Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. ECS is a leading mid-sized provider of technology services to the United States Federal Government, seeking a Senior Network Engineer to support and maintain enterprise network infrastructure. This role involves designing, implementing, securing, and optimizing network systems that support mission-critical operations across corporate office environments and data centers.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain network infrastructure across ECS corporate offices and data centers
- Manage core networking components, including routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers
- Ensure high availability and performance of WAN/LAN connectivity between sites
- Support data center networking, including spine-leaf architecture, VLANs, VXLAN, and segmentation strategies
- Monitor network performance and troubleshoot issues across multiple environments
- Implement and maintain network security controls (ACLs, firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS)
- Collaborate with systems, cloud, and cybersecurity teams to support hybrid infrastructure
- Perform capacity planning, upgrades, and lifecycle management of network hardware/software
- Maintain documentation for network topology, configurations, and standard operating procedures
- Support incident response and root cause analysis for network outages
Skills
- Ability to pass background checks comparable to DoD Secret
- 5+ years of experience in enterprise network engineering
- Strong expertise in routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP)
- Experience with enterprise networking vendors (Cisco, Palo Alto, SonicWall, etc.)
- Hands-on experience supporting multi-site WAN environments
- Knowledge of data center networking concepts and architectures
- Experience with network monitoring and troubleshooting tools
- Solid understanding of network security principles
- Ability to multitask and effectively prioritize competing requirements
- Familiarity with SD-WAN and MPLS technologies
- Experience with Network Access Controls (NPS, ForeScout)
- Experience with cloud networking (AWS, Azure, or hybrid connectivity)
- Knowledge of automation tools (Python, Ansible, Terraform)
- Relevant certifications (CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, or equivalent)
Company Overview
Everforth ECS is the federal segment of Everforth, a $4B global organization with over 10,000 employees. It was founded in 2001, and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.ecstech.com.