Based in Ashburn, VA, this hybrid role requires 5+ years of network engineering (or 8+ years without a degree), strong Cisco and firewall expertise, and willingness to travel up to 35%. Experience with SD-WAN, BGP, and cloud interconnects is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in MIS/CS/Engineering with 5+ years network engineering
• 5 years verifiable experience supporting a large federal agency
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VPNs, VLANs
• Expertise with Cisco technology and firewall technologies

Responsibilities

• Configure, deploy, and support enterprise-grade switches, routers, firewalls, VPN gateways; adhere to logging baselines and load balancers across DHS environments
• Provide Tier 2/3 escalation for outages, incidents; perform root cause analyses and coordinate vendor support
• Plan, install, and cutover network hardware upgrades, SD-WAN transitions, cloud interconnects (AWS/Azure/GCP) and upgrades
• Maintain network diagrams (Visio), topology maps, inventory databases, SOPs, and change tickets (ServiceNow/Remedy)
• Support 24/7/365 on-call rotation to respond to critical incidents within SLA, coordinating cross-functional escalation paths
• Partner with program/project managers to align network deliverables with enterprise objectives
• Travel up to 35% within the United States
• Demonstrate critical thinking and independent problem-solving abilities

Skills

Network Engineering

Troubleshooting

SD-WAN

VPN

VLANs

Cisco Technologies

Firewall Technologies

Documentation

On-Call Support

Travel up to 35%

Education

Bachelor’s degree in MIS/CS/Engineering or related field

5+ years network engineering with degree

8+ years network engineering without a degree

Tools

Visio

ServiceNow/Remedy

Job description

Agile Defense, Inc. seeks a Network Engineer to support DHS missions and enterprise network infrastructure. You will engineer, install, maintain, configure, and troubleshoot WANs, LANs, VPNs, WLANs, and perimeter security per customer standards.

Based in Ashburn, VA, this hybrid role requires 5+ years of network engineering (or 8+ years without a degree), strong Cisco and firewall expertise, and willingness to travel up to 35%. Experience with SD-WAN, BGP, and cloud interconnects is preferred.