Top Secret cleared Sr Network Engineer

Our client, with locations in Aurora, Colorado Springs and Boulder, CO, is currently in need of a Top Secret cleared Sr Network Engineer for a 15 month contract. The project should renew annually from there. The position is 100% onsite with 75% in Aurora and the remaining 25% spent in Colorado Springs and Boulder. The consultant will work onsite in support of Cisco and Dell network infrastructure design, performance tuning and day to day operations.

• Monitor and manage customer network infrastructure and performance.
• Review system/network log files.
• Generate routine operational and capacity reports.
• Support capacity planning and disaster recovery design efforts.
• Troubleshoot and isolate network incidents; coordinate service restoration.
• Open and manage service requests with vendors on behalf of the customer.
• Participate in root cause analysis and continuous problem management.
• Assist with software and firmware lifecycle management.
• Execute approved network change requests and maintain compliant documentation.
• Support and monitor network migration activities.
• Recommend operational improvements and implement best practices.
• Provide performance tuning guidance across the network environment.
• Partner with customer technical leadership to review system health and future architecture plans.
• Perform incremental network and host configuration beyond initial deployment.
• Deliver knowledge transfer on new technologies, SOPs, and administrative processes.
• Assist with creation and updates of runbooks and operational documentation.
• Review IT processes (incident, change, capacity, backup) for optimization opportunities.
• Provide technology recommendations and address customer skill gaps through targeted training.

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance and SCI eligibility
• Ability to work onsite, with 75% in Aurora and the remaining 25% spent in Colorado Springs and Boulder, CO
• Deep expertise with Cisco IOS, IOS-XE, NX OS, including routing, switching, ACLs, QoS, VLANs, and STP.
• Strong hands on experience with Dell Networking OS10/FTOS for data center switching and fabric operations.
• Familiarity with data center technologies such as virtualization networking, storage networking, and ToR/aggregation switching.
• Experience managing L2/L3 architectures, spine/leaf designs, VLT, vPC, and high availability network topologies.
• Ability to perform firmware/software upgrades across Cisco and Dell platforms with proper change controls.
• Skilled in network troubleshooting using CLI, packet captures, syslogs, and performance monitoring tools.
• Strong understanding of network security (ACLs, port security, TACACS/RADIUS, segmentation).
• Expertise in creating and maintaining network documentation, runbooks, and SOPs.
• Ability to provide knowledge transfer and coach customer teams on operational practices.
• Experience in BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, and multicast networking across mixed vendor environments.

Clear Bridge Technology Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The expected hourly rate range for this role is: $75 – 95 per hour. The posted range is an estimate; the actual compensation offer will be based on the candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications and will be in line with internal equity.