Network Engineer
US$120,000 – US$140,000 / yr base salary
Posted 19 Aug 2026
Advertised as “Senior Network Engineer (CBP - Original)”
BranchFactor Summary
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- Expected experience
- 10+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Hybrid
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$120,000 – US$140,000 / yr |
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Field of studyComputer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, Networking and Telecommunications (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
CertificationsCCNA, CCNP
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Requisition #: 1798 Job Title: Senior Network Engineer Location: Hybrid, Ashburn, VA Clearance Level: Ability to successfully receive a DHS Customs and Border Protection background check (CBP BI), Public Trust
Job Description
Serve as a Senior Network Engineer enabling the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) mission and enterprise network infrastructure. The applicant will be responsible for engineering, maintaining, configuring, and troubleshooting wide-area networks (WAN), local-area networks (LAN), SDWAN, Virtual Private Networks, wireless networks (WLAN), and perimeter security controls in accordance with customer standards and mandates.
Education and Background
- Bachelor’s degree in management information systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (e.g. Networking and Telecommunications) with 10+ years of experience performing network engineering or 14+ years of network engineering experience without a bachelor’s degree.
- Minimum of ten (10) years of verifiable network engineering experience supporting a large, complex Federal agency. Strong knowledge of networking protocols, such as TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VPNs and VLANs.
- Expertise and experience with Cisco technology and Firewall technologies. Ability to perform firewall changes.
- Hands-on experience with SDN technologies such as Cisco ACI or VMware NSX. Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex network issues.
- Delivers high-level technical leadership to meet or exceed establishes project goals.
Years of Experience
10 years
Required Skills
The Senior network engineer will be the technical lead performing the following:- Network Engineering & Maintenance: Configure, deploy, and support enterprise-grade switches, routers, firewalls, VPN gateways, adhere to logging baselines and load balancers across DHS operational environments.
- Troubleshooting & Incident Management: Provide Tier 2/Tier 3 escalation support for network outages, circuit degradations, and performance issues; conduct root cause analyses (RCA) and coordinate vendor support.