Network Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

You've stumbled upon the rare B Corp government contractor! At TCG, we aim to prove that businesses can be good to their employees and responsible to their community while being profitable. We're an award-winning IT solutions provider to the Federal government seeking a Network Engineer to join our project team at a major federal agency.

US Citizenship is required for this role. In addition, the selected applicant must submit to a government background investigation and be favorably adjudicated before their first day.

This position will be onsite 2xs a week in Washington DC. The selected candidate must live within commuting distance of Washington, D.C.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Advanced troubleshooting of systems and network issues
• Maintenance of a variety of security tools and their supporting components (Nessus, Splunk, Burp Suite, SonarQube, Trivy, etc.)
• Leverage monitoring software (Zabbix, Matomo, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, etc.) for analyzing and reporting on systems
• Monitoring and tuning system configurations to improve performance and address errors
• Supporting development teams in implementing application specific monitoring for availability and functionality
• Fortinet firewall, iptables, and proxy support
• Cisco network and fiber channel switch configuration and updates
• Managing the internal network including ipv6, micro-segmentation, zero-trust, proxy, DNS, firewall configurations, authentication, etc.
• Scripting and task automation (Bash, Python, curl, regex, PowerShell, etc.)

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience working as a Network Engineer
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and skills
• Working knowledge of network protocols and the ability to perform diagnostics
• Ability to create system documentation for ongoing system management
• Able to independently monitor, troubleshoot, and tune system configurations
• Able to develop and maintain BASH, Python, and PowerShell scripts
• Experience with Public Key Infrastructure and managing encryption keys and certificates
• Independent problem-solving skills, IT troubleshooting, Software debugging, strong analytical abilities, creativity, and a clear appreciation of customer needs
• Networking experience in the following: firewalls/routers/switch management, Cisco VPN, ipv4/ipv6, OSPF, BGP
• Strong verbal communications skills
• Must be detail oriented and comfortable using issue tracking systems.
• Must be comfortable conducting prioritization, problem assessment and problem solving independently.

PREFERRED SKILLS:

• Working knowledge of network security best practices
• Experience with programming in some combination of Bash/Java/Perl/PHP/C/C++/go/Ruby/Python
• Linux server administration
• System administration experience building and configuring some subset of the following:
• Linux Management Tools: Satellite, libvirt/kvm virtualization, puppet, storage management
• Fiber Channel SAN
• Container tools: Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Ansible, Harbor Container Registry
• Database maintenance and administration
• Experience with compliance controls and security hardening for a US Government computer system at the FISMA Moderate or High levels.
• Understanding of Zero Trust principles

EDUCATION:

Bachelor's degree, preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Experience may be substituted in absence of a degree.

TCG does not discriminate based on race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, caste, or veteran status.

Our B Corp mission is reflected in our benefits, including offerings like health care, 401K, parental leave, adoption assistance, financial planning services, student loan repayment assistance, and training budget. There's more, see for yourself.

TCG is recognized for treating employees well, in fact, in 2025 The Washington Post named TCG as a "Top Workplace" for the eleventh straight year based on how our employees feel about the company, the benefits TCG offers, and the work/life balance that our staff achieves. In the Washington Post Top Workplace survey, our CEO was ranked best by TCG employees' votes among all midsize companies.

Try us ... we'll make you happy.

Salary Range: $120,000-$145,000