Senior Network Engineer

WMATA Senior Network Engineer (809046)

Interview Type: Web Cam Only


Project: Digital Modernization - Operations


Hybrid Position - Local Candidates ONLY

Installs networking technologies and supporting networks. Assesses existing network configurations and makes recommendations based on product specifications.


The Contractor shall:

• Provide a Senior Network Engineer responsible for implementation, configuration, operation, and support of network infrastructure
• Execute deployment, configuration, and optimization of:
• LAN/WAN infrastructure (core, distribution, access layers)
• Wireless networks and connectivity solutions
• Firewalls, VPNs, network security controls, and segmentation technologies
• Load-balancing and application delivery platforms, including high-availability configurations, traffic management policies, and failover services
• Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis for network incidents, outages, and performance degradation
• Support 24×7 NOC operations through:
• Monitoring, alert triage, and incident response
• Escalation handling and coordination with Tier 3 engineering
• Configure, validate, and maintain routing, segmentation, firewall, VPN, and load-balancing policies aligned with architecture standards.
• Collaborate on firewall rule changes, security zone configurations, NAT policies, VPN services, and segmentation controls with DMCS in accordance with approved change management processes.
• Perform validation and testing of firewall failover, VPN resiliency, routing convergence, load-balancer high-availability configurations, and application traffic flows.
• Maintain accurate network documentation, including topology diagrams, configurations, and inventory records
• Support performance monitoring and SLA compliance, including latency, throughput, uptime, and availability metrics
• Coordinate with telecommunications, cloud, and infrastructure teams for cross-domain issue resolution
• Responsible for:
• QoS engineering responsibility
• Call quality dependency
• Circuit / routing coordination

Certifications for: CCIE, CCIE security, CISSP, JNCIP, and TOGAF (One or more)


Required


10


Years

Designing and implementing large-scale fault-tolerant and secure networks.


Required


10


Years

Expert level skills in routing protocols and router technologies. This This skills include BGP, OSPF,IS-IS, LDP, VRF, MPLS, multicast &VXLAN


Required


10


Years

Proficiency in detecting & remediating vulnerabilities while ensuring compliance with PCI, NIST and STIG


Required


10


Years

Proficiency in quick diagnoses and resolution of simple and complex network problems.


Required


10


Years

using network tools, log evaluation and packet capture analysis


Required


10


Years

Experience in network project management and aligning network solution to business goals


Required


10


Years

Proficient in QoS and Voice integration.


Required


10


Years

Proficient in Wireless Network (Cisco/Juniper/Aruba/Arista), Cisco ISE, SD-WAN, Cloud Networking (AWS/Azure)


Required


10


Years

MPLS, SDN, Cisco ACI, VMWare integration, SAN integration


Required


10


Years

, VMWare integration, SAN integration, Cisco/Juniper, and Palo Alto Firewall integration


Required


10


Years

Working closely with Enterprise Architecture and other IT teams to develop network solutions


Required

Years