Senior Enterprise Network Engineer: Secure Cloud & Cyber

Nightwing; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 253,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401k

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Nightwing seeks a Senior Network Engineer to support the implementation and sustainment of enterprise network solutions in a high-security environment in Sterling/Herndon, VA. The role is hands-on and collaborative, focusing on mission-enabled systems.

You will deploy across secure, multi-site environments, optimize performance, manage firewall rules, and collaborate with cloud, systems, and cybersecurity teams. Active TS/SCI with Poly is required.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph is required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Networking, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise network implementation and sustainment.
• Strong command of switching/routing (Cisco preferred), VLANs, VPNs, ACLs, and firewall technologies.
• Familiarity with AWS/Azure networking in high-side environments.
• Experience working with mission systems and secure enclave operations.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and maintain enterprise network infrastructure across secure, multi-site environments.
• Apply architectural plans into operational builds.
• Optimize network performance, manage firewall rules, and support infrastructure upgrades.
• Troubleshoot and document solutions for internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate across cloud, systems, and cybersecurity teams.
• Subject matter expert for business development / proposal efforts.

Skills

Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Enterprise networking

Cisco switching/routing

AWS/Azure networking

Collaboration & teamwork

Education

Bachelor's Degree in IT/Networking/Engineering

Tools

Cisco UCS

Aruba Controllers

Nutanix

Palo Alto

Splunk

Wireshark

MySQL/Oracle/SQL Server/AD/Exchange

Nessus

Job description

Nightwing seeks a Senior Network Engineer to support the implementation and sustainment of enterprise network solutions in a high-security environment in Sterling/Herndon, VA. The role is hands-on and collaborative, focusing on mission-enabled systems.

You will deploy across secure, multi-site environments, optimize performance, manage firewall rules, and collaborate with cloud, systems, and cybersecurity teams. Active TS/SCI with Poly is required.