{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"921e55cee66f369b2b7e7f65","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/921e55cee66f369b2b7e7f65","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/921e55cee66f369b2b7e7f65","title":"Senior Network Engineer","description":"Role:Senior Network Engineer\r\nLocation:Fairfax, VA\r\nClearance:Active TS/SCI Required\r\nCompensation:$150,000 - $220,000 Base Salary + 50% Employer PackageBenefits\r\n25% 401(k) contribution\r\nFlexible benefits allowance worth 25% of base salary (can be taken as benefits or additional compensation)\r\nUp to 8 weeks PTO\r\nMedical, Dental & Vision coverage\r\nLife Insurance\r\n100% tuition reimbursement (Degrees, Certifications & Professional Development)\r\nFlexible working hoursThe Opportunity\r\nWe're supporting a highly respected technology organization delivering critical solutions across the US Intelligence and National Security community.As part of a senior-level networking team, you'll be responsible for designing, implementing and supporting highly secure, mission-essential network infrastructure supporting multiple intelligence programs. The environment demands exceptional levels of availability, fault tolerance and performance, providing the opportunity to work on technically challenging projects that have a direct operational impact.This is not a network operations role. You'll be involved in architecture, engineering, implementation and ongoing enhancement of complex networking environments across data centre, transport and enterprise infrastructure layers.What You'll Be Doing\r\nDesigning and implementing secure enterprise network solutions\r\nSupporting large-scale mission-critical network infrastructure\r\nEngineering and maintaining routing, switching and transport environments\r\nTroubleshooting complex network performance and connectivity issues\r\nSupporting data centre and wide-area network environments\r\nWorking closely with engineering teams and stakeholders to develop technical solutions\r\nContributing to network architecture, design reviews and infrastructure improvements\r\nProviding technical leadership within your area of expertiseWhat We're Looking For\r\n8+ years of network engineering experience\r\nStrong experience with Juniper networking technologies preferred\r\nCisco networking experience also considered\r\nExperience designing, implementing and maintaining enterprise networks\r\nStrong knowledge of TCP/IP networking and associated protocols\r\nExperience with routing protocols including OSPF, EIGRP and BGP\r\nExperience with LAN, WAN and network security technologies\r\nExperience with firewalls, ACLs and secure network architectures\r\nExcellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills\r\nStrong communication skills and ability to work within highly collaborative engineering teamsDesirable Experience\r\nJuniper certifications (JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP, JNCIE)\r\nCisco certifications (CCNA, CCNP)\r\nEVPN, VXLAN or MPLS environments\r\nMulticast networking\r\nVLANs, trunking and spanning tree\r\nBash, Python or other scripting languagesApplicants must hold an active TS/SCI clearance.Keywords\r\nSenior Network Engineer, Network Engineer, Juniper, Cisco, JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP, JNCIE, CCNA, CCNP, Routing, Switching, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, EVPN, VXLAN, MPLS, Multicast, TCP/IP, LAN, WAN, Firewall, ACL, Network Architecture, Infrastructure Engineer, TS/SCI, Intelligence Community, Defense, Government Contracting.","company":"Elevate Technology Group","rawCompany":"elevate technology group","city":"Springfield","state":"VA","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-10-21T01:09:43.231Z","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":"541519","title":"Other Computer Related Services","slug":"other-computer-related-services"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Senior Network Engineer","description":"Role:Senior Network Engineer\r\nLocation:Fairfax, VA\r\nClearance:Active TS/SCI Required\r\nCompensation:$150,000 - $220,000 Base Salary + 50% Employer PackageBenefits\r\n25% 401(k) contribution\r\nFlexible benefits allowance worth 25% of base salary (can be taken as benefits or additional compensation)\r\nUp to 8 weeks PTO\r\nMedical, Dental & Vision coverage\r\nLife Insurance\r\n100% tuition reimbursement (Degrees, Certifications & Professional Development)\r\nFlexible working hoursThe Opportunity\r\nWe're supporting a highly respected technology organization delivering critical solutions across the US Intelligence and National Security community.As part of a senior-level networking team, you'll be responsible for designing, implementing and supporting highly secure, mission-essential network infrastructure supporting multiple intelligence programs. 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