Senior Network Engineer

Elevate Technology Group; Fairfax (VA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-funded 401(k) contribution

Tuition reimbursement

Up to 8 weeks PTO

Healthcare, dental, vision

Life Insurance

Flexible working hours

Professional development

Job summary

Elevate Technology Group seeks a Senior Network Engineer to design and implement secure enterprise networks in Fairfax, VA. You will architect and support mission-critical infrastructure across data centers, WAN and enterprise layers, ensuring high availability and performance.

The role emphasizes architectural work, coordination with stakeholders, and technical leadership in a highly secure environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of network engineering experience in large-scale environments.
• Strong Juniper and/or Cisco networking expertise with enterprise design.
• Deep TCP/IP knowledge and routing protocols (BGP/OSPF/EIGRP).
• Experience designing secure, fault-tolerant data-center networks.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement secure enterprise network solutions.
• Support mission-critical network infrastructure and data centers.
• Lead routing, switching and transport engineering work.
• Troubleshoot complex performance and connectivity issues.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on technical solutions.

Skills

7+ years experience

Juniper networking

Cisco networking

TCP/IP networking

BGP

OSPF

EIGRP

Networking design

Firewall & security

Job description

### Senior Network Engineer**Role:** Senior Network Engineer **Location:** Fairfax, VA **Clearance: Active TS/SCI Required** **Compensation**: $150,000 - $220,000 Base Salary + 50% Additional Employer-Funded Compensation**Total Package Value**: Up to $330,000**Benefits*** Employer-funded 401(k) contribution worth 25% of base salary* Flexible benefits allowance worth 25% of base salary (can be taken as benefits or additional compensation)* Up to 8 weeks PTO* Medical, Dental & Vision coverage* Life Insurance* 100% tuition reimbursement (Degrees, Certifications & Professional Development)* Flexible working hours* Long-term, mission-critical programs supporting the US Intelligence Community**The Opportunity**We're supporting a highly respected technology organization delivering critical solutions across the US Intelligence and National Security community.As part of a senior-level networking team, you'll be responsible for designing, implementing and supporting highly secure, mission-essential network infrastructure supporting multiple intelligence programs. The environment demands exceptional levels of availability, fault tolerance and performance, providing the opportunity to work on technically challenging projects that have a direct operational impact.This is not a network operations role. You'll be involved in architecture, engineering, implementation and ongoing enhancement of complex networking environments across data centre, transport and enterprise infrastructure layers.**What You'll Be Doing*** Designing and implementing secure enterprise network solutions* Supporting large-scale mission-critical network infrastructure* Engineering and maintaining routing, switching and transport environments* Troubleshooting complex network performance and connectivity issues* Supporting data centre and wide-area network environments* Working closely with engineering teams and stakeholders to develop technical solutions* Contributing to network architecture, design reviews and infrastructure improvements* Providing technical leadership within your area of expertise**What We're Looking For*** 7+ years of network engineering experience* Strong experience with Juniper networking technologies preferred* Cisco networking experience also considered* Experience designing, implementing and maintaining enterprise networks* Strong knowledge of TCP/IP networking and associated protocols* Experience with routing protocols including OSPF, EIGRP and BGP* Experience with LAN, WAN and network security technologies* Experience with firewalls, ACLs and secure network architectures* Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills* Strong communication skills and ability to work within highly collaborative engineering teams**Desirable Experience*** Juniper certifications (JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP, JNCIE)* Cisco certifications (CCNA, CCNP)* EVPN, VXLAN or MPLS environments* Multicast networking* VLANs, trunking and spanning tree* Bash, Python or other scripting languages* Linux or BSD administration experience* Experience presenting technical solutions to customers and stakeholders* Willingness to travel domestically and internationally when required**Applicants must hold an active TS/SCI clearance.****Keywords** Senior Network Engineer, Network Engineer, Juniper, Cisco, JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP, JNCIE, CCNA, CCNP, Routing, Switching, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, EVPN, VXLAN, MPLS, Multicast, TCP/IP, LAN, WAN, Firewall, ACL, Network Architecture, Infrastructure Engineer, TS/SCI, Intelligence Community, Defense, Government Contracting.Location: Fairfax, Virginia | Salary: $150000 - $220000 per year | Job type: Permanent| Posted: 16/06/2026