Sr Network Engineer
Hybrid- Washington, DC/Telework
SUMMARY:
Founded in 2001, Indigo IT is an award winning information technology consulting and services company. We are a trusted services provider to government agencies seeking innovative Cloud, Cybersecurity, Knowledge Management, and Enterprise solutions. We know our defense, federal, and civilian customers have critical IT infrastructures that must remain reliable, available, and maximized. Indigo IT is mission focused and committed to maintaining a sense of urgency in anticipating and supporting our customers' technology goals and objectives. Our unique ability to think beyond today allows our clients to stay ahead of their IT challenges. As a Veteran-Friendly employer, we are proudly partnered with the Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program, and a recipient of the HIRE Vets Gold Medallion Award, which recognizes our commitment to recruiting our nation's Veterans. Recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest growing companies in 2020 & 2021 and named as one of the 2022 Best Places to Work in Virginia, we are always looking to hire top talent in the field - come join us today!
This position will work directly with the customer and will be responsible for being an instrumental member of a team that will identify alternative approaches to determine environmental gaps and propose a series of tactical and strategic recommendations to improve the current infrastructure environment. This includes managing resources, scheduling, customer expectations, risk, and budget. This position requires hands-on project management experience, a strong background in technology (infrastructure), and experience implementing technical solutions.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maximizes network performance by monitoring performance; troubleshooting network problems and outages; scheduling upgrades; collaborating with team on network optimization
- Secures network system by establishing and enforcing policies; defining and monitoring access
- Reporting network operational status by gathering and prioritizing information; managing projects
- Assist with coordinating assessment of emerging technologies typically as the lead subject matter expert
- Evaluating and recommending new projects or tools for the organization
- Reviewing cost benefit analysis and presenting options to management teams
- Assisting in the resolution of support issues escalated by senior operations or development personnel
- Articulating relationship between business and the data and technology that support the business
- Identifying opportunities to improve business processes via new technologies; making recommendations and influencing long-term technology strategy and planning
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree and 6 years Network Engineering experience (OR 10+ years experience without degree)
- Relevant networking certifications (Juniper, Cisco)
- US Citizenship with ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
- Strong working knowledge of networking technologies (routing, switching, load-balancers, firewalls, wireless, VPN, VOIP, etc.)
- Management and design of enterprise networks
- Experience with VPN, SSL Pulse Secure, network security solutions, Palo Alto Firewalls, Cisco, switches and routers, Whatsup Gold
- WAN and LAN network strategy, architecture, design, implementation, and operations
- Network management operational processes and controls
- Firewall Policy Administration & Management
- Security aware: Understand the security implications of decisions and balance security and risk according to business needs and goals
- Strong customer service, communication, and teaming skills
- Must have strong hands-on troubleshooting skills with the Juniper enterprise class routers and switch product lines
- Must be able to maintain excellent network documentation using Visio, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Occasional local travel to Ashburn, VA may be required
- Hybrid reporting- on site in Washington, DC on Wednesday/Thursday/Friday, telework Monday/Tuesday
At Indigo IT, we offer an expansive benefits package for our employees, which includes: Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage options. In addition, we offer 401(k) with company match, Group life and disability, Flex Spending Accounts (FSA), Paid Time Off (PTO), Paid holidays, and Education assistance. We also have in house training programs for employees, we reward thought leadership with bonuses and recognition for publishing, speaking, and innovative thought leadership in our industry.
Indigo IT is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. This employer uses E-Verify.
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Indigo IT, LLC
paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k)
Jun 17, 2025