Network Engineer

Company Overview

Dutch Ridge Consulting Group, LLC (DRCG) is an ISO 9001:2015, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Certified Veteran Enterprise (CVE), Service‑Disabled Veteran‑Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). DRCG provides cleared technical support staff throughout the United States with corporate offices in Ashburn, Virginia. DRCG offers expertise in Systems Integration (SI), Information Technology (IT) solutioning, Program Management, Risk Management, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Requirements Engineering, Workflow Solutioning, and Business Consulting Services.

Established in 2016, DRCG is 100 % US owned and predominately supports the DoJ, DoW, and DHS. DRCG optimizes client investments by leveraging expertise to better manage the growth and transformation of existing IT environments.

DRCG is seeking a highly motivated Network Engineer to support a federal customer’s goals to modernize and transform their IT environment and efficiently deliver new technologies to their workforce.

The Network Engineer provides Tier 3 support and engineering expertise for the design, testing, and implementation of the Next Generation Network across all DEA offices. The position also requires administering network (Cisco ACI), compute (Cisco UCS), and virtualization (VMware, UCS Director) environments; performing network diagnostics and analysis; troubleshooting production outages with service providers; terminating fiber and network cables; and independently designing, writing, and updating system documentation and network diagrams.

Additional duties include providing operational support for data centers, managing network applications on client workstations, optimizing VPN and network performance, implementing server load balancing and WAN optimization, and securing network access.

Merrifield, VA (3‑days onsite)

• Provide Tier 3 support and engineering expertise for the design, testing, and implementation of the Next Generation Network across all DEA offices.
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot diverse network architectures and devices; manage and maintain SD‑WAN, DMVPN, Layer 2/3, and wireless networks; implement network security measures, including access control models and firewalls.
• Support classified and unclassified environments, ensuring operational continuity, security compliance, and high availability.
• Act as a technical escalation point for complex network incidents, outages, and performance issues.
• Participate in architecture reviews, design sessions, and implementation planning.
• Collaborate with Security, Cloud, Systems, and Application teams to ensure integrated solutions.
• Support global operations, including after‑hours support and maintenance windows as required.
• Develop and maintain engineering documentation, diagrams, and operational runbooks.

• Active/current Secret Clearance is required at the time of hire.
• 5+ years of experience with hands‑on enterprise network experience.
• Professional certification (e.g., CCNP, CCDP).
• Installing, configuring, and troubleshooting various network architectures.
• Knowledge of the inner workings of the major network routing protocols, including dynamic routing.
• Experience with a variety of firewalls.
• Solid background in network administration and architecture.
• Knowledge of building, developing, and maintaining SD‑WAN environments.
• Familiarity with access control models and network security.
• Experience with network diagnostic, monitoring, and analysis tools.
• Solid understanding of network operating systems (Aruba, Juniper, Cisco).
• Solid understanding of VPN.
• Sharp troubleshooting skills.
• Terminating fiber and network cables.
• Ability to work independently.
• Designing, writing, and updating both system documentation and network diagrams.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or relevant work experience.