Network Engineer

Alpha Omega Integration • Arlington, VA

14h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Network Engineer serves as a multi-discipline IT professional with a primary focus on network administration and multi-platform environments. The ideal candidate will design, implement, and support secure, resilient network infrastructures across on-premises, virtualized, and cloud deployments.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional IT experience.
• Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist or equivalent professional networking certification; Juniper Networks Certified Internet Professional preferred.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with routers, switches, and firewalls in on-premises, virtualized, and cloud network environments.
• Experience supporting and securing edge/IoT network devices and enterprise networks.
• Experience with datacenter cross-connects and interconnects (e.g., carrier meets, cloud on-ramps, and data-center peering).

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Mist and/or Meraki networking solutions.
• Experience with cellular private networks.
• Experience designing or supporting Azure cloud networking solutions.
• Experience with hyperconverged networking.
• Experience with Azure Local deployments.
• Storage administration experience, including tape-based storage.
• Experience with identity management (e.g., directory services, authentication/authorization integration).
• Experience participating in or supporting incident response activities.

Responsibilities

• Design network pathways that can sustain operational network data spikes.
• Implement quality of service policies and bandwidth throttling to ensure uploads do not interfere with mission-critical applications.
• Design Local Area Networks (LAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN) architecture to support high-speed data transmissions.
• Ensure the network architecture complies with governmental standards.
• Maintain end-to-end encryption for data in transit.
• Manage firewalls, zero-trust network access, and Virtual Local Area Networks (VLAN) segmentation to ensure system traffic is isolated to prevent unauthorized access or malware spread.
• Configure and maintain network switches.
• Design and manage high-density Wi-Fi networks to ensure secure connections.
• Manage and secure dedicated circuits and internet gateways routing traffic.
• Utilize network monitoring to track bandwidth utilization, port status, and overall network health.
• Collaborate with vendors and ISPs to troubleshoot complex routing issues, plan for system upgrades, and integrate new hardware.

Benefits

• 15 days PTO including paid parental, military, and bereavement leave
• Eleven (11) paid Federal holidays, five of which are floating holidays (as designated by the company’s holiday schedule each year)
• Health and Dental Insurance (including 100% employer paid premiums for employee coverage under the HDHP health plan)
• Life Insurance, STD/LTD term disability coverage, with employer paid premiums
• 401 (k) plan with a match that is 100% vested after you complete two years of service
• FSA/DFSA/HSA flexible benefit plans
• Annual Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement benefit

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed