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Network Engineer 2 - Arista/Cisco/Wireshark

Captivation
Annapolis, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 12/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/16/2026
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Captivation has built a reputation on providing customers exactly what is needed in a timely manner. Our team of engineers take pride in what they develop and constantly innovate to provide the best solution. Captivation is looking for software developers who can get stuff done while making a difference in support of the mission to protect our country.

Description

Captivation Software is looking for a mid level network engineer to assist with daily responsibilities.

Responsibilities

  • Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management.
  • Conduct data captures to obtain network performance information.
  • Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools.
  • Provide input to the design of the organization's network and mission architecture.
  • Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devices, interfaces and methodologies.
  • Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components.
  • Gather needed data to specify system/component performance and interface requirements
  • Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load-balancing, VPN's, firewall contexts, Traffic Shaping Voice over IP (VoIP), GRE Tunneling, IP Security (IPSec), IP Encryption, Media over IP (MoIP), and network address translation (NAT) where appropriate
  • Configure and maintain organization's network diagrams and accreditations.
  • Oversee the support to all network equipment.
  • Develop designs of the organization's network and mission architecture to meet new partner requirements.
  • Manage assigned tasks and provide guidance to junior Network Engineers.
  • Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations.

Requirements

Security Clearance:

  • Must currently hold a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government security clearance with a favorable Polygraph, therefore all candidates must be a U.S. citizen

Minimum Qualifications:

  • A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline) from an accredited college or university
  • Eight (8) years of relevant professional experience providing Network Engineering support and training commensurate with network engineering curriculum.
  • A Master's degree in relevant discipline may be substituted for two (2) years of relevant experience reducing the requirement to six (6) years of relevant experience
  • In lieu of a Bachelor's degree an additional four (4) years of relevant experience may be substituted for a total of 12 years.
  • Cisco certification is required

Desired Skills:

  • Experience or knowledge of Arista EOS (Extensible Operating System), vs Cisco IOS or NX-OS
  • Experience hardening network devices to meet strict security requirements and implementing secure protocols such
  • Experience configuring and managing various L2 and L3 network services such as VPN, QoS, and network slicing and segmentation
  • Experience using network troubleshooting tools such as Wireshark, Tcpdump, or NetFlow to analyze and optimize network traffic

This position is open for direct hires only. We will not consider candidates from third party staffing/recruiting firms.

Benefits

  • Annual Salary: $130,000 - $270,000 (Depends on the Years of Experience)
  • Up to 20% 401k contribution (No Matching Required and Vested from Day 1)
  • Above Market Hourly Rates
  • $3,400 HSA Contribution
  • 6 Weeks Paid Time Off
  • Company Paid Employee Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance/Life Insurance/Short-Term & Long-Term Disability/AD&D

Salary : $130,000 - $270,000

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