Senior Cisco Network Engineer – DoD Enterprise (L2/L3)

Zachary Piper Solutions; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401k Plan

PTO

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Cisco Engineer for a long-term DoD program focused on Navy enterprise IT infrastructure, network operations, and cybersecurity support. The role is on-site in Norfolk, VA, with additional duty locations in Bremerton, Washington; Jacksonville, FL; Honolulu, HI; San Diego, CA; or Washington, DC.

You will develop implementation-ready Cisco network configurations for WAN/BAN environments, focusing on Layer 2/3 networking, routing, switching, and validation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in network engineering or IT
• Active Secret clearance
• Active CCNA certification
• Active IAT Level II certification
• Strong hands-on Cisco enterprise networking experience
• Experience with VLANs, trunking, STP, EtherChannel, inter-VLAN routing, IPv4 subnetting, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, and validate implementation-ready Cisco network configurations for complex enterprise WAN/BAN environments based on site-specific requirements and established engineering standards
• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco IOS/IOS-XE Layer 2/Layer 3 environments, including VLANs, trunking, STP/RSTP/MST, EtherChannel/LACP/PAgP, inter-VLAN routing, interfaces, and port-channels
• Apply strong knowledge of IPv4 addressing, subnetting, static/dynamic routing, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, ACLs, and first-hop redundancy
• Analyze existing network environments and understand the technical impact, dependencies, and functionality of configuration changes rather than relying solely on templates
• Create and maintain network configuration documentation, baselines, and supporting technical documentation
• Perform configuration validation and technical/peer reviews to ensure network changes are accurate, complete, and ready for implementation
• Collaborate with network engineering, SRE, development, automation, and other technical teams to improve network reliability, standardization, optimization, and operational efficiency
• Support the evolution of network automation and configuration management initiatives

Skills

Cisco networking

Network troubleshooting

Documentation

Tools

Cisco IOS/IOS-XE

EtherChannel

BGP

OSPF

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Cisco Engineer for a long-term DoD program focused on Navy enterprise IT infrastructure, network operations, and cybersecurity support. The role is on-site in Norfolk, VA, with additional duty locations in Bremerton, Washington; Jacksonville, FL; Honolulu, HI; San Diego, CA; or Washington, DC.

You will develop implementation-ready Cisco network configurations for WAN/BAN environments, focusing on Layer 2/3 networking, routing, switching, and validation.