Sr. Network Engineer

Take2 Consulting, LLC; Alexandria (VA); In loco; USD 150.000 - 220.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Take2 Consulting, LLC seeks a Sr. Network Engineer to design, implement, and sustain enterprise network infrastructure across multiple sites in the Northern Virginia area.

The role requires active Top Secret/SCI clearance and SAP eligibility, with on-site work and collaboration across security and operations teams. Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in network engineering, proficiency in routing, switching, and security fundamentals, and relevant certifications (CCNA, CCNP, Security+).

Competenze

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of network engineering experience, including in classified environments.
• Working knowledge of routing, switching, and network security fundamentals.
• Relevant certification (e.g., CCNA, CCNP, Security+).
• Familiarity with ICD 705 physical security standards and RMF/NIST SP 800-37/800-53 for security authorization.

Mansioni

• Design, implement, test, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure across sites.
• Develop logical and physical network designs for performance, availability, and security.
• Engineer resilient connectivity across datacenters, cloud, and WANs.
• Apply segmentation, routing, switching, traffic management, and access control principles.
• Monitor network health, latency, and utilization; troubleshoot complex issues.

Conoscenze

Network engineering

Classified environments

Routing & Switching

Network security fundamentals

Zero-trust / defense-in-depth

Formazione

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Strumenti

CCNA

CCNP

Security+

Descrizione del lavoro

Overview

A new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology and prototypes ahead of need, it brings commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed. Leveraging mission-ready technology and solutions, proven expertise in federal deployment, and strategic relationships, it enhances outcomes for the government efficiently and effectively. With a focus on agility and collaboration, it serves the defense, space, homeland, healthcare, and intel sectors, helping agencies navigate complexity and outpace change.

Job Title

Sr. Network Engineer

Overview

A new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology and prototypes ahead of need, it brings commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed. Leveraging mission-ready technology and solutions, proven expertise in federal deployment, and strategic relationships, it enhances outcomes for the government efficiently and effectively. With a focus on agility and collaboration, it serves the defense, space, homeland, healthcare, and intel sectors, helping agencies navigate complexity and outpace change.

Education Requirements

There are no education requirements for this role.

Certification Requirements

Relevant certifications include CCNA, CCNP, Security+.

Clearance Requirements

This role requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship. SAP eligibility is also required.

Work Arrangement

On-Site in the Northern Virginia area.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, configure, test, maintain, and sustain enterprise network infrastructure and services across all sites.
• Develop logical and physical network designs based on performance, availability, security, and operational requirements.
• Engineer resilient connectivity across sites, datacenters, cloud, wide-area networks, and other distributed environments.
• Apply sound principles for addressing segmentation, routing, switching, traffic management, and access control.
• Monitor network health, capacity, latency, availability, and utilization.
• Troubleshoot complex network issues using structured analysis, packet-level inspection, telemetry, logs, and performance data.
• Establish redundancy, failover, fault isolation, and recovery mechanisms.
• Integrate network security controls consistent with zero-trust and defense-in-depth principles.
• Develop repeatable configurations, validation procedures, automation, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Maintain accurate diagrams, configurations, interface definitions, operating procedures, and change records.
• Participate in change management, incident response, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action planning.
• Collaborate with systems, network, cybersecurity, and operations teams.
• Evaluate technologies based on standards compliance, interoperability, lifecycle cost, supportability, and mission suitability.
• Design and implement network automation that standardizes configuration, testing, deployment, monitoring, and compliance while reducing human error and accelerating the delivery of reliable network services.
• Support design and integration of video teleconferencing (VTC) and conference room AV capability across all program sites, including classified and unclassified variants.
• Support network and security operations center (NOC/SOC) functions, including monitoring tools, coverage models, and 24x7 support where required.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of network engineering experience, including in classified environments.
• Working knowledge of routing, switching, and network security fundamentals.
• Relevant certification (e.g., CCNA, CCNP, Security+).
• Familiarity with ICD 705 physical security standards for SCIF design and accreditation.
• Familiarity with the Risk Management Framework (RMF) per NIST SP 800-37 and NIST SP 800-53 for system security authorization.

Desired Skills

• Experience supporting cross-domain or multi-level security network solutions.
• Experience deploying networks in newly constructed or renovated facilities.
• Demonstrated experience leading or supporting large, geographically dispersed teams.
• Experience supporting Special Access Program (SAP) facilities, systems, or environments.

Pay Range

Pay range: $150,000.00–$220,000.00 (annual).

This pay range is based on qualifications and experience, and assumes all role requirements are met.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Take2 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to access job openings or apply for a job on this site as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by contacting [e-mail].