Senior Zero-Trust Network Engineer – Route & Switch

wwtexternalcareersite; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing benefits

Financial benefits & 401k

Paid time off

Job summary

World Wide Technology is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer to support the deployment, operation, and sustainment of cybersecurity platforms within a secure DoD environment.

The role concentrates on platform operations, automation, threat intelligence integration, and cyber defense analytics. You will design and implement zero-trust architecture, SD-WAN, and manage routers, switches, firewalls while documenting configurations.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of experience in network security or network engineering roles, with a focus on Zero Trust, network security, software defined networks.
• Experience in designing, implementing, and managing networks, including LAN/WAN.
• Knowledge of zero trust network security best practices, including firewalls and macro/micro-segmentation.
• Deep understanding of routing & switching, multicast, and QoS.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of common security threats and protections to network, cloud, and endpoint resources.
• Knowledge and experience in log forwarding and event correlation with an enterprise grade SIEM.
• Knowledge and experience with public cloud networking and security technologies in AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly self-motivated
• Detail oriented

Responsibilities

• Contributing to the design, implementing, and maintaining a high distributed network aligning to zero trust principles
• Contributing to the designing and implementing SD-WAN based network architecture spanning dozens of sites at a global scale
• Configuring, installing, and managing network hardware (routers, switches, firewalls) and software
• Planning, executing, and documenting network upgrades, expansions, and optimizations
• Designing and establishing protocol compatibility standards
• Serve as a subject matter expert in zero trust network architecture
• Maintaining comprehensive network documentation, including architecture diagrams, rack elevations, SOPs, and configuration logs
• Diagnosing and resolving complex network issues, including those related to performance, security, and connectivity
• Analyzing network traffic, to ensure successful system operations
• Developing and implementing disaster recovery plans to ensure network resilience
• Supervising and mentoring junior network engineers
• Working with other IT teams to ensure network integration and interoperability
• Working with vendors to select, purchase, and implement network equipment
• Ensuring that the network meets relevant industry standards, DoD regulations, and DoD ZT requirements as defined in the DoD ZT Execution Roadmap

Skills

Zero Trust

Network Security

Network Engineering

LAN/WAN design

Firewalls

Routing & Switching

Troubleshooting

Logs & SIEM

Public Cloud Networking

PKI & Certificates

Written & Verbal Communication

Self-motivated & Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's Degree

DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification

Tools

Palo Alto

Cisco

Juniper

Job description

World Wide Technology is seeking a Sr. Network Engineer to support the deployment, operation, and sustainment of cybersecurity platforms within a secure DoD environment.

The role concentrates on platform operations, automation, threat intelligence integration, and cyber defense analytics. You will design and implement zero-trust architecture, SD-WAN, and manage routers, switches, firewalls while documenting configurations.