TS/SCI Cleared Network Engineer — High-Impact WAN/LAN

Zachary Piper, LLC; Newington (VA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

PTO & Sick Leave

Flexible schedule

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Engineer for a Federal Program located in Newington, VA. The role designs, secures, and maintains resilient network architectures to ensure uninterrupted government communications and mission-critical availability.

The ideal candidate has TS/SCI clearance, 10+ years of experience, and deep Cisco routing/switching knowledge, plus experience with SolarWinds, NetFlow, and Wireshark. On-site with strong growth opportunities and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of network engineering experience
• Active TS/SCI security clearance
• Expertise in BGP/OSPF/EIGRP routing protocols
• Experience with LAN/WAN design, deployment, and ops
• Proficient with monitoring tools (SolarWinds, NetFlow, Wireshark)
• Hands-on with firewalls, VPNs, QoS, and load balancers
• Strong Cisco experience (Catalyst, Nexus, ACI)

Responsibilities

• Design, secure, and maintain resilient network architectures for government customers
• Architect and optimize LAN, WAN, data center, and cloud networking solutions
• Lead deployment and lifecycle of routing and switching (BGP/OSPF/EIGRP)
• Configure and troubleshoot Cisco Catalyst/Nexus/ACI environments
• Develop and implement network security solutions incl. firewalls and Zero Trust
• Monitor network health and performance using SolarWinds, NetFlow, Wireshark

Skills

Network design

LAN/WAN architecture

Cisco routing & switching

Cloud networking

Scripting (Python/REST APIs)

Education

Bachelor in CS/IT/Engineering or related field

Tools

SolarWinds

NetFlow

Wireshark

Cisco Catalyst

Cisco Nexus

ACI

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Engineer for a Federal Program located in Newington, VA. The role designs, secures, and maintains resilient network architectures to ensure uninterrupted government communications and mission-critical availability.

The ideal candidate has TS/SCI clearance, 10+ years of experience, and deep Cisco routing/switching knowledge, plus experience with SolarWinds, NetFlow, and Wireshark. On-site with strong growth opportunities and comprehensive benefits.