Title: Cisco Network Engineer
Location: Fully remote
Position: 1
Duration: Multi-year program
Start date: ASAP
Security Clearance: Active high level Public Trust or an active DOD clearance.
Salary: Please provide your salary requirement or 1099/C2C hourly rate
Education/Experience: Bachelor's degree in Network Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, 4+ years Cisco ACI deployment and management experience, 5+ years enterprise networking in government or regulated industries
Certifications: CCNP or higher, ACI specialist certification preferred, CCNP Security, AWS, Azure
Position SummaryDesign, implement, and maintain Cisco ACI network infrastructure supporting IRS Criminal Investigation's digital forensics operations. Ensure secure, high-performance networking for critical law enforcement applications and cloud connectivity.
Key Responsibilities- Configure/maintain Cisco ACI fabric
- End-to-end IPv4/IPv6 routing - broad experience with IPv6
- Extensive Experience with Cisco Firewall configuration and routing
- Experience with Nutanix Flow integration
- Experience with High Availability (HA) configuration
- Build network zones, carve subnets, fix VLAN mapping issues
- STIG/firewall/NetScaler hardening
- Implementation of Zero Trust + micro-segmentation initiatives
Required Experience- 4+ years Cisco ACI deployment and management experience
- 5+ years enterprise networking in government or regulated industries
- Strong background in network security and segmentation
- Experience with software-defined networking and automation
- Knowledge of federal network security requirements
- Proven troubleshooting skills in high-availability environments
- Previous or current experience with the IRS is preferred
Education & Certifications- Bachelor's degree in Network Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- Cisco certifications required: CCNP or higher, ACI specialist certification preferred
- Network security certifications (CCNP Security) highly valued
- Cloud networking certifications (AWS, Azure) beneficial
Benefits: All full-time employees are eligible to participate in our benefits programs:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
- Group Term Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- Short and Long-term disability insurance
