ALTED - Network/Systems Engineer 5
Govcio
Fairfax, VA · Posted October 14, 2026
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About the job
GovCIO is currently hiring for Senior Network Engineer with an active Secret clearance to provide classified and unclassified Tier 3 senior-level support for the design, implementation, and deployment of network-specific technologies across an Enterprise environment, consisting of hundreds of locations worldwide. This position will be located in Merrifield, VA and will be a hybrid position.
Responsibilities
Provides engineering and operational support for cloud providers to include AWS and Azure, on-premise datacenters, campus networks, Dynamic Multipoint Virtual Private Networks (DMVPN), Layer 2/3, wireless networks, network applications installed on client workstations, optimization of various LAN and WAN environments, datacenter load balancing, network access security to include 802.1x and Cisco ISE.
Provides SME level support for Cisco ACI, Cisco NDO, Cisco APIC, Cisco UCS, virtualization (VMWare), and UCS Director.
Qualifications
High School with 10+ years network engineering (or commensurate experience)
Required Skills and Experience
Clearance Required: active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and hold DEA suitability
Posted Salary Range
USD $150,000.00 - USD $150,000.00 /Yr.
Provides engineering and operational support for cloud providers to include AWS and Azure, on-premise datacenters, campus networks, Dynamic Multipoint Virtual Private Networks (DMVPN), Layer 2/3, wireless networks, network applications installed on client workstations, optimization of various LAN and WAN environments, datacenter load balancing, network access security to include 802.1x and Cisco ISE.
Provides SME level support for Cisco ACI, Cisco NDO, Cisco APIC, Cisco UCS, virtualization (VMWare), and UCS Director.
High School with 10+ years network engineering (or commensurate experience)
Required Skills and Experience
Clearance Required: active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and hold DEA suitability