Onsite Network Systems Engineer - Secret Clearance

Piper Companies; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k)

PTO & Paid Holidays

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is actively seeking a Network Systems Engineer for a large-scale federal IT environment in Norfolk, VA. This onsite role requires an active Secret clearance and DoD IAT Level II certification, with Cisco/Juniper vendor certs preferred.

You will patch, upgrade, and troubleshoot across a distributed network and collaborate with operations and automation teams. The position is fully onsite in Norfolk, VA five days a week.

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance required.
• IAT Level II certification (DoD 8570/8140) required.
• Active vendor OS certs such as Cisco CCNA or Juniper JNCIA required.
• 5+ years hands-on network engineering in enterprise environments.
• Experience with Cisco Routers/Switches/Firewalls and VPNs.
• Experience with OSPF/EIGRP/BGP/MPLS and VLANs.

Responsibilities

• Perform vulnerability remediation, patching, and OS upgrades across enterprise network infrastructure.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, and other network devices.
• Execute IOS upgrades, firmware updates, and config changes with minimal disruption.
• Provide Tier III troubleshooting for routing, switching, firewall, VPN, and connectivity issues.
• Support enterprise routing protocols and VLANs, IP addressing, and network security fundamentals.
• Develop and maintain network docs, SOPs, and implementation procedures.

Skills

Active Secret clearance

IAT Level II cert (DoD 8570/8140)

Cisco CCNA / Juniper JNCIA

5+ years network engineering

Network vulnerability remediation

TCP/IP, routing protocols

Tools

Ansible

Python

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is actively seeking a Network Systems Engineer for a large-scale federal IT environment in Norfolk, VA. This onsite role requires an active Secret clearance and DoD IAT Level II certification, with Cisco/Juniper vendor certs preferred.

You will patch, upgrade, and troubleshoot across a distributed network and collaborate with operations and automation teams. The position is fully onsite in Norfolk, VA five days a week.