Network Engineer

Thomson Reuters•McLean, VA

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Network Engineer, you will work as part of a small, agile team to maintain, secure, and optimize our complex network infrastructure. You will collaborate with IT, DevOps, and security teams to ensure our systems remain reliable, performant, and compliant with industry standards. As a Network Engineer, you will also contribute to a variety of areas including: Maintaining, upgrading, configuring, and securing network equipment and software. Ensuring compliance with security guidelines (SOC2, STIG, NIST, etc.). Troubleshooting connectivity and bandwidth issues. Documenting network configurations, processes, and changes and participate in cross-training. Coordinating with the IT team on infrastructure initiatives. Participating in establishing and enforcing security compliance policies. Performing after-hours maintenance and support when required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. Equivalent experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
Minimum 5 years of network engineering experience.
Strong knowledge of TCP/IP and the OSI model.
Experience with AWS networking (Transit Gateway, VPCs, Route53).
Familiarity with automation tools (Terraform, Ansible).
GitHub experience.
Cisco networking platforms (Nexus NX‑OS, Catalyst IOS).
Cisco and Palo Alto firewall platforms (Firepower FTD/FMC, PAN‑OS).
VMware vSphere networking (distributed switches).
Networking for containerized environments.
Wireless networking (Wi‑Fi design, security, troubleshooting).
High availability networking (LACP).
IPsec site‑to‑site VPNs with IKEv2 across different vendors.
Remote VPN and SDP solutions (ZTNA).
Network and performance monitoring.
Network OS patching, updates, hardening.
Linux, Apache, Tomcat administration.
Scripting (PowerShell, Linux shell).
Understanding of programming concepts to support DevOps teams.
System monitoring tools (Nagios, Splunk).
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. National Security Clearance
U.S. Citizenship essential to comply with government contract/agency or department of Federal Government requirements

Nice To Haves

Industry certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintaining, upgrading, configuring, and securing network equipment and software.
Ensuring compliance with security guidelines (SOC2, STIG, NIST, etc.).
Troubleshooting connectivity and bandwidth issues.
Documenting network configurations, processes, and changes and participate in cross-training.
Coordinating with the IT team on infrastructure initiatives.
Participating in establishing and enforcing security compliance policies.
Performing after-hours maintenance and support when required.

Benefits

Hybrid Work Model
Flexibility & Work-Life Balance
Work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year
Career Development and Growth
Industry Competitive Benefits
Flexible vacation
Two company-wide Mental Health Days off
Access to the Headspace app
Retirement savings
Tuition reimbursement
Employee incentive programs
Resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.
Two paid volunteer days off annually
Opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
Market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs
Competitive 401k plan with company match
Competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off
Paid holidays (including two company mental health days off)
Parental leave
Sabbatical leave
Optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee
Optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
Fitness reimbursement
Access to Employee Assistance Program
Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee
Access to 529 Plan
Commuter benefits
Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance
Tuition Reimbursement
Access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan