About Agile Defense
At Agile Defense we know that action defines the outcome and new challenges require new solutions. That’s why we always look to the future and embrace change with an unmovable spirit and the courage to build for what comes next.
Our vision is to bring adaptive innovation to support our nation's most important missions through the seamless integration of advanced technologies, elite minds, and unparalleled agility—leveraging a foundation of speed, flexibility, and ingenuity to strengthen and protect our nation’s vital interests.
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
Required Skills
Preferred Skills
- Active CBP BI or within the past 3 years
- Active Industry certifications, such as CCNA, CCNP (routing and switching)
- Nice to have: experience and expertise with Zero Trust (Zscaler) and Palo Alto technologies
- Previous experience CBP highly desired, followed by DHS or DoW
- Advance skills in 3 or more of the following:
- Cisco SD-WAN
- Cisco Hyperflex
- Cisco StealthWatch
- Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure
- Cisco Firepower
- Willing to be cross trained in the above technologies,
Working Conditions
Our Core Values
Employees of Agile Defense are our number one priority, and the importance we place on our culture here is fundamental. Our culture is alive and evolving, but it always stays true to its roots. Here, you are valued as a family member, and we believe that we can accomplish great things together. Agile Defense has been highly successful in the past few years due to our employees and the culture we create together.
What makes us Agile? We call it the 6Hs, the values that define our culture and guide everything we do. Together, these values infuse vibrancy, integrity, and a tireless work ethic into advancing the most important national security and critical civilian missions. It's how we show up every day. It's who we are.
- Happy - Be Infectious. Happiness multiplies and creates a positive and connected environment where motivation and satisfaction have an outsized effect on everything we do.
- Helpful - Be Supportive. Being helpful is the foundation of teamwork, resulting in a supportive atmosphere where collaboration flourishes, and collective success is celebrated.
- Honest - Be Trustworthy. Honesty serves as our compass, ensuring transparent communication and ethical conduct, essential to who we are and the complex domains we support.
- Humble - Be Grounded. Success is not achieved alone, humility ensures a culture of mutual respect, encouraging open communication, and a willingness to learn from one another and take on any task.
- Hungry - Be Eager. Our hunger for excellence drives an insatiable appetite for innovation and continuous improvement, propelling us forward in the face of new and unprecedented challenges.
- Hustle - Be Driven. Hustle is reflected in our relentless work ethic, where we are each committed to going above and beyond to advance the mission and achieve success.
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