Senior Network Architect - Routing & Switching (Secret)

P W Communications Inc; Fort Meade (MD); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

PW Communications Inc. is hiring a Principal Network Engineer specializing in routing and switching to support the DES program at Fort Meade, MD.

The role requires leading the enterprise-wide routing & switching architecture, setting standards, and directing a team of engineers through complex design and implementation tasks. The candidate will drive modernization initiatives, ensure high availability, and coordinate with architecture, cybersecurity, and operations teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and 12+ years of prior relevant experience, or Master's degree with 10+ years of experience.
• Expert-level hands-on experience designing, engineering, and troubleshooting enterprise routing and switching infrastructure.
• Deep knowledge of TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, route policy and redistribution, VLANs, spanning tree, link aggregation, VRFs, MPLS, multicast, QoS, NAT, and high-availability design.

Responsibilities

• Own the enterprise routing and switching architecture, including core, distribution, access, WAN edge, and data center interconnect designs.
• Define routing architecture and policy standards across BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, and static routing.
• Drive strategic engineering projects from concept through implementation, including architecture evaluation, requirements analysis, dependency identification, design coordination, planning, execution, validation, and transition to operations.
• Provide technical direction, mentoring, and day-to-day guidance to network engineers, administrators, and analysts.

Skills

Routing & Switching

Network Architecture

TCP/IP

BGP/OSPF/EIGRP

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Visio

PowerPoint

Cameo

Jira

Confluence

Job description

PW Communications Inc. is hiring a Principal Network Engineer specializing in routing and switching to support the DES program at Fort Meade, MD.

The role requires leading the enterprise-wide routing & switching architecture, setting standards, and directing a team of engineers through complex design and implementation tasks. The candidate will drive modernization initiatives, ensure high availability, and coordinate with architecture, cybersecurity, and operations teams.