TE21P4 Infrastructure Engineer

American Chemical Society; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation leave

Paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Health insurance

Flexible spending account

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement benefits

Short- and long-term disability

4-week work from anywhere

Job summary

The American Chemical Society seeks a Network Engineer in Washington, DC to manage and optimize network performance across multiple locations. Key responsibilities include ongoing network maintenance, troubleshooting, and cloud network architecture management (AWS, Google Cloud). The ideal candidate has a minimum of five years of hands-on experience with Cisco devices and AWS Cloud services. Compensation ranges from $140,000 to $160,000 per year with comprehensive benefits including health insurance and paid leave.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of hands-on experience with Cisco switching, routing, and firewalls.
• Experience with AWS Cloud services including VPC, EC2 and Direct Connect.
• Proficiency in using network monitoring tools and cloud-native solutions.

Responsibilities

• Perform ongoing network maintenance, diagnostics, and design for multiple locations.
• Administer network hardware including switches, routers, and firewalls.
• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot issues.

Skills

Troubleshooting skills

Interpersonal skills

Cisco access-layer switches configuration

Wired, wireless, VPN troubleshooting

L1 to L4 network layers understanding

Logical troubleshooting techniques

Tools

Cisco devices

F5 Load balancer

AWS Cloud services

Site24x7

SevOne

Job description

Position Responsibilities

• Perform ongoing network maintenance, diagnostics, and design for 500+ nodes across multiple locations.
• Administer switches, routers, firewalls, wireless access controllers, load balancers and DNS/DHCP.
• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot network-related issues.
• Manage and optimize cloud network architectures (AWS, Google Cloud) to support business applications and services.
• Configure and maintain Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs), VPNs, Direct Connect, Transit Gateways and hybrid cloud connectivity.
• Work with ACS support staff to provide prompt resolution of staff network problems and requests.
• Collaborate with Workplace, Windows, Linux, Storage, Database, and Cloud teams.
• Implement network security best practices, including firewalls, NAC (Network Access Controls), and segmentation strategies across on‑premises and cloud environments.
• Work with ISPs to ensure reliable Internet connectivity and performance.
• Provide services outside of core working hours as required.
• Position requires being on‑site several days a week and minimal travel may be required.

Experience

• Minimum of five years of hands‑on experience in the following areas:
  • Cisco switching, routing (OSPF, BGP), firewall (access lists, VPN tunnels, remote access), and wireless access.
  • F5 Load balancing, Cisco ISE, WAF and DNS/DHCP experience are desirable.
  • Proficiency in network monitoring and management tools (Site24x7, SevOne or equivalent) and cloud‑native monitoring solutions.
• Experience with AWS Cloud in the following areas:
  • VPC, EC2, ALB/NLB, Transit Gateway, Routing, Security Groups/NACLs, Network firewall, VPN, Direct Connect, CloudFormation, and IAM roles.

Skills

• Excellent troubleshooting and research skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to deploy, configure, and troubleshoot Cisco access‑layer switches.
• Ability to troubleshoot wired, wireless, VPN, cloud (AWS/GCP), and Internet connectivity.
• Solid understanding of L1–L4 network layers.
• Ability to practice logical troubleshooting techniques.

This role is based in our Washington, DC office. A reasonable rate of compensation for this position is $140,000- $160,000 per year.

Benefits

ACS currently provides the following benefits for this position: paid vacation leave, paid sick leave, paid holidays, health insurance, flexible spending account or health care savings account, dental insurance, life insurance, vision insurance, retirement benefits, short- and long-term disability, and 4-week work from anywhere; each benefit is subject to the terms of the applicable program. Additional benefits may apply based on skills, experience, and location.

Any actual offer of employment, reflecting the total compensation package and benefits, will be made in the sole discretion of ACS. ACS reserves the right to amend or modify its employment benefits and compensation structure at any time.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.