Senior Network Engineer
Arena Technical Resources
- Fairfax, Virginia, United States
- Fairfax, Virginia, United States
About
Job Location Merrifield, Virginia (onsite 5-days a week)
Compensation $170,000 base salary. Benefits, PTO, Etc.
Eligibility / Clearance Active Secret Clearance Required – This position supports a government contract
Job Description We are seeking a highly motivated, Network Engineer, to support a federal customer's goals to modernize and transform their IT environment to efficiently deliver new technologies to their workforce.
The Network Engineer provides Tier 3 support and engineering expertise for the design, testing, and implementation of the Next Generation Network across all DEA offices. The position also requires administering network (Cisco ACI), compute (Cisco UCS), and virtualization (VMware, UCS Director) environments, performing network diagnostics and analysis, troubleshooting production outages with service providers, terminating fiber and network cables, and independently designing, writing, and updating system documentation and network diagrams. Additional duties include providing operational support for data centers, managing network applications on client workstations, optimizing VPN and network performance, implementing server load balancing and WAN optimization, and securing network access.
Responsibilities (include but are not limited to)
Installing, configuring, and troubleshooting various network architectures
Ability to work independently
Designing, writing, and updating both system documentation and network diagrams
Requirements
5+ years of experience with hands‑on enterprise network experience
Professional certification (e.g., CCNP, CCDP)
Knowledge of the inner workings of the major network routing protocols, including dynamic routing
Experience with a variety of firewalls
Solid background in network administration and architecture
Knowledge of building, developing, and maintaining SD‑WAN environments
Familiarity with access control models and network security
Experience with network diagnostic, monitoring, and analysis tools
Solid understanding of network operating systems (Aruba, Juniper, Cisco)
Solid understanding of VPN
Sharp troubleshooting skillsTerminating fiber and network cables
Education Bachelors degree in a related field or relevant work experience
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement ATR is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) who will provide equal employment opportunity to employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family structure, genetic information, or mental or physical disability.
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Languages
- English
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