We are looking to bring on an integral team member to provide support for an existing project. You will function as an IPv6 subject matter expert for a federal agency. Please note this is a remote position, and you must be in the contiguous United States available to travel to DC and other locations on occasion/as needed.
Role DescriptionThe Agency Office of the Chief Information Officer supports critical system infrastructure and functionality to provide customer support and mission execution. We are seeking an experienced IPv6 Subject Matter Expert (SME) to provide technical leadership, architecture guidance, and hands-on expertise across designing, implementing, and troubleshooting enterprise-scale IP networks. The Senior Network Engineer/IPv6 SME shall operate independently as a senior technical advisor and be capable of leading architecture discussions, challenging designs when appropriate, identifying risks/dependencies, developing remediation strategies, leading complex troubleshooting, coordinating across teams, mentoring personnel, and briefing senior stakeholders.
Required Qualifications- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical discipline is preferred. Equivalent education, training, certifications, and professional experience may be considered subject to Government/Contractor approval.
- 10 years of professional experience in network engineering, network architecture, or related telecommunications/infrastructure disciplines.
- At least 5 years of demonstrated IPv6 experience covering architecture, addressing, routing, implementation, migration, dual-stack environments, and troubleshooting.
- Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting enterprise-scale IP networks.
- Experience with enterprise routing/switching and protocols/services such as BGP, OSPF/OSPFv3, EIGRP, IS-IS, IPv4/IPv6, DNS, DHCP/DHCPv6, ICMP/ICMPv6, TCP/IP, and SNMP, as applicable.
- Experience with network security technologies, including firewalls, access control, segmentation, and security monitoring.
- Experience with HLDs/LLDs, network diagrams, implementation plans, technical standards, assessments, gap analyses, root-cause analyses, and technical risk assessments.
- Experience supporting network modernization, migration, or transformation in large, complex environments, including data center, cloud, LAN/WAN, remote-access, or Internet environments.
- Strong technical communication, documentation, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
Preferred Experience and Qualifications- Federal Government network engineering, IPv6 mandates/standards, or enterprise IPv6 readiness initiatives.
- Enterprise IPv6 adoption/migration roadmaps and IPv6-only environments.
- AWS, Microsoft Azure, or equivalent cloud networking; data center networking and virtualization.
- Integration of IPv6 with firewalls, load balancers, DNS/DHCP, identity/access-control, security, monitoring, and management platforms.
- Network disaster recovery, resiliency, continuity, automation, modernization, or technology refresh.
- Relevant certifications such as CCIE/CCNP, JNCIP/JNCIE, recognized IPv6 credentials, Azure Network Engineer, AWS Advanced Networking, CISSP, Security+, or equivalent.
