Network Engineer with Security Clearance

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Engineer to support a long-term Department of Defense enterprise networking program focused on modernizing and maintaining critical military communications infrastructure. This position is on-site in Quantico, VA. The Network Engineer will support the design, implementation, administration, and optimization of large-scale enterprise network environments. This is an opportunity to contribute to a mission-critical program funded through 2028, supporting secure and reliable networking capabilities across complex defense environments. Responsibilities for the Network Engineer include:

• Design, configure, troubleshoot, and maintain enterprise LAN, BAN, and WAN infrastructure.
• Engineer and integrate routing and switching solutions utilizing BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, VRF, MPLS, and other enterprise technologies.
• Implement and maintain network security controls including ACLs, IPsec VPNs, firewalls, Layer 2 VPNs, and secure network architectures.
• Manage and optimize network services such as DNS, DHCP, IP addressing, proxy services, URL filtering, and caching solutions.
• Support network modernization efforts including technology upgrades, cutovers, migrations, multivendor integrations, performance analysis, and capacity planning. Required Qualifications for the Network Engineer include:
• 7+ years of experience supporting enterprise IT and network engineering environments.
• Experience with Cisco, Juniper, Brocade, and other enterprise networking platforms.
• Strong expertise in routing, switching, network security, performance optimization, and enterprise network architecture.
• Experience with BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, VRF, MPLS, DNS, DHCP, PKI, identity and access management, and two-factor authentication technologies.
• Active Secret Clearance.
• IAT Level III certification required (CISSP, CISA, SecurityX, CASP+) Compensation for the Network Engineer Include:
• Salary: $110,000-130,000 **depending on experience**
• Full Benefits Package: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Sick Leave as required by law #LI-MZ1 #LI-ONSITE SEO Keywords: Network Engeer, Enterprise Network Engineer, Cisco Engineer, Juniper Engineer, Brocade Networks, CCNP, JNCIP, IAT Level III, IASAE Level II, ITIL Foundation, Secret Clearance, LAN Engineer, WAN Engineer, Routing and Switching, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VRF, DNS, DHCP, Network Security, IPsec VPN, Firewall Engineer, Enterprise Infrastructure, Network Architecture, Capacity Planning, Traffic Analysis, Network Modernization, PKI, Identity and Access Management, Multi-Vendor Networks, Defense Networking, DoD IT, Quantico VA Jobs, On-Site Network Engineer, Enterprise Communications Infrastructure, Systems Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, Secure Network Operations, Mission Critical Networks.