{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"096bfd97d736396e6ee01bbd","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/096bfd97d736396e6ee01bbd","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/096bfd97d736396e6ee01bbd","title":"Network Engineer III (Juniper, BGP/MPLS)","description":"Network Engineer III (Juniper, BGP/MPLS)\n\nLocation: Springfield, VA - on site\n\nTime Type: Full time, Exempt\n\nClearance Required to Start: Active TS/SCI (U.S. citizenship required)\n\nAdditional Requirement: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Government polygraph (post-hire requirement).\n\nTravel: Up to 25%\n\nSalary Range: $107,000 – $117,000\n\nMulti-domain transport at national scale, on Juniper iron.\n\nRISA is hiring a Network Engineer III to engineer and sustain an Intelligence Community customer's WAN, LAN, and campus networks across multiple security domains. The work is real engineering - new project requirements, site surveys, technology refresh, and the sustainment of infrastructure that has to stay up. You will talk to the owner here, not a recruiting queue.\n\nWhat You Will Do\n\nEngineer and sustain multi-domain WAN/LAN environments across NIPRNET, SIPRNET, and JWICS.\nTroubleshoot network media and components; monitor the health and performance of the network.\nResearch and implement enterprise-wide solutions and enhancements against mission objectives.\nDevelop test plans and configuration documentation for customer approval before implementation.\nRun traffic analysis and bandwidth optimization to hold performance and availability objectives.\nPerform site surveys for new installations and technology refresh; install and troubleshoot satellite communications equipment.\nRepresent customer requirements in technical exchanges with other government agencies.\n\nWhat You'll Bring\n\nU.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI.\nEducation and experience, per the contract labor category criteria: Bachelor's degree in a field applicable to the position plus 6 years of relevant experience. Equivalents accepted - Master's plus 4, Associate's plus 8, or High School diploma/GED plus 10.\n8+ years in network and transport technologies, including 4+ years on large-scale enterprise or global networks.\nIAT Level II certification.\nJuniper MX, EX, and SRX - switching, routing, and firewall/VPN.\nOSPF, BGP, MPLS, RSVP/LDP L2/L3VPNs, VRFs, IKE/IPSec, GRE tunnels, and import/export policies.\nIP services supporting IPv4/IPv6, VPN, multicast, QoS, SDN, SNMP, VoIP, and VTC.\nCryptographic devices (KG-175G/X, KG-245A/X) and DoD Architecture Framework.\nNetwork analysis tooling - Network Automation/Node Manager, Juniper Secure Analytics, Infoblox, or Riverbed.\n\nNice to Have\n\nJNCIA/JNCIS/JNCIP, or Cisco CCNA/CCNP/CCDP/CCVP or equivalent.\nCISSP, Security+, or ITIL v3 Foundations.\n\nAbout RISA\n\nRolston Information Systems Assurance (RISA) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business that has supported federal defense and intelligence cybersecurity missions for more than seventeen years. We are small on purpose: direct access to leadership, a real say in how the work gets done, and none of the layers that slow large primes down.\n\nBenefits\n\nMedical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) and Roth; Paid Time Off; and 11 paid Federal Holidays.\n\nRISA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.","company":"Risa","rawCompany":"risa","city":"Fairfax","state":"VA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T10:18:36.544Z","occupations":[{"code":"15-1241.00","title":"Computer Network Architects","slug":"computer-network-architects"},{"code":"15-1244.00","title":"Network and Computer Systems Administrators","slug":"network-and-computer-systems-administrators"},{"code":"15-1231.00","title":"Computer Network Support Specialists","slug":"computer-network-support-specialists"}],"industries":[{"code":"541512","title":"Computer Systems Design Services","slug":"computer-systems-design-services"},{"code":"928110","title":"National Security","slug":"national-security"},{"code":"541690","title":"Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services","slug":"other-scientific-and-technical-consulting-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Network Engineer III (Juniper, BGP/MPLS)","description":"Network Engineer III (Juniper, BGP/MPLS)\n\nLocation: Springfield, VA - on site\n\nTime Type: Full time, Exempt\n\nClearance Required to Start: Active TS/SCI (U.S. citizenship required)\n\nAdditional Requirement: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Government polygraph (post-hire requirement).\n\nTravel: Up to 25%\n\nSalary Range: $107,000 – $117,000\n\nMulti-domain transport at national scale, on Juniper iron.\n\nRISA is hiring a Network Engineer III to engineer and sustain an Intelligence Community customer's WAN, LAN, and campus networks across multiple security domains. The work is real engineering - new project requirements, site surveys, technology refresh, and the sustainment of infrastructure that has to stay up. You will talk to the owner here, not a recruiting queue.\n\nWhat You Will Do\n\nEngineer and sustain multi-domain WAN/LAN environments across NIPRNET, SIPRNET, and JWICS.\nTroubleshoot network media and components; monitor the health and performance of the network.\nResearch and implement enterprise-wide solutions and enhancements against mission objectives.\nDevelop test plans and configuration documentation for customer approval before implementation.\nRun traffic analysis and bandwidth optimization to hold performance and availability objectives.\nPerform site surveys for new installations and technology refresh; install and troubleshoot satellite communications equipment.\nRepresent customer requirements in technical exchanges with other government agencies.\n\nWhat You'll Bring\n\nU.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI.\nEducation and experience, per the contract labor category criteria: Bachelor's degree in a field applicable to the position plus 6 years of relevant experience. 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