- Requisition ID: 5072
- Standard Title:
- Required Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI
- Location: Bethesda, MD
- Work Type: On-Site
- Shift: First
- Referral Eligibility: Eligible
- U.S. Citizenship Required? Yes
Position SummaryBase-2 Solutions is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to provide senior-level technical expertise in the planning, coordination, implementation, and sustainment of major computer network initiatives supporting the National Digital Exploitation & OSINT Center (NDOC). This is a 100% on-site position at the customer site in Bethesda, MD, at the Intelligence Community Campus.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities- Provide senior-level technical expertise in the design, implementation, and sustainment of highly available, scalable, and secure data center and enterprise network environments, including spine-leaf topologies, virtualized environments, and fabric networks.
- Support the planning and integration of LAN/WAN infrastructure, ensuring seamless and secure connectivity among on-premises systems, cloud environments, and external mission networks.
- Provide technical leadership in the configuration, optimization, and troubleshooting of Cisco ACI, routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers in support of mission-critical operations.
- Analyze and optimize network connectivity and performance across servers, storage, hypervisors, and data center interconnects to support network throughput, availability, and reliability requirements.
- Oversee the use of network monitoring and ITSM tools such as ServiceNow, SolarWinds, NetBox, and PRTG to monitor network health, availability, performance, and incident resolution.
- Lead technical troubleshooting and incident resolution for complex network and data center issues, coordinating root cause analysis, corrective actions, and recovery activities as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain contingency and continuity plans and procedures to support network resilience and minimize service disruptions during outages, maintenance events, and other operational activities.
- Provide technical oversight of network infrastructure standards and practices, including cabling, patch management, structured wiring, equipment configuration, documentation, and data center operations.
- Analyze network segmentation, performance, capacity, and latency requirements and recommend optimization strategies across physical and virtual environments.
- Coordinate with IT, Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Application teams to support cross-functional projects and ensure network implementations align with established security, technical, and mission requirements.
- Provide technical oversight of ServiceNow ITSM activities, including work assignment, incident and change tracking, documentation, escalation, and resolution in accordance with established procedures and SLAs.
- Prepare and present technical status reports, incident summaries, performance metrics, and recommendations to program leadership and government stakeholders.
- Provide technical support and leadership for network modernization and data center consolidation initiatives, helping to develop implementation approaches and ensuring assigned activities meet established technical, budgetary, and schedule requirements.
- Evaluate emerging network technologies and provide recommendations regarding solutions that may improve data center efficiency, scalability, availability, and cybersecurity posture.
- Provide technical guidance, mentoring, and work direction to network engineers and technicians, assisting with complex technical issues and supporting professional development.
- Assist leadership with resource planning, work schedules, and personnel coverage to support operational and mission requirements.
- Support the evaluation of resumes and technical qualifications for network engineering vacancies and participate in candidate interviews as a technical subject matter expert, as needed.
- Provide input to leadership regarding the performance and development of assigned personnel, including periodic feedback and assessments against established employee goals and corporate guidelines, as needed.
- Review and approve timesheets for assigned personnel in accordance with corporate standards and established procedures, as needed.
- Provide after-hours or on-call technical support as required for critical outages, service interruptions, and other mission-impacting events.
Required Qualifications- Proven experience designing, implementing, and maintaining data center network architectures with a focus on scalability, redundancy, and security.
- Hands-on experience with Cisco ACI, Nexus, and Catalyst platforms, including configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
- Strong understanding of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, OSPF, BGP, VLANs, HSRP, SNMP, and multicast protocols.
- Proficiency with network monitoring and ITSM tools such as ServiceNow, SolarWinds, and NetBox.
- In-depth knowledge of network security principles, including firewall rules, ACLs, VPNs, and secure remote access.
- Familiarity with network asset lifecycle management, capacity planning, and hardware procurement processes.
- Experience leading teams and managing performance under shifting operational priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to brief senior leadership and government stakeholders.
- Relevant experience meeting an applicable education and experience pathway listed in the equivalency section.
- US Citizenship is required.
Preferred Qualifications- Active Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification.
- CCNP or CCIE certification.
Required Education and Experience Equivalency- Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of relevant experience.
- Additional years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
Required Certifications- DoD 8140/8570.01-M IAT Level II certification requirements, with one of Security+ CE, CCNA Security, GSEC, or SSCP, along with a valid Computing Environment (CE) certification.
Required Security Clearance- Active Top Secret/SCI
- Top Secret/SCI; TS/SCI with Poly required for Position or TS/SCI and willingness to get a poly.
Pay & Benefit HighlightsCompensation- Competitive fixed salary or hourly pay (based on experience, skills, location, and internal equity).
- Employee referral bonuses up to $10,000 per hired referral.
- Additional bonus opportunities for exceptional performance and contributions to business development and company growth (role-dependent).
Health- 100% company-paid medical premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
- Choose from multiple plan options with CareFirst, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare, including PPO, POS, HMO, and HSA-compatible plans.
- 100% company-paid dental premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
- 100% company-paid vision premiums for employees and eligible dependents.
Income Protection- 100% company-paid premiums for short-term disability.
- 100% company-paid premiums for long-term disability.
- 100% company-paid premiums for accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D).
- 100% company-paid premiums for life insurance up to $200,000.
Retirement- 401(k) with immediate vesting: 4% company match plus a 4% non-elective company contribution (8% total).
- 401(k) pre-tax and Roth options.
Leave- Up to 20 days of flexible paid time off (PTO).
- 11 paid floating holidays.
Work-Life Balance- Flexible work schedules, including flex time and compressed work periods (contract and project-dependent).
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