Senior DoD Network Engineer | Cisco & Video Transport

TRIDENT SYSTEMS LLC; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

AD&D

Short term disability

Long term disability

HSA/FSA

401(k)

Job summary

TRIDENT SYSTEMS LLC seeks a Senior Network Engineer in Fairfax, VA to deliver enterprise-class routing, switching and video transport for a DoD aerial surveillance system. You will troubleshoot complex issues under pressure and contribute to system design and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate has deep Cisco experience (Catalyst 9400/8300, Firepower FMC/ASA), multicast/video transport expertise, and virtualization skills with a strong customer-focused mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information systems or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 6 years’ networking experience (or 4 years with a graduate degree).
• CCNP Security certification.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP networking, routing (OSPF/BGP/EIGRP).
• Experience with multicast networking (PIM/IGMP) and video transport over IP.
• Experience with virtualization (VMware, network segmentation).
• Ability to analyze performance trends and support system design and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and sustain enterprise network solutions for mission-critical DoD systems.
• Manage secure DoD networks and support mission-ready servers.
• Engineer and maintain multicast-enabled networks for real-time video distribution.
• Provide SME input on Cisco-based infrastructure and network design.

Skills

TCP/IP networking

Routing protocols

Teamwork & communication

Critical thinking

On-call response

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems

Tools

Cisco Catalyst 9400/8300

Cisco Firepower FMC/ASA

VMware / virtualization

Job description

TRIDENT SYSTEMS LLC seeks a Senior Network Engineer in Fairfax, VA to deliver enterprise-class routing, switching and video transport for a DoD aerial surveillance system. You will troubleshoot complex issues under pressure and contribute to system design and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate has deep Cisco experience (Catalyst 9400/8300, Firepower FMC/ASA), multicast/video transport expertise, and virtualization skills with a strong customer-focused mindset.