Senior Network Architect & Lead Engineer (DoD)

Socket.dev

Colorado Springs (CO)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Northern Technologies Group in Colorado Springs seeks a Network Design Engineer Architect / Lead for the Missile Defense Agency program under IRES. You will drive network architecture, modernization, and governance across the unified digital ecosystem, serving as principal network authority and primary interface among government leadership, military, and industry partners.

Responsibilities include leading a multidisciplinary team, designing data center fabrics, integrating VMware NSX/VCF, F5

Qualifications

Must have 12+ years of general work experience; advanced education can reduce this requirement.
Expert knowledge of routing and switching including BGP/OSPF/IS-IS, EVPN-VXLAN, MPLS.
Experience implementing Zero Trust segmentation and 802.1X/NAC.

Responsibilities

Lead Network Integrator across the program enterprise, aligning roadmaps and ICDs.
Advise Government NGE Technical Director; translate needs into roadmaps and baselines.
Mentor a multidisciplinary team; manage design reviews and audits.
Architect scalable multi-site data center fabrics with NX-OS and EVPN-VXLAN.
Integrate data center networking with VMware NSX/VCF for SDN and micro-segmentation.
Design enterprise load balancing with F5 BIG-IP; ensure high-availability routing.
Govern IP address management, DNS, and DHCP with Infoblox DDI.
Define 802.1X/NAC policies; ensure DoW/NIST compliant security posture.