Network Architect bei Digital Consultants, LLC

Description

Leading with our people, Digital Consultants mission is to deliver the highest level of professional solutions while being a trusted partner and advisor to our customers. With a culture of practicality, opportunity, and creativity we remain dedicated to being honest, trustworthy, respectful, and ethical in everything we do. We are a certified SBA 8(a) small, disadvantaged business that supports multiple IT customers within the Federal, civilian and private sectors. Digital Consultants also offers our employees growth opportunities, competitive wages, and a full benefits package.?Our founding principles, Fairness and Common Sense make working here more than a job; it’s the Digital family.

Digital Consultants is seeking a Network Architect to support a government customer. The Network Engineer designs, implements, and manages secure, enterprise-scale network infrastructures supporting DoD OIG mission operations. This role is responsible for wide-area and local-area network services across multiple geographic locations, integrating on-premises and cloud environments, and ensuring network availability, performance, and security. The Network Engineer manages VPN services, hybrid connectivity, capacity planning, and troubleshooting, while collaborating with other IT teams to deliver reliable network services. The position requires deep technical expertise in enterprise WAN/LAN environments, VPN technologies, and hybrid cloud networking, with a strong focus on compliance with DoD cybersecurity standards. 

Network Architect duties to include: 

• Design, implement, and manage enterprise WAN/LAN networks supporting 1,000+ users across multiple locations. 
• Configure, monitor, and optimize VPN services, including site-to-site and remote access solutions. 
• Manage hybrid network environments, integrating on-premises infrastructure with commercial cloud services. 
• Perform capacity planning, performance monitoring, and threshold management for enterprise-scale networks. 
• Implement and enforce DoD network security standards and compliance requirements (IAT Level II baseline). 
• Administer routers, switches, firewalls, VLANs, and other network devices. 
• Troubleshoot complex network issues, escalating and resolving problems across infrastructure layers. 
• Support disaster recovery and continuity of operations planning for network services. 
• Maintain detailed network documentation, diagrams, and configuration baselines. 
• Provide Tier 2/3 support to Service Desk escalations for network-related incidents. 
• Collaborate with system administrators, cloud architects, and cybersecurity staff on network architecture and integration. 
• Support implementation of new network technologies and modernization initiatives. 

Requirements

Clearance Required (if any): Secret 

Education: Minimum

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in computer science, information systems, information technology, engineering, telecommunications, or related technical field 

Education: Preferred 

• Master’s degree in computer science, information systems, business administration, related field 

Certifications: 

Required 

• Information Assurance Technician (IAT) Level II 
• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
• Routing and Switching certification 

Preferred 

• Information Technology Information Library (ITIL) v3 or later 
• Cloud Network Certifications relevant to hybrid environments such as (Azure Network Engineer Associate, AWS Advanced Networking, or equivalent) 

Experience 

• 10 years’ IT experience with at least 7 years’ experience with enterprise network design, implementation, and management.
• 5 years’ experience managing complex WAN/LAN environments supporting 1,000+ users across multiple geographic locations 
• 3 years’ experience with VPN services to include provisioning, monitoring, and the management of site-to-site VPN connectivity and remote user access solutions
• 3 years’ experience with hybrid network environments integrating on-premises infrastructure with cloud network services, and experience with network capacity planning, performance monitoring, and threshold management for enterprise-scale networks 

Benefits: 

The company offers the following benefits to permanent, full-time employees: 

• Paid Time Off (PTO) 
• Group health plans 
• Income protection and supplemental benefits
• 401(k) plan with company matching Health Savings Account (HSA) 
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) 
• Pet insurance options 
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 

Digital Consultants, an inclusive and welcoming company, is fully committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, age (40 or older), disability, Veterans status or any other protected characteristic.

We provide reasonable accommodations to individuals who need assistance during any part of the employment process.?If you need assistance navigating Digital Consultants job openings or applying for a position, please send an email to [email protected] or call 571-306-3444. Please provide your contact information and let us know how we can assist you.