Remote Network Engineer for Federal IT Infrastructure

Reston Consulting Group; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote work environment

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Reston Consulting Group Inc. is seeking a Network Engineer for a fully remote role supporting a federal government customer. The position emphasizes designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise networks while collaborating with a distributed engineering team.

Occasional travel to Washington, DC may be required. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and at least 6 years of experience with LAN/MAN/WAN, routing, switching, firewalls, and network monitoring. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 6+ years designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise network infrastructure.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Experience with LAN/MAN/WAN, routers, switches, firewalls, and monitoring tools.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, VPNs, DNS, and security fundamentals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; capable of working independently in a remote team.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, configure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure for mission-critical operations.
• Support LAN, MAN, and WAN environments with routers, switches, firewalls, and related tech.
• Monitor network performance, availability, and capacity to ensure reliable operations.
• Analyze traffic and plan capacity improvements and upgrades.
• Troubleshoot complex network hardware/software issues and perform upgrades.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to resolve outages and improve services.

Skills

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

Cisco networking technologies

F5 load balancers

AWS networking services

Network monitoring tools

Job description

Reston Consulting Group Inc. is seeking a Network Engineer for a fully remote role supporting a federal government customer. The position emphasizes designing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise networks while collaborating with a distributed engineering team.

Occasional travel to Washington, DC may be required. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and at least 6 years of experience with LAN/MAN/WAN, routing, switching, firewalls, and network monitoring. U.S.