Network Engineer; Cisco

Onsite, Maryland Onsite full time Full-time · $160/hour Clearance: TS/SCI

We are seeking an experienced Network Engineer to design, build, and support complex Cisco network environments while evaluating how AI capabilities can improve network operations.

• Build and maintain Cisco network infrastructure from initial deployment through ongoing operations.
• Assess potential uses of AI in network management, including operational benefits and risks.
• Advise stakeholders on network architecture, implementation, and operational tradeoffs.

• Hands-on experience building complex networks from the ground up and supporting established networks.
• Experience designing secure route and switch network environments using Cisco technologies.
• Understanding of AI capabilities and the risks they introduce to network management.
• Ability to serve as a technical advisor and communicate recommendations clearly.
• One of the following experience paths: a master's degree and eight years of systems engineering experience; a bachelor's degree in a qualifying engineering or related technical field and ten years of systems engineering experience; or a high school diploma/GED and fourteen years of network engineering experience.
• Current TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.