Network Engineer III

About this role

Network Engineer III (Juniper, BGP/MPLS)

Location: Springfield, VA - on site

Time Type: Full time, Exempt

Clearance Required to Start: Active TS/SCI (U.S. citizenship required)

Additional Requirement: Must be able to obtain and maintain a Government polygraph (post-hire requirement).

Travel: Up to 25%

Salary Range: $107,000 – $117,000

Multi-domain transport at national scale, on Juniper iron.

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 is real engineering - new project requirements, site surveys, technology refresh, and the sustainment of infrastructure that has to stay up. You will talk to the owner here, not a recruiting queue.

What You Will Do

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.

What You'll Bring

U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI.

Education and experience, per the contract labor category criteria: 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 Have

JNCIA/JNCIS/JNCIP, or Cisco CCNA/CCNP/CCDP/CCVP or equivalent.

CISSP, Security+, or ITIL v3 Foundations.

About RISA

Rolston Information Systems Assurance (RISA) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business that has supported federal defense and intelligence cybersecurity missions for more than seventeen years. We are small on purpose: direct access to leadership, a real say in how the work gets done, and none of the layers that slow large primes down.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) and Roth; Paid Time Off; and 11 paid Federal Holidays.

RISA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Upon receiving an offer of employment, all applicants will be required to do a background check, including a criminal record check and employment/education verification.