What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network Engineer position at Verigent?
Title: Network Engineer
Vertical: IT / Information Security
Location: High Point, NC
Pay: $60 - $65.00 Hourly / 125K - 140K @ 6 Month Perm Salary Conversion
Clearance: Secret
Summary:
As a Senior Network Engineer, you’ll be at the forefront of cutting-edge technology, contributing to the modernization of unclassified and classified base area networks. Your expertise will drive site surveys, design, and installation activities across wired, wireless, broadband, and ISP/OSP solutions.
work onsite at High Point, NC and 25% travel.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the planning, design, deployment, and optimization of enterprise network modernization efforts.
- Design and implement secure, scalable, and highly available wired and wireless network architectures.
- Support modernization initiatives involving campus, data center, WAN, and remote site connectivity.
- Develop and maintain network design documentation, implementation plans, test procedures, and technical artifacts.
- Perform network assessments, gap analyses, and technical evaluations of existing infrastructure.
- Engineer and integrate routing, switching, security, and network services solutions.
- Support network migration and cutover activities with minimal operational impact.
- Troubleshoot complex network performance and interoperability issues across multi-vendor environments.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity teams to implement Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) principles and secure network segmentation.
- Participate in architecture reviews and provide technical recommendations for modernization roadmaps.
- Support automation and orchestration efforts using infrastructure-as-code and scripting methodologies.
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership during project execution.
- Coordinate with vendors, program stakeholders, and operational teams throughout project lifecycles.
Qualifications:
- Must currently hold U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 7 years of experience in enterprise network engineering or architecture roles.
- High School diploma or associate degree with 10 years performing as a Manager in DoD supporting large, complex networks.
Strong experience with:
o Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking
o Routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, EIGRP)
o Enterprise switching technologies
o VLANs, VRFs, QoS, multicast, and high-availability protocols
o Network security fundamentals and segmentation
o WAN and remote connectivity solutions
- Experience implementing and troubleshooting Cisco or equivalent enterprise networking platforms.
- Experience with network monitoring, analysis, and troubleshooting tools.
- Ability to support implementation, testing, and operational transition activities.
- Proficient with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).
DoD 8140 IAT II Baseline Certification:
o CompTIA Security CE or SSCP
- CCNA
Desired:
- Experience with Software-Defined Networking (SDN) technologies and architectures
- Experience with enterprise wired network modernization initiatives.
- Experience with enterprise wireless networking technologies, including IEEE 802.11 standards.
Experience with broadband wireless technologies including:
o Point-to-Point (PtP)
o Point-to-Multipoint (PtMP)
o 4G/5G connectivity solutions
- Experience with Cisco SD-Access, EVPN/VXLAN, or similar SDN solutions.
- Familiarity with Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) pillars and relevant solutions.
- Experience with network automation tools such as Ansible, Python, Terraform, or APIs.
- Experience supporting hybrid cloud or edge computing environments.
Relevant certifications such as:
o CCNP
o CWNP
Salary : $60 - $65