Network Engineer - Journeyman

Salary Range: 120000 to 150000 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-year-salary)

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

Configure, maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot Cisco Nexus data-center switching environments and Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) fabrics, including APICs, tenants, VRFs, bridge domains, endpoint groups, contracts, and external connectivity.
Install, configure, refresh, and troubleshoot top-of-rack and data-center switches, network appliances, and software-defined networking configurations.
Configure and troubleshoot VLANs, trunks, port channels, virtual port channels, routing, access controls, and redundant paths supporting servers, storage, virtualization, cloud, and enterprise networks.
Gather requirements and assist with implementation procedures, cutover plans, validation steps, rollback procedures, and outage contingencies.
Execute approved installations, configuration changes, refreshes, and hardware replacements, including relocation cutovers at USMEPCOM and MEPS locations (staging, testing, and post-cutover verification).
Coordinate with cabling personnel on rack layouts, patching, fiber, copper, and network drops; support site surveys and update network diagrams, as-built documentation, and equipment inventories.
Test devices before production deployment and apply approved firmware, OS, and security updates in accordance with DISA STIGs.
Monitor network availability, performance, capacity, and faults; troubleshoot Layer 2/Layer 3, fabric, routing, latency, and packet-loss issues, including WAN, SD-WAN, firewall, VPN, wireless, and cloud connectivity affecting data-center services.
Participate in Outage Response Team activities, support diagnosis, restoration, and root-cause analysis, and coordinate escalation with senior engineers, Cisco, DISA, carriers, and vendors.
Support remote MEPS and other locations with router, circuit, firewall, VPN, ISP, and cloud-connectivity issues.
Follow approved ITSM processes and maintain configurations, change records, test results, troubleshooting procedures, and knowledge articles.

Education & Experience

Required:

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Networking, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Three (3) to seven (7) years of relevant network engineering, network administration, data-center networking, or enterprise infrastructure experience.

Preferred:

Hands-on experience with Cisco Nexus, ACI, software-defined networking, and policy-based data-center network architectures.

Knowledge of Cisco routing and switching technologies, including EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, VLAN routing, and Quality of Service.

Experience supporting installations, refreshes, migrations, and relocation cutovers using method-of-procedure, test, rollback, and cutover documentation.

Experience with network-monitoring, configuration-management, and observability platforms.

Experience applying DISA STIGs and supporting DoD RMF, ATO, IAVA, CND Directive, and POA&M requirements in a federal or DoD environment.

Familiarity with structured cabling, patch panels, fiber connectivity, and inside-plant infrastructure.

Certifications

Required: Current Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification.
Preferred: CCNP Data Center, CCNP Enterprise, CCNP Security, CompTIA Security+, ITIL Foundation, or equivalent credentials.

Security Clearance

• Active Secret clearance or higher is required.

Other (Travel, Work Environment, DoD 8570 Requirements, Administrative Notes, etc.)

Work Environment / Travel:

Remote position.

Travel or on-site support may be required for installations, site surveys, refreshes, outages, or relocation cutovers; after-hours work may be required during maintenance windows or mission-critical events.

Administrative Notes:

Period of Performance: March 1, 2027 – February 28, 2033

Contract Start Date: March 1, 2027

Note: By applying to this position, the candidate acknowledges and consents to having their resume included in an active competitive Government contract bid.