Resident Network Engineer – Data Centre Operations – freelance – onsite – Columbia area, Maryland, USA

Comgent; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 120.000 - 200.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Comgent is recruiting a Resident Network Engineer to operate and maintain a data centre network in the Columbia area, Maryland. You will work directly with customer engineers to investigate incidents, restore service and improve day-to-day network reliability in Juniper QFX, MX, EX and SRX environments.

A TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph clearance is required, and the role is onsite, 40 hours per week on a contract basis.

Formación

• 4-5 years of relevant work experience in network engineering environments.
• Experience operating data centre networks and collaborating with customer engineers.

Responsabilidades

• Operate and maintain the data centre network with strong routing/switching knowledge.
• Investigate faults with customer engineers and vendor support to drive resolution.
• Open and track technical support cases with clear diagnostic evidence and progress updates.
• Identify opportunities to improve network design and operation balancing priorities.
• Deliver informal briefings and formal training sessions to customer teams.

Conocimientos

EVPN

Multicast

OSPF

BGP

RSVP

LDP

Pseudowires

L2/L3VPN

MPLS-TE

GRE

VXLAN

Herramientas

XML API

NETCONF

REST

gRPC

Python RPCs

PyEZ

ncclient

Ansible/Jinja2

Descripción del empleo

Resident Network Engineer – Data Centre Operations – freelance – onsite – Columbia area, Maryland, USA

Contract | Comgent | United States

Posted On 10/17/2026

Job Information

Standard Business working Hours Yes

IT Services

Work Experience 4-5 years

City Columbia

State/Province Maryland

21044

Special Considerations

Start Date: As soon as possible (pending offer and onboarding)
Duration: 12 months initially
Work Location: onsite
Customer Site Address: TBC

Job Description

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and encourage applications from all qualified candidates.

Comgent is seeking a Resident Network Engineer to operate and maintain a data centre network. You will work directly with customer engineers to investigate incidents, restore service and improve day-to-day network reliability. The environment includes Juniper QFX, MX, EX and SRX platforms; previous Juniper experience is advantageous rather than mandatory.

Assignment

• Location: Columbia area, Maryland, USA
  
• Engagement: freelance / contract
  
• Work arrangement: Onsite
  
• Schedule: 40 hours per week
  

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain the data centre network, applying a detailed understanding of routing, switching and the services running across it.
  
• Investigate equipment, hardware, software and network faults with customer engineers and vendor technical support, working through to resolution.
  
• Open and track technical support cases, supply diagnostic evidence and communicate progress, workarounds and root-cause findings clearly.
  
• Identify opportunities to improve network design and operation, balancing self-directed work with customer and account priorities.
  
• Deliver informal briefings and formal training sessions to help customer teams understand the technologies and solutions in use.
  

Requirements

• EVPN, multicast, OSPF, BGP, RSVP, LDP, pseudowires, L2/L3VPN, MPLS-TE, GRE, VXLAN.
  
• Technology environment: QFX, MX, EX, SRX; Juniper experience preferred, not mandatory.
  
• Required clearance: TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph.
  
• Vendor certifications; DevOps; XML API, NETCONF, REST, gRPC; Python RPCs, PyEZ, ncclient; Ansible/Jinja2; SLAX and Junos scripts.
  

You should be comfortable working under pressure, prioritising technical issues and explaining findings to customers. Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills are valued.