Principal Cisco Engineer III - Top Secret Clearance Required

Agile Defense•Pocatello, ID

1d•$114,000 - $125,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Agile Defense is seeking an enterprise-level Network Engineer to design, deploy, test, certify, patch, and troubleshoot network features, components, interoperability, and application dependencies across data center environments. The work includes switches, firewalls, load balancers, software-defined networking, and private cloud infrastructure. The role is hybrid, with four days per week in Pocatello, Idaho, and requires an active Top Secret clearance when applying, SCI eligibility, and the ability to obtain and maintain a CI Polygraph. The engineer will design, implement, and support networking infrastructure within and between data centers, serving as an advanced subject matter expert for data center network environments. They will support bare-metal and virtualized infrastructure, configure networking for servers, applications, and cloud services, maintain security and resilience, troubleshoot complex issues, and develop automation and operational documentation. The role also provides final-tier support, collaborates with vendors and IT personnel, and transfers knowledge to government staff through training and best-practice guidance.

Requirements

Six or more years of relevant experience.
Active and current Top Secret clearance, SCI eligibility, and ability to obtain and maintain a CI Polygraph.
Ability to pass and maintain a CI Polygraph during employment.
Pass the Cisco CCNA within six months of the start date.
Bachelor's degree; one year of experience may be substituted for each year of education.

Nice To Haves

CCNP or DevNet Associate certificate.
Cisco ACI experience.
Multi-Site Orchestrator (MSO) experience.
Network Assurance Engine (NAE) experience.
Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) experience.
Nexus Insights experience.
Digital Network Architecture Center (DNAC) experience.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and provide ongoing support for networking infrastructure within and between data centers.
Serve as an advanced subject matter expert for data center network environments.
Create and maintain network infrastructure for bare-metal and virtual machines, including LAN, WAN, VLAN, SDN, firewall, and load balancer configurations using OEM and third-party tools such as NSX.
Provision and configure networking for servers, applications, and cloud services.
Evaluate, improve, and maintain information security across data center network infrastructure.
Monitor, diagnose, and correct network issues, and develop recovery processes for failures and performance bottlenecks.
Provide real-time alerts and implement proactive remediation, including redesigns or technology refreshes.
Install, configure, test, and maintain system management tools for network components.
Ensure network availability, performance, redundancy, and resilience.
Monitor and test application performance, identify bottlenecks, and collaborate with developers on solutions.
Maintain security, backup, and redundancy strategies.
Develop and maintain automation scripts to improve operational efficiency, including automated provisioning of addresses and VLANs for IaaS.
Participate in the design of information and operational support systems.
Provide final-tier support for complex network issues.
Liaise with vendors and IT personnel for troubleshooting, upgrades, and solution design.
Generate real-time dashboards and reports on network performance, availability, trends, and resource utilization.
Maintain technical documentation, including inventory, patch levels, system configurations, access controls, and credentials.
Transfer knowledge to government staff through training and best-practice guidance.