Senior Network Engineer

Join our U.S. Customs and Border Protection Enterprise Network Architecture & Engineering Services Support (ENAESS) team in Ashburn, Virginia. As a Senior Network Engineer, you will own design decisions and lead migration and colocation work in front of the team. You will work on a Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure fabric, F5 load balancing, Firepower firewalls, and other technologies. The team is hybrid, with approximately 35% travel to data center and field locations.

What You Will Do

Engineer, design, test, and implement network solutions across on-premises and cloud environments to meet functional and technical requirements. Own and extend the Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure fabric. Design, implement, and tune load balancing across F5 Local Traffic Manager and Global Traffic Manager. Lead colocation implementation, data center migration, and equipment relocation activities.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role offers a stable government customer, a long runway, and a great place to work. You will have design authority over an ACI fabric at federal scale, and you will be part of an established DHS program. You will also have a competitive salary, a signing bonus, and excellent benefits, including a 401(k) plan with 4% matching, immediate vesting, and no restrictions.

Requirements

• US citizenship
• Ability to pass a five-year CBP background investigation (SF-85P, Public Trust)
• 10 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 14 years without a degree
• Production experience with Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) fabric
• Production experience with Cisco routing and switching and Cisco Firepower firewalls
• Hands-on F5 LTM and/or GTM load balancing
• Working knowledge of DMZ architecture, circuit provisioning, and enterprise network security appliances
• Strong understanding of network security principles, resiliency, availability, and interoperability
• Ability to produce design documentation to a standard that survives peer and security review

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 401(k) plan with 4% matching, immediate vesting, and no restrictions
• 3 weeks Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 11 Federal Holidays
• Long- and short-term Disability coverage
• Company-sponsored Life Insurance coverage
• $10,000 signing bonus for candidates with an active CBP BI (payable after 90 days)
• Hiring Referral Bonus