Senior Network Engineer: Secure Gov’t IT & Network Lead

PingWind; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid federal holidays

Health & dental insurance options

401k with matching

Paid vacation and sick leave

Continuing education assistance

Job summary

PingWind is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, operate, and sustain secure enterprise network and unified communications services at a government site in Quantico, VA. Lead complex troubleshooting, coordinate with AFCYBER/USCYBERCOM taskings, and validate patches and configurations before production deployment.

Active TS/SCI clearance is required. The role emphasizes Cisco/Palo Alto technologies, network modernization, and resilience in a government contracting context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in IT Management, Cybersecurity, CS, CE, or related field.
• 5+ years government or contractor network/IT systems experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, operate, and maintain secure LAN, WAN, VLAN, routing, switching, wireless, and UC solutions.
• Install, configure, upgrade, and troubleshoot Cisco switches/routers/firewalls and management platforms.
• Configure and sustain Palo Alto next-gen firewall services and security policies.
• Monitor network availability, capacity, performance, events, and security; lead complex incident resolution.
• Coordinate with Government and enterprise service providers for restoration of connectivity.

Skills

Technical leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Engineering judgment

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

Cisco networking

Palo Alto firewalls

SDN

Zero Trust

NIST guidance

Job description

PingWind is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, operate, and sustain secure enterprise network and unified communications services at a government site in Quantico, VA. Lead complex troubleshooting, coordinate with AFCYBER/USCYBERCOM taskings, and validate patches and configurations before production deployment.

Active TS/SCI clearance is required. The role emphasizes Cisco/Palo Alto technologies, network modernization, and resilience in a government contracting context.