Senior DoD Network Architect - Secret Clearance (Onsite)

Piper Companies; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Onsite role in Fort Meade

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer-Secret for an onsite role in Fort Meade, MD. The candidate will lead senior-level engagements, design and implement enterprise networks for public sector customers, and mentor engineers across routing, data center, security, and cloud technologies.

Required 8+ years of experience, Cisco expertise, and on-site availability; TS/SCI clearance preferred. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits are offered for a role with critical mission

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/EE or related field with 8+ years of enterprise networking experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance preferred and onsite five days per week at Fort Meade, MD.
• Expertise in Cisco Routing & Switching, Data Center, SD-WAN, UCS, and Nutanix.
• Strong knowledge of network security, zero-trust architectures, and HA configurations.
• Experience with automation using Python, Ansible, APIs; DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer delivery engagements and provide senior-level escalation support.
• Consult with customers, partners, and Cisco stakeholders to design and implement architectures.
• Serve as trusted advisor across routing, switching, data center, security, and cloud.
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex network challenges with engineering teams.
• Mentor engineers and disseminate best practices; communicate with executives.

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field

Tools

Python

Ansible

Docker

GitHub

CI/CD

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer-Secret for an onsite role in Fort Meade, MD. The candidate will lead senior-level engagements, design and implement enterprise networks for public sector customers, and mentor engineers across routing, data center, security, and cloud technologies.

Required 8+ years of experience, Cisco expertise, and on-site availability; TS/SCI clearance preferred. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits are offered for a role with critical mission