Senior Principal, Network Engineering Architect

Required

• 3+ years in a senior or lead network architect capacity within an enterprise environment.
• 3+ years experience in network engineering in support of federal agency.
• Core Technical Knowledge:
• SDN Concepts & Platforms: Deep hands-on experience with SDN controllers and fabric architectures, such as Cisco ACI, VMware NSX, Open Virtual Network (OVN), or cloud-native software-defined networking.
• Underlay & Overlay Networking: Strong understanding of overlay networks (VXLAN, NVGRE, Geneve) and controller-driven orchestration.
• Cloud Connectivity: Solid understanding of hybrid cloud architectures, transit gateways, virtual private clouds (VPC/VNet), and direct connectivity solutions (AWS Direct Connect, Azure ExpressRoute).
• Government & Security Frameworks: Demonstrated knowledge of DoD/Federal security standards, including RMF, NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, and DISA STIG implementation.
• Network & Hypervisor Virtualization: Experience with network virtualization and virtual switching across VMware (NSX, vSwitch/vDS) and Microsoft Hyper-V environments.
• Routing & Switching: Advanced proficiency with traditional routing and switching protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS).
• Enterprise Hardware: Hands-on experience with enterprise networking equipment (Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Palo Alto, Fortinet).
• Core Services: Deep familiarity with DNS, DHCP, IPAM, Load Balancing (F5, Citrix), and VPN technologies.
• Soft Skills: Strong analytical problem-solving, project management skills, and the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.