Senior Principal Network Architect - On-Site TS/SCI

Piper Companies; Newington (VA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Tuition Reimbursement

Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Senior Principal Network Engineer for a federal defense program in Newington, VA. On-site role focusing on design, implementation, and optimization of secure network environments supporting high-priority government operations.

Responsibilities include designing scalable networks, developing HLDs/LLDs, troubleshooting, and advising on enterprise LAN/WAN architectures using advanced routing, switching, and security technologies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in network engineering or architecture.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field required.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with SAP eligibility.
• Experience with BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VXLAN, EVPN and Cisco techs.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable voice, video, wireless, and data networks.
• Develop high/low level network designs and support deployments.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues and improve performance and security.
• Translate mission requirements into scalable network architectures.

Skills

Network engineering

Routing & switching

Cisco technologies

Network monitoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

SolarWinds

Wireshark

NetFlow

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Senior Principal Network Engineer for a federal defense program in Newington, VA. On-site role focusing on design, implementation, and optimization of secure network environments supporting high-priority government operations.

Responsibilities include designing scalable networks, developing HLDs/LLDs, troubleshooting, and advising on enterprise LAN/WAN architectures using advanced routing, switching, and security technologies.