Senior WAN Architect - Global Network Lead (On-site)

System One, Inc.; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

System One in Fairfax, VA is seeking a Lead Network Engineer for an on-site contract role. Lead WAN design and implementation for a global network and supervise a seven-person team across multiple time zones.

You will act as the senior technical authority, collaborating with customer stakeholders and engineering leadership to ensure successful delivery, establish standards, and support verification and acceptance activities while tackling high-availability and SD-WAN deployments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of network engineering experience with WAN design and implementation.
• Experience leading network engineering teams and large deployments.
• Strong expertise in BGP, OSPF, MPLS, SD-WAN, IPsec, GRE, QoS, and high-availability architectures.
• CCIE, JNCIE, or equivalent advanced networking expertise preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own WAN architecture, design, and implementation through customer acceptance.
• Lead the design of the network connecting reference stations, processing centers, and satellite uplink facilities.
• Manage and mentor a team of seven network engineers (3 domestic, 4 international).
• Serve as the primary technical interface to government customers and program leadership.
• Establish design standards, review engineering deliverables, and maintain the technical baseline.
• Provide expertise in routing and WAN technologies including BGP, OSPF, MPLS, SD-WAN, IPsec/GRE, QoS, and high availability.
• Partner with Test and QA teams to support verification and acceptance activities.

Skills

WAN design

Team leadership

Customer-facing

Routing protocols

Education

CCIE/JNCIE or equivalent

Tools

Satellite ground station networks

Uplink facilities

Job description

System One in Fairfax, VA is seeking a Lead Network Engineer for an on-site contract role. Lead WAN design and implementation for a global network and supervise a seven-person team across multiple time zones.

You will act as the senior technical authority, collaborating with customer stakeholders and engineering leadership to ensure successful delivery, establish standards, and support verification and acceptance activities while tackling high-availability and SD-WAN deployments.