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Network Engineer – Top Secret or Q Clearance
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Network Engineer – Top Secret or Q Clearance \
Job title:
Network Engineer – Top Secret or Q Clearance
Company:
Zachary Piper Solutions, LLC
Zachary Piper Solutions is a contractor in support of the federal government, specializing in cybersecurity operations, engineering, and compliance. This position is in support of a contract with the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Agency OCIO. The NNSA has multiple offices and facilities across the United States, with its headquarters in Washington D.C. These offices and facilities are responsible for various aspects of nuclear security, including stockpile management, nonproliferation, and nuclear security.
The Network Engineer Tier 2 will design, implement, and maintain secure, high-performance network infrastructures to support organizational operations. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot, optimize, and ensure the scalability and reliability of the network, while managing ongoing upgrades and security improvements.
Clearance:
Top Secret or Q
Washington, DC
Posting date:
05/16/2025 (applications accepted for at least 30 days from posting date)
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain secure, high-performance network infrastructures.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot, optimize, and ensure scalability and reliability of the network.
Manage ongoing upgrades and security improvements.
Provide excellent customer service and interpret client requests.
Configure Cisco routers, switches, Palo Alto firewalls, VPNs, and General Dynamics Taclanes/GEMOne.
Analyze network traffic, perform vulnerability analysis, packet analysis, and systems hardening.
Knowledge and use of layer 2 and layer 3 protocols, encryption protocols, communication protocols (TLS/SSL, IPsec, SSH, BGP, VLAN, LLDP, LACP, ARP, 802.1x, DNS, AES, NTP).
Qualifications
Active Top Secret or Q clearance.
Experience with Cisco routers and switches (IOS/NX-OS).
VPN/security experience.
Proficiency in Windows, Unix/Linux operating systems.
Knowledge of network security, traffic analysis, incident response, vulnerability analysis, packet analysis, systems hardening.
Ability to perform at Tier 2 and Tier 3 levels.
Compensation and Benefits
Salary: up to $150,000 base, direct‑hire (higher for Tier 3).
Full benefits: PTO, required sick leave, 11 paid holidays, Cigna Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with ADP.
Direct‑hire status.
Expected salary:
$150,000 per year
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Job title:
Network Engineer – Top Secret or Q Clearance
Company:
Zachary Piper Solutions, LLC
Zachary Piper Solutions is a contractor in support of the federal government, specializing in cybersecurity operations, engineering, and compliance. This position is in support of a contract with the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Agency OCIO. The NNSA has multiple offices and facilities across the United States, with its headquarters in Washington D.C. These offices and facilities are responsible for various aspects of nuclear security, including stockpile management, nonproliferation, and nuclear security.
The Network Engineer Tier 2 will design, implement, and maintain secure, high-performance network infrastructures to support organizational operations. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot, optimize, and ensure the scalability and reliability of the network, while managing ongoing upgrades and security improvements.
Clearance:
Top Secret or Q
Washington, DC
Posting date:
05/16/2025 (applications accepted for at least 30 days from posting date)
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain secure, high-performance network infrastructures.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to troubleshoot, optimize, and ensure scalability and reliability of the network.
Manage ongoing upgrades and security improvements.
Provide excellent customer service and interpret client requests.
Configure Cisco routers, switches, Palo Alto firewalls, VPNs, and General Dynamics Taclanes/GEMOne.
Analyze network traffic, perform vulnerability analysis, packet analysis, and systems hardening.
Knowledge and use of layer 2 and layer 3 protocols, encryption protocols, communication protocols (TLS/SSL, IPsec, SSH, BGP, VLAN, LLDP, LACP, ARP, 802.1x, DNS, AES, NTP).
Qualifications
Active Top Secret or Q clearance.
Experience with Cisco routers and switches (IOS/NX-OS).
VPN/security experience.
Proficiency in Windows, Unix/Linux operating systems.
Knowledge of network security, traffic analysis, incident response, vulnerability analysis, packet analysis, systems hardening.
Ability to perform at Tier 2 and Tier 3 levels.
Compensation and Benefits
Salary: up to $150,000 base, direct‑hire (higher for Tier 3).
Full benefits: PTO, required sick leave, 11 paid holidays, Cigna Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with ADP.
Direct‑hire status.
Expected salary:
$150,000 per year
Apply for this job now!
#J-18808-Ljbffr