Network Engineer III (Juniper, BGP/MPLS)

RISA•Springfield, VA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

RISA 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 involves real engineering tasks such as new project requirements, site surveys, technology refresh, and the sustainment of critical infrastructure. This role offers direct interaction with leadership.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI.
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.
8+ years in network and transport technologies, including 4+ years on large-scale enterprise or global networks.
IAT Level II certification.
Juniper MX, EX, and SRX - switching, routing, and firewall/VPN.
OSPF, BGP, MPLS, RSVP/LDP L2/L3VPNs, VRFs, IKE/IPSec, GRE tunnels, and import/export policies.
IP services supporting IPv4/IPv6, VPN, multicast, QoS, SDN, SNMP, VoIP, and VTC.
Cryptographic devices (KG-175G/X, KG-245A/X) and DoD Architecture Framework.
Network analysis tooling - Network Automation/Node Manager, Juniper Secure Analytics, Infoblox, or Riverbed.

Nice To Haves

JNCIA/JNCIS/JNCIP, or Cisco CCNA/CCNP/CCDP/CCVP or equivalent.
CISSP, Security+, or ITIL v3 Foundations.

Responsibilities

Engineer and sustain multi-domain WAN/LAN environments across NIPRNET, SIPRNET, and JWICS.
Troubleshoot network media and components; monitor the health and performance of the network.
Research and implement enterprise-wide solutions and enhancements against mission objectives.
Develop test plans and configuration documentation for customer approval before implementation.
Run traffic analysis and bandwidth optimization to hold performance and availability objectives.
Perform site surveys for new installations and technology refresh; install and troubleshoot satellite communications equipment.
Represent customer requirements in technical exchanges with other government agencies.