Senior Network Engineer: Enterprise WAN, SD-WAN & Security

Zachary Piper Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 115,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401k

PTO & holidays

Sick leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions in Washington, DC is seeking an on-site Network Engineer to design, integrate, and maintain secure, high-performing network infrastructure across multiple locations. The role emphasizes connectivity, scalability, and alignment with organizational standards.

The Network Engineer will work with IT, infrastructure, and cloud teams to ensure seamless connectivity, secure WAN/LAN, and robust network monitoring. Travel up to 50% is required.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience managing enterprise networks in multi-site environments.
• Strong expertise in routing, switching, firewalls, VPNs, wireless technologies, and core networking principles (OSI model).
• Experience with virtualization technologies (VMware/Hyper-V) and hybrid cloud environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time for supporting network requirements across sites.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States and successfully complete a government background investigation.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate existing network environments across multiple sites, including acquisitions, and develop plans to integrate them into a standardized enterprise architecture
• Design, optimize, and support LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, wireless, and VPN solutions to ensure consistent performance and uptime
• Strengthen network security posture by coordinating firewall, intrusion prevention, and access control initiatives with internal teams and managed service providers
• Lead network monitoring, incident response, and root-cause analysis efforts while maintaining detailed documentation and diagrams
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, and system administration teams to ensure seamless connectivity, directory integration, and scalable network growth

Skills

Enterprise networking

Routing

Switching

Firewalls

VPNs

SD-WAN

Wireless

VMware/Hyper-V

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions in Washington, DC is seeking an on-site Network Engineer to design, integrate, and maintain secure, high-performing network infrastructure across multiple locations. The role emphasizes connectivity, scalability, and alignment with organizational standards.

The Network Engineer will work with IT, infrastructure, and cloud teams to ensure seamless connectivity, secure WAN/LAN, and robust network monitoring. Travel up to 50% is required.