Senior Network Engineer — Secret-Cleared, Global LAN/WAN

Dutch Ridge Consulting Group (DRCG), LLC; Merrifield (VA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Dutch Ridge Consulting Group, LLC (DRCG) seeks a Senior Network Engineer to deliver Tier 3 engineering and operations across classified and unclassified networks for a large federal enterprise.

The role requires deep networking expertise, strong collaboration with security, cloud, and infrastructure teams, and experience across on-premise, campus networks, WAN, and cloud environments. Hybrid work at Merrifield, VA with 3 days on-site weekly.

Qualifications

• Active secret clearance is required at hire.
• 7+ years of relevant network engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Experience with DMVPN, Cisco ISE, and 802.1X security.
• Strong troubleshooting and documentation discipline.

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier 3 design, implementation, and deployment across DEA Enterprise.
• Support cloud providers (AWS/Azure), on-prem data centers, and WAN/LAN optimization.

Skills

Tier 3 networking

Cloud networking

DMVPN

802.1X auth

Cisco ISE

LAN/WAN optimization

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Secret clearance

CCIE/CCNP preferred

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Azure

VMware

Cisco ISE

Job description

Dutch Ridge Consulting Group, LLC (DRCG) seeks a Senior Network Engineer to deliver Tier 3 engineering and operations across classified and unclassified networks for a large federal enterprise.

The role requires deep networking expertise, strong collaboration with security, cloud, and infrastructure teams, and experience across on-premise, campus networks, WAN, and cloud environments. Hybrid work at Merrifield, VA with 3 days on-site weekly.