Network Engineer

Position: Network Engineer - 174176

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Network Engineer to support a long-term Navy program focused on enterprise network operations, vulnerability management, and rapid patching initiatives. This position is 100% onsite in Pearl Harbor, HI
, and supports one of the world's largest enterprise intranet environments spanning Navy installations across CONUS and OCONUS. The Network Engineer will support accelerated vulnerability remediation, IOS/IOS-XR upgrades, security patching, and network engineering operations across enterprise Cisco, Juniper, Brocade, F5, and Palo Alto infrastructure. This role requires a hands-on network engineer capable of responding quickly to emerging vulnerabilities, executing patching efforts under strict timelines, and providing ongoing troubleshooting and operational support between remediation initiatives.

Responsibilities

of the Network Engineer

• Execute enterprise network vulnerability remediation and patching initiatives across thousands of network devices under accelerated timelines and evolving operational requirements.
• Perform network operating system upgrades, security patches, firmware updates, and vulnerability remediation across Cisco IOS, IOS-XE, IOS-XR, and other enterprise networking platforms.
• Support patching and remediation efforts across Cisco, Juniper, Brocade, F5, and Palo Alto network infrastructure.
• Assess vulnerability notifications, vendor advisories, security requirements, and patch availability to support rapid remediation planning and execution.
• Validate patching procedures, device readiness, upgrade requirements, dependencies, and potential operational impacts prior to implementation.
• Support network troubleshooting, configuration changes, deployments, maintenance activities, and operational engineering responsibilities between patching initiatives.
• Troubleshoot complex routing, switching, connectivity, and network performance issues across enterprise LAN, WAN, WLAN, and network boundary environments.
• Analyze network outages, identify root causes, support problem management activities, and develop lessons learned and technical documentation.
• Support routing and switching technologies including OSPF, BGP, VLANs, MPLS, multicast, and other enterprise networking protocols.
• Coordinate with network automation teams to support automated patching, configuration management, provisioning, and remediation workflows.
• Assist with Python, Ansible, and other automation-driven engineering processes to improve patching efficiency, consistency, and operational reliability.
• Develop and maintain Engineering Implementation Plans (EIPs), change-management tickets, implementation procedures, rollback plans, and technical documentation.
• Communicate patching progress, operational risks, deployment status, outages, and remediation activities to technical leadership and customer stakeholders.
• Participate in technical meetings, customer discussions, operational coordination, and engineering activities supporting Navy network operations.
• Support Tier III troubleshooting, incident escalation, configuration management, and network sustainment activities as required.
• Participate in scheduled and unscheduled maintenance windows, on-call rotations, and after-hours operational support when required.

Qualifications of the Network Engineer

• Bachelor's degree with 8–12 years of relevant professional experience
• Minimum 7 years of relevant professional experience in network engineering, network operations, or enterprise infrastructure support.
• Active DOD Secret clearance.
• DoD 8570.01 IAT Level II certification, such as CompTIA Security+ CE or another qualifying certification.
• Active OEM networking operating system certification, such as Cisco CCNA or an equivalent Cisco, Juniper, Brocade, or other approved vendor certification.
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience supporting enterprise network engineering, routing, switching, configuration management, or operational network infrastructure.
• Strong experience with Cisco networking technologies, including IOS, IOS-XE, IOS-XR, network device upgrades, configuration management, and troubleshooting.
• Experience supporting network vulnerability remediation, security patching, firmware upgrades, or network operating system maintenance.
• Strong understanding of enterprise LAN/WAN, routing, switching, network security, and network boundary engineering.
• Experience troubleshooting routing and switching protocols, including OSPF, BGP, VLANs, MPLS, and multicast.
• Ability to rapidly assess…