Senior SASE/SD-WAN Engineer — On‑Site in MD

Virtual Service Operations; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtual Service Operations is seeking a skilled SASE/SD‑WAN Engineer to join our Fort Meade, MD team. You will guide clients deploying security integrations, act as the technical partner, and provide detailed analysis to improve network environments and security postures.

The role emphasizes strong communication, cross-team collaboration, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a mission-critical setting with after-hours on-call support. On-site work and relocation assistance are offered.

Qualifications

• 7–9+ years of experience in SD‑WAN, SASE, or network security engineering.
• Active Secret clearance required at time of application.
• Must be willing to work fully on-site in Fort Meade, MD and relocate if needed.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and configure SD‑WAN technologies, preferably in CloudGenix and PanOS-native environments.
• Provide application delivery expertise, including L7 SLB, Global SLB, and traditional link load balancing.
• Monitor application performance, including response time metrics and application identification.
• Perform packet capture analysis, fault isolation, and remediation.
• Support network security operations across IPS/IDS, ZBFW, and NGFW platforms.
• Apply in-depth IP routing protocol expertise (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP) to design and troubleshoot networks.
• Implement legacy WAN solutions (MPLS, leased line, frame relay, satellite, Internet VPN, ECMP, DMVPN) as needed.
• Support global-scale network design initiatives.
• Provide after-hours and weekend on-call support as needed for maintenance activities.
• Partner with customer security and network teams to build confidence across business units impacted by the transition to Palo Alto Networks.

Skills

SD-WAN

SASE

Network security

Tools

VMware

Microsoft virtualization

Citrix

Linux KVM

Job description

Virtual Service Operations is seeking a skilled SASE/SD‑WAN Engineer to join our Fort Meade, MD team. You will guide clients deploying security integrations, act as the technical partner, and provide detailed analysis to improve network environments and security postures.

The role emphasizes strong communication, cross-team collaboration, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a mission-critical setting with after-hours on-call support. On-site work and relocation assistance are offered.