Senior Network Engineer - TS/SCI, Onsite Fort Meade

Piper Companies; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 160,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer with TS/SCI clearance to support a leading government and defense technology organization on-site at Fort Meade, MD.

The role focuses on designing, implementing, maintaining, and optimizing secure enterprise networks to meet mission-critical objectives. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of experience in enterprise or government environments, strong Cisco networking skills, and hands-on expertise with routing protocols and security

Qualifications

• Active Secret clearance required.
• 7+ years in enterprise or government network environments.
• Strong Cisco networking experience.
• Familiar with BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, STP routing.
• Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain enterprise-level network infrastructure including routers, switches, firewalls, and related technologies.
• Support network modernization, upgrades, and infrastructure enhancement projects.
• Configure and maintain routing and switching protocols, including BGP, OSPF, VLANs, and related technologies.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, systems engineering, and operations teams to support secure network environments.
• Ensure compliance with government security requirements and industry best practices.

Skills

7+ years experience

Cisco networking

Routing protocols

Network troubleshooting

Secure gov't networks

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Firewalls

VPNs

Network monitoring

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer with TS/SCI clearance to support a leading government and defense technology organization on-site at Fort Meade, MD.

The role focuses on designing, implementing, maintaining, and optimizing secure enterprise networks to meet mission-critical objectives. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of experience in enterprise or government environments, strong Cisco networking skills, and hands-on expertise with routing protocols and security