Network Engineer

Dutch Ridge Consulting Group • Merrifield, VA

14h • Onsite

About The Position

DRCG is 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.

Requirements

• Active/current Secret Clearance is required at the time of hire.
• 5+ years of experience with hands-on enterprise network experience
• Professional certification (e.g., CCNP, CCDP )
• Installing, configuring, and troubleshooting various network architectures
• 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 skills
• Terminating fiber and network cables
• Ability to work independently
• Designing, writing, and updating both system documentation and network diagrams
• Bachelors degree in a related field or relevant work experience

Responsibilities

• Provide Tier 3 support and engineering expertise for the design, testing, and implementation of the Next Generation Network across all DEA offices.
• Installs, configures, and troubleshoots diverse network architectures and devices; manages and maintains SD-WAN, DMVPN, Layer 2/3, and wireless networks; and implements network security measures, including access control models and firewalls.
• Support classified and unclassified environments, ensuring operational continuity, security compliance, and high availability
• Act as a technical escalation point for complex network incidents, outages, and performance issues
• Participate in architecture reviews, design sessions, and implementation planning
• Collaborate with Security, Cloud, Systems, and Application teams to ensure integrated solutions
• Support global operations, including after-hours support and maintenance windows as required
• Develop and maintain engineering documentation, diagrams, and operational runbooks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level