Sr. Network Engineer
Listed on 2026-08-10
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IT/Tech
Network Engineer, Systems Engineer, Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations
Overview
Must be local to the Hybrid site
Will will not consider relocation candidtes
Must be US Citizen, Green Card Holder, Green Card EAD, or TN Visa
BRMi is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to support the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Hosting and Storage Services On-Premise Cloud Support program. The Network Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining, and optimizing enterprise network infrastructure that supports NIH's integrated hosting platform and mission-critical biomedical research systems.
This position will support the planning, configuration, administration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and modernization of enterprise network technologies across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments. The Network Engineer will work closely with systems, cloud, cybersecurity, storage, database, and application teams to ensure secure, resilient, and high-performing network services supporting enterprise hosting operations.
Benefits:- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Employer-Paid Life Insurance
- Employer-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- 401(k)
- Paid Time Off (PTO) that includes Vacation Leave, Sick Leave, and 11 Paid Holidays
- Educational Assistance
Salary: 95k-115k
Hybrid in Bethesda, MD
Responsibilities- Design, implement, configure, and maintain enterprise network infrastructure supporting NIH hosting services.
- Configure and support routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and network security appliances.
- Monitor network performance, availability, utilization, and capacity to ensure reliable operations.
- Troubleshoot network connectivity, latency, routing, switching, DNS, DHCP, VPN, and firewall issues.
- Support network integration for physical, virtual, and cloud-hosted infrastructure.
- Implement and maintain network segmentation, VLANs, routing protocols, and secure communications.
- Support enterprise cloud networking within AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and hybrid cloud environments.
- Assist with network architecture planning, technology refresh initiatives, and infrastructure modernization projects.
- Configure and maintain network monitoring and management tools.
- Support disaster recovery, business continuity, and high-availability network solutions.
- Coordinate network changes through established change management and configuration management processes.
- Develop and maintain network diagrams, engineering documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and operational runbooks.
- Collaborate with cybersecurity personnel to implement network security controls and remediate vulnerabilities.
- Perform root cause analysis for network incidents and implement corrective actions.
- Participate in scheduled maintenance windows and provide after-hours operational support as required.
- Collaborate with Government personnel, vendors, and cross-functional technical teams to support enterprise hosting services.
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Associate degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Network Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education, technical training, and experience.
- Minimum of seven (7) years of experience supporting enterprise network engineering and administration.
- Experience configuring and supporting Cisco routers, switches, and enterprise networking equipment.
- Experience with TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, and network security.
- Experience supporting enterprise firewalls and network security technologies.
- Experience supporting hybrid cloud and enterprise network environments.
- Experience with network monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
- Knowledge of network redundancy, high availability, and disaster recovery concepts.
- Experience supporting Windows and Linux enterprise environments.
- Knowledge of ITIL service management practices.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary technical team.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a NIH Public Trust
- Experience supporting NIH, HHS, or other Federal Government IT…
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