Senior Network Engineer

Arena Technical Resources, LLC (ATR); Merrifield (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

PTO

Job summary

Arena Technical Resources, LLC (ATR) is looking for a Senior Network Engineer in Merrifield, Virginia to support federal IT goals by modernizing and transforming their IT environment. This role involves providing Tier 3 support and engineering for the Next Generation Network across all DEA offices.

Qualified applicants should have over 5 years of hands-on enterprise networking experience and professional certifications such as CCNP. This position is onsite 5 days a week, and active Secret Clearance is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in hands-on enterprise networking.
• Professional certification such as CCNP or CCDP is required.
• Experience with various firewalls.

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and troubleshoot network architectures.
• Work independently on network documentation and diagrams.
• Provide support for network performance and diagnostics.

Skills

Hands-on enterprise network experience

Network routing protocols knowledge

Firewalls experience

Network administration skills

SD-WAN maintenance

Network security knowledge

Network diagnostic tools

Network operating systems (Aruba, Juniper, Cisco)

VPN understanding

Troubleshooting skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field or relevant work experience

Job description

Job Title

Senior Network Engineer

Job Location

Merrifield, Virginia (onsite 5-days a week)

Compensation

$170,000 base salary. Benefits, PTO, Etc.

Eligibility / Clearance

Active Secret Clearance Required – This position supports a government contract

Job Description

We are seeking a highly motivated, Network Engineer, to support a federal customer's goals to modernize and transform their IT environment to efficiently deliver new technologies to their workforce.

The Network Engineer provides Tier 3 support and engineering expertise for the design, testing, and implementation of the Next Generation Network across all DEA offices. The position also requires administering network (Cisco ACI), compute (Cisco UCS), and virtualization (VMware, UCS Director) environments, performing network diagnostics and analysis, troubleshooting production outages with service providers, terminating fiber and network cables, and independently designing, writing, and updating system documentation and network diagrams. Additional duties include providing operational support for data centers, managing network applications on client workstations, optimizing VPN and network performance, implementing server load balancing and WAN optimization, and securing network access.

Responsibilities (include but are not limited to)

• Installing, configuring, and troubleshooting various network architectures
• Ability to work independently
• Designing, writing, and updating both system documentation and network diagrams

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with hands‑on enterprise network experience
• Professional certification (e.g., CCNP, CCDP)
• Knowledge of the inner workings of the major network routing protocols, including dynamic routing
• Experience with a variety of firewalls
• Solid background in network administration and architecture
• Knowledge of building, developing, and maintaining SD‑WAN environments
• Familiarity with access control models and network security
• Experience with network diagnostic, monitoring, and analysis tools
• Solid understanding of network operating systems (Aruba, Juniper, Cisco)
• Solid understanding of VPN
• Sharp troubleshooting skillsTerminating fiber and network cables

Education

Bachelors degree in a related field or relevant work experience

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

ATR is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) who will provide equal employment opportunity to employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family structure, genetic information, or mental or physical disability.