Network Engineer

Summary

Join our team as a Network Engineer in Fort Meade, MD! This full-time permanent position offers a hybrid remote work option and a salary up to $145K with full benefits. You will design, maintain, and operate network infrastructure, including LAN/WAN, wireless networks, and security. Responsibilities include installing and maintaining equipment, optimizing system performance, conducting data captures for analysis, and supporting network architecture design. You will also integrate and maintain various network devices and ensure seamless system connectivity. Occasional on-call duties and flexible hours may be required.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree and 8+ years of network engineering experience; additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree
• Knowledge of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, IS-IS)
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, ACL, NAT, Policy Based Routing, SDWAN, QoS, high availability, VoIP, Wireless, DHCP, DNS
• Excellent network hardware troubleshooting experience
• Committed to documentation and organization efforts
• Must have a DoD IAT level II baseline certification, prior to start (Sec+)

Responsibilities

• Design, maintain, and operate LAN/WAN, wireless networks, internet connectivity, and network security
• Install and maintain network equipment in plant environments
• Optimize system performance, minimize latency, and maximize throughput using performance monitoring tools
• Conduct data captures for network analysis and performance tuning
• Support network architecture design and implement solutions including load-balancing, VPNs, firewalls, VoIP, IPSec, GRE tunneling, and NAT
• Integrate, configure, deploy, test, and maintain various network devices and interfaces
• Ensure seamless connectivity between front-end and back-end systems
• Support occasional on-call duties and flexible hours based on mission needs