Senior Network Engineer | TS/SCI Clearance | Global WAN/LAN

Wood Consulting Services, Inc.; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Professional Development

Work-Life Support

Wellness Resources

Job summary

WOOD Federal Solutions in Laurel, Maryland, is seeking a Network Engineer Level 3 to design, implement, and maintain a global WAN/LAN infrastructure and lead critical networking projects in a fast-paced government-focused environment. This role offers a challenging, impactful position for a seasoned engineer.

The role requires a TS/SCI with polygraph clearance, 15 years of network engineering experience, and a technical bachelor’s degree or equivalent plus CCNP certification.

Qualifications

• Fifteen (15) years’ experience as a Network Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) additional years of experience in Network Engineering disciplines may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Cisco Certified Network Professional – (CCNP) or equivalent with approval.

Responsibilities

• Conduct complex network problem analysis; resolve complex network and telecommunications problems.
• Research, recommend, and evaluate network performance, optimization, and security solutions.
• Optimize end-to-end network system performance and traffic flow management.
• Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through problem analysis and use of network performance analytic tools.
• Assist system engineers and cross organizational teams to formulate solutions in response to mission requirements.
• Design and verify network solutions to support requirements for routing protocols, policy based routing, traffic shaping, border gateway protocols, tunneling IP Security, network address translations, network security, firewall contexts, load-balancing, latency, data throughput, WAN acceleration, and monitoring.
• Introduce and integrate new network and telecommunications technologies.
• Provide guidance and leadership to Level 0-2 network engineers.
• Verify and validate activities of Level 0-2 network engineers, ensure approved methods and procedures are followed.

Skills

Network Engineer Experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline

Five (5) additional years of experience may substitute for degree

Job description

WOOD Federal Solutions in Laurel, Maryland, is seeking a Network Engineer Level 3 to design, implement, and maintain a global WAN/LAN infrastructure and lead critical networking projects in a fast-paced government-focused environment. This role offers a challenging, impactful position for a seasoned engineer.

The role requires a TS/SCI with polygraph clearance, 15 years of network engineering experience, and a technical bachelor’s degree or equivalent plus CCNP certification.