Senior DoD Network Engineer – Zero Trust & SD-WAN

World-Wide-Technology; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits

401k Matching

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Job summary

World Wide Technology is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer to support DoD cybersecurity platforms in a fully on-site Washington, DC environment. You will design, implement, and sustain high-distribution networks aligned to zero-trust principles and collaborate with multiple IT teams to ensure secure, scalable operations.

Role emphasizes SD-WAN architecture, firewall management, and disaster recovery planning, with senior-level mentorship of junior engineers and interaction with government partners.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in network security or network engineering roles, with a focus on Zero Trust, network security, software defined networks
• Experience in designing, implementing, and managing networks, including LAN/WAN
• Knowledge of zero trust network security best practices, including firewalls and macro/micro-segmentation
• Deep understanding of routing & switching, multicast, and QoS
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of common security threats and protections to network, cloud, and endpoint resources
• Knowledge and experience in log forwarding and event correlation with an enterprise grade SIEM
• Knowledge and experience with public cloud networking and security technologies in AWS, Azure, and/or GCP
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
• Highly self-motivated
• Detail oriented

Responsibilities

• Contributing to the design, implementing, and maintaining a high distributed network aligning to zero trust principles
• Contributing to the designing and implementing SD-WAN based network architecture spanning dozens of sites at a global scale
• Configuring, installing, and managing network hardware (routers, switches, firewalls) and software
• Planning, executing, and documenting network upgrades, expansions, and optimizations
• Designing and establishing protocol compatibility standards
• Serve as a subject matter expert in zero trust network architecture
• Maintaining comprehensive network documentation, including architecture diagrams, rack elevations, SOPs, and configuration logs
• Diagnosing and resolving complex network issues, including those related to performance, security, and connectivity
• Analyzing network traffic, to ensure successful system operations
• Developing and implementing disaster recovery plans to ensure network resilience
• Supervising and mentoring junior network engineers
• Working with other IT teams (e.g., systems administrators, security specialists, application engineers) to ensure network integration and interoperability
• Working with vendors to select, purchase, and implement network equipment
• Ensuring that the network meets relevant industry standards, DoD regulations, and DoD ZT requirements as defined in the DoD ZT Execution Roadmap

Skills

Zero Trust

Network Security

SD-WAN

Firewall

Network Design

Routing & Switching

PKI

Public Cloud Networking

DoD Regulations

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Palo Alto

Cisco

Juniper

Job description

World Wide Technology is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer to support DoD cybersecurity platforms in a fully on-site Washington, DC environment. You will design, implement, and sustain high-distribution networks aligned to zero-trust principles and collaborate with multiple IT teams to ensure secure, scalable operations.

Role emphasizes SD-WAN architecture, firewall management, and disaster recovery planning, with senior-level mentorship of junior engineers and interaction with government partners.