Network Engineer

About the Role

• Jacobs is seeking a Network Engineer (Campus Area Network/Local Area Network (CAN/LAN)) to support a government customer’s global enterprise networks. This role involves modernizing network components while supporting service delivery for mission-focused operational enterprise requirements. The team is responsible for the complete replacement of a global enterprise network, including design, engineering, and transition. This is an opportunity to build and transition critical operations to a modern service provider network architecture.

Key Responsibilities

• Interpret customer requirements and apply standard design approaches for service delivery.
• Fully document designs, including diagrams, bill of materials, cabling sheets, and configurations.
• Utilize a private test lab to evaluate new technologies, test proposed changes, and recreate troubleshooting scenarios.
• Schedule maintenance windows for migrating user connections from legacy to modern infrastructure with minimal impact.
• Provide technical expertise to Operations engineers and technicians for fault isolation and resolution.
• Solve complex problems with innovative and scalable solutions.
• Develop secure network designs and configurations aligning with DISA STIGs and enterprise policies.
• Obtain Authority to Operate (ATO) for new devices, software, and capabilities.
• Supervise (not manage) other network support specialists to plan, coordinate, and implement network services.
• Develop and improve design products, processes, and systems for team efficiency.
• Opportunity to learn and work on Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Wide Area Networks (WANs).

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Required Clearance: TS/SCI CI Poly
• DoD 8570 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2 (e.g., Security+ CE) compliant.
• Network engineering experience including Tier III or higher network operations and/or network design and implementation.
• Prior responsibility for production network hardware configurations for Cisco, Brocade, and/or Juniper.
• Hands-on experience implementing and troubleshooting standard routing protocols such as OSPF or BGP in a production network.
• Hands-on experience implementing and troubleshooting standard switching and trunking protocols such as VLANs, 802.1q, and port-channels in a production network.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience, which can be a combination of work history and education (e.g., Doctorate + 3 years, Master's + 4 years, Bachelor's + 6 years, Associate's + 8 years, HS diploma + 10 years).
• Network engineering and design experience specific to CAN/LAN, including applying industry standards, developing configurations, and integrating solutions.
• Network engineering and design experience with MPLS WANs, network management tools, and firewalls.
• Expert knowledge of routing and switching protocols, demonstrable through briefings and documentation.
• Extensive BGP experience is a plus.
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or equivalent knowledge.
• Ability to work unsupervised as part of a network engineering team.
• Experience establishing process, developing documents, and organizing repositories is a plus.