Senior DoD Network Engineer – Enterprise & Data Center

Piper Companies; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to support mission-critical, enterprise-scale network infrastructure at Joint Base Andrews (JBA). You will administer, deploy, secure, and ensure reliability of core network hardware, HAIPEs, and data center switches across classified and unclassified enclaves.

The ideal candidate brings deep Cisco data center expertise, DoD STIG compliance, network telemetry, and collaborative incident resolution with defense agency stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance required; U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or equivalent military/commercial experience.
• 7+ years of progressive network engineering in secure enterprise/data center environments.
• DoD 8140 IAT Level II or III baseline: CCNA/CCNP Enterprise or Security+ CE.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and maintain high-availability data center routing and switching hardware (Catalyst/Nexus).
• Manage Cisco DNA Center (Catalyst Centre) and ISE for device profiling and 802.1X policy enforcement.
• Administer F5 BIG-IP LTM/GTM for load balancing and traffic distribution.
• Harden network per DISA STIGs and DoD directives; ensure audit readiness.
• Coordinate with DISA, 26th NOS and defense partners; participate in DR exercises.

Skills

Cisco Nexus/Catalyst

DoD STIG

Network telemetry

Incident response

ISE

F5 BIG-IP

HAIPE

TACLANE

STIGs compliance

PIM/IGMP

SNMP monitoring

On-call rotation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

DNA Center

Cisco ISE

F5 BIG-IP

TACLANE/HAIPE

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to support mission-critical, enterprise-scale network infrastructure at Joint Base Andrews (JBA). You will administer, deploy, secure, and ensure reliability of core network hardware, HAIPEs, and data center switches across classified and unclassified enclaves.

The ideal candidate brings deep Cisco data center expertise, DoD STIG compliance, network telemetry, and collaborative incident resolution with defense agency stakeholders.