Senior Routing & Switching Engineer — Enterprise Network

JCS Solutions LLC

Fort Meade (MD)

On-site

USD 106,000 - 152,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Life insurance

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Job summary

JCS Solutions LLC in Fort Meade, MD is seeking a Senior Network Engineer specializing in routing and switching to engineer, implement, and sustain enterprise network infrastructure across a large, geographically distributed Department of Defense environment. You will own complex routing and switching initiatives, design, troubleshoot, and optimize networks, and serve as a senior escalation point.

The ideal candidate holds an active DoD Secret clearance, DoD 8140/8570 IAT II certification, and 8+

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of experience, or Master's with 6+ years of experience.
Active DoD Secret clearance.
Current DoD 8140/8570 IAT Level II certification or higher.
Hands-on experience engineering, implementing, and troubleshooting enterprise routing and switching at scale.
Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, Subnetting, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, VLANs, Spanning Tree, Link Aggregation, VRFs, Multicast, QoS, NAT, HA.

Responsibilities

Engineer, configure, and implement enterprise routing and switching infrastructure.
Design routing policies utilizing BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, and static routing.
Configure route redistribution, filtering, summarization, path selection, and convergence optimization.
Engineer Layer 2 network infrastructure including VLAN architecture, spanning-tree design, link aggregation, trunking, and loop prevention.
Implement and maintain VRFs, MPLS/VPN services, tunneling, multicast, QoS, and high-availability architectures.
Develop implementation plans, testing procedures, rollback plans, and change documentation.
Execute production changes during approved maintenance windows.
Provide senior-level troubleshooting and escalation support for complex routing, switching, transport, and connectivity issues.
Coordinate with architecture, cybersecurity, operations, and project teams to implement network changes.