Senior Network Engineer – TS/SCI Onsite

Insight Xcite; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid benefits

Flexible PTO

Salary review process

401(k) plan

Job summary

Insight Xcite is seeking firewall engineering roles in Herndon and Sterling, VA. Positions demand hands-on experience with firewall policies, configurations, maintenance, and threat monitoring, across Cisco, Palo Alto, NetScaler, and Juniper platforms. Clear communication and customer-focused delivery are essential.

Ideal candidates hold 11+ or 16+ years depending on track, with degrees preferred. Onsite work at government client sites in Herndon VA.

Qualifications

• 11+ years of network engineering for Expert tracks or 16+ years for SME tracks.
• Experience with firewall policies, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting and threat monitoring.
• Degrees are preferred; cloud/hybrid networking and security certs are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement firewall policies and configurations.
• Maintain and troubleshoot firewall and network devices.
• Translate customer requirements into enterprise firewall solutions and provide threat monitoring.

Skills

Firewall engineering

Cisco

Palo Alto

NetScaler

Juniper

Threat monitoring

Policy translation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Tools

Cisco FTD

Palo Alto Panorama

Linux VPN appliances

Cloud VPCs

Cisco IOS

Job description

Insight Xcite is seeking firewall engineering roles in Herndon and Sterling, VA. Positions demand hands-on experience with firewall policies, configurations, maintenance, and threat monitoring, across Cisco, Palo Alto, NetScaler, and Juniper platforms. Clear communication and customer-focused delivery are essential.

Ideal candidates hold 11+ or 16+ years depending on track, with degrees preferred. Onsite work at government client sites in Herndon VA.