Senior Network Engineer - CBO

Innovim; Washington, Northern (District of Columbia, KY); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision coverage

Professional development support

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Innovim in Washington, DC, seeks a Senior Network Engineer to lead Cisco-based enterprise network design and security. You will champion Zero Trust, drive audits, and guide architectural improvements for reliability and resilience.

The role requires senior-level expertise, public trust eligibility, and the ability to obtain a Tier 2 suitability. On-site presence may be required with hybrid flexibility in Washington, DC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering; Master's preferred.
• 8–10 years of enterprise network engineering, including a senior/lead role.
• Deep Cisco routing, switching, and network security; Zero Trust (NIST SP 800-207); 802.1X/NAC.
• Active Cisco CCNP (CCIE a plus) or equivalent; CompTIA Security+ or higher.
• S. citizenship or permanent residence with ability to obtain Public Trust (Tier 2).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, operate, and optimize secure Cisco network architectures for high availability and scalability.
• Serve as senior technical advisor to stakeholders with cybersecurity, cloud, and operations teams.
• Engineer and enforce Zero Trust per NIST SP 800-207; network segmentation and least-privilege.
• Lead security assessments, audits, and compliance reviews with remediation support.
• Manage network monitoring, logging, and alerting with SIEM/NDR tools.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, network diagrams, and DNS configuration; incident RCA.

Skills

Cisco routing & switching

Network security

Zero Trust

NIST SP 800-53

NIST SP 800-207

802.1X/NAC

CCNP

CCIE (a plus)

Security+ or higher

Public Trust eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Cisco ISE

TrustSec

MACsec

Catalyst 9300

Check Point

Palo Alto

Microsoft Sentinel

Job description

Location Washington, DC — hybrid; on-site as required by task assignment
Employment Type Full-time — contingent upon contract award
Salary Range $92,000 – $110,000
Clearance / Suitability Public Trust (Tier 2); U.S. citizenship or permanent residence required

Position Summary

The Senior Network Engineer provides advanced engineering, operational, and advisory leadership for a U.S. legislative branch agency's Cisco-based enterprise network. Serving as a senior technical advisor, the role leads the design and implementation of secure network architectures, drives Zero Trust adoption, and leads security assessments and audits — strengthening the security, reliability, and resilience of the network in alignment with NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-207, and Cisco best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, operate, and optimize secure Cisco network architectures across core, distribution, access, and edge layers for high availability, scalability, and resilience.
• Serve as senior technical advisor to stakeholders, collaborating with cybersecurity, cloud, and operations teams to resolve complex network issues and improve architecture.
• Engineer and enforce Zero Trust principles per NIST SP 800-207 — network segmentation, micro-segmentation, least-privilege and identity-aware access, and 802.1X integration with enterprise identity services.
• Lead or participate in security assessments, audits, and compliance reviews; provide evidence, documentation, and remediation support.
• Implement and manage network monitoring, logging, and alerting, integrating with enterprise SIEM and Network Detection and Response (NDR) tools.
• Establish and maintain a structured vulnerability management and device lifecycle program (patching, firmware, remediation).
• Harden network devices to secure configuration baselines; secure public-facing and perimeter assets (firewall optimization, restricted access, MFA).
• Continuously evaluate and enhance network security posture through emerging best practices, threat intelligence, and Cisco security innovations.
• Ensure all network changes follow formal change control with security impact analysis; perform RCA for incidents.
• Develop and maintain Network SOPs, comprehensive network diagrams, and configuration baselines; administer and troubleshoot enterprise DNS.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Engineering (Master's preferred; equivalent experience considered).
• Minimum 8–10 years of enterprise network engineering experience, including a senior or lead role.
• Deep expertise in Cisco routing, switching, and network security; Zero Trust (NIST SP 800-207); NIST SP 800-53; and 802.1X/NAC (e.g., Cisco ISE).
• Demonstrated ability to advise senior stakeholders and lead security assessments and audits.
• Active Cisco CCNP (CCIE a plus) or equivalent demonstrable expertise; CompTIA Security+ or higher.
• S. citizenship or permanent residence status; ability to obtain a Public Trust (Tier 2) determination.

Preferred Qualifications

• CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure or CCIE Security.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco ISE, TrustSec, and MACsec; Catalyst 9300 StackWise architectures.
• Experience with next-generation firewalls (Check Point or Palo Alto), NDR, and SIEM (Microsoft Sentinel).
• Experience leading network modernization and Zero Trust implementations in federal environments.
• Prior experience supporting Congressional / legislative branch agencies.

Clearance, Suitability & Security

U.S. citizenship or permanent residence status is required. The selected candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust (Tier 2) suitability determination and will undergo an FBI criminal background check and U.S. Capitol Police fingerprinting prior to starting work, in accordance with the contract's security requirements. Remote work is authorized; however, on-site presence at the customer's facilities in Washington, DC (and, as needed, data-center/computing facilities in Ashburn, VA and Manassas, VA) may be required based on task assignment. Local travel to these sites is non-reimbursable. Core hours are 9:00 AM–6:00 PM ET, Monday–Friday; occasional after-hours or weekend maintenance activity may be required.

Compensation

Salary Range: $115,000 – $142,000, commensurate with experience, education, and certifications. INNOVIM offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision coverage, retirement savings, paid time off, and professional development support.

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