Network Engineer

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Responsibilities

For the OPS Consulting team, ‘the power to help’ means helping our clients, helping serve the mission, helping our employees and their families, and helping the community. Headquartered in Hanover, MD, OPS Consulting has over two decades of experience specializing in the most mission‑critical operations. We are thought leaders and innovators. The ingenuity of our developers, engineers, cyber experts, linguists, and analysts is dedicated to empowering our clients, fulfilling the Mission, and remaining trusted leaders and advisers in national security and technology solutions.

• Cisco IOS, CatOS, NxOS, filter and access control, Ciscoworks, TACACS+, ASA, FWSM, HP Openview, Cisco routers, Cisco Switches, F5/Cisco load balancers, Infiniband, Juniper, Fiber Channel (FC) SAN, and VPN (IPSEC)
• Physical installation and configuration and troubleshooting of network routers, switches, load balancers, and security devices.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP protocol stack and routing and switching protocols.
• Strong working knowledge of L2/L3 protocols.
• Strong working knowledge of stateful firewalls and L3 access controls.
• Working knowledge of Atlassian Tool Suite.
• Able to support on‑call requirements.
• Able to work in a live call environment and utilize Remedy or another ticketing system to track tasks.
• Virtualization products; VMware and Solaris containers.

Requirements

• At least five (5) years of experience as a Network Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.
• A Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree, for a total of 10 years experience.
• Must have datacenter network design and architecture experience, including installation and configuration of Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, and IPSEC virtual private networks.

Desired Experience

• A strong understanding of High Performance Computing (HPC) environments.
• Hands‑on experience with Infiniband and low‑latency interconnects in HPC clusters.
• Familiarity with RDMA, QoS tuning, and network fabric optimization for compute‑intensive workloads.
• Working knowledge of Fiber Channel (FC) SAN, iSCSI, and data throughput tuning.
• Experience integrating storage networks with HPC compute nodes.

Security Clearance

• A current government clearance, background investigation, and polygraph are required.

Pay Range
: $49,996.80 – $. Pay ranges are a general guideline and not intended as a guaranteed or implied final compensation. Determination of official compensation depends on several factors, including position level, job complexity, geographic location, experience, education, certifications, and contract wage rates.

At The Swift Group and Subsidiaries, you will receive comprehensive benefits, including but not limited to healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time‑off benefits.

The Swift Group and Subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Information Technology

• IT Services and IT Consulting