Senior Network Integration Engineer

Location: Tysons Corner

Fiber + IP Modernization + FAA National Airspace System (NAS) Mission-Critical Infrastructure + Hands-On Engineering + Public Trust + U.S. Citizenship Required

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Haley Lucas
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Salary: $105,000 - $167,000 per year

A bit about us:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Network Integration Engineer to support the modernization of mission-critical telecommunications infrastructure. This role focuses on integrating fiber and IP-based circuits while leading the transition from legacy copper and TDM transport systems to modern IP-enabled architectures across geographically distributed environments.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with hands-on implementation experience and thrives in highly available, mission-critical environments.

Why join us?

Work on high-impact national infrastructure projects
Help modernize mission-critical communications from legacy technologies to next-generation fiber and IP networks
Collaborate with highly experienced engineering and integration teams
Influence technical strategy and architecture decisions
Hands-on work with cutting-edge networking technologies
Opportunity to lead complex integration and modernization initiatives
Competitive compensation and benefits
Long-term project stability supporting a federal customer
Career growth into technical leadership and architecture roles

Job Details

Responsibilities

• Analyze network architectures, engineering drawings, and system requirements to identify design improvements and integration requirements.
• Lead modernization initiatives involving migration from legacy copper and TDM transport systems to fiber-based IP networks.
• Support technical integration of enterprise networking infrastructure including optical transport, fiber, IP networking, and hybrid legacy environments.
• Configure, optimize, troubleshoot, and validate enterprise network protocols including BGP, TCP/IP, MPLS, and IPv
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• Perform circuit turn-up, network cutovers, migration activities, and end-to-end testing to ensure operational readiness.
• Troubleshoot complex network and telecommunications issues across fiber, optical transport, and legacy infrastructure.
• Provide technical leadership during deployment activities while coordinating with engineering teams and stakeholders.
• Present technical updates, architecture recommendations, risk assessments, and integration plans to leadership.
• Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure system reliability, redundancy, and operational continuity.
• Support long-term infrastructure planning, network growth, and modernization initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical discipline (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• 8+ years of experience in network engineering, systems administration, telecommunications, or infrastructure engineering.
• 5+ years of experience configuring and troubleshooting enterprise networking technologies including BGP, TCP/IP, MPLS, and IPv
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• Experience with optical networking, fiber infrastructure, SONET transport, metro ring architectures, and wired/wireless networks.
• Experience supporting mission-critical network infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of systems integration and infrastructure modernization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale technical integration projects.
• Cloud networking experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience with network capacity planning and infrastructure forecasting.
• Cisco CCNA or Network+ certification.
• Cisco CCNP Enterprise certification.
• AWS Solutions Architect – Associate certification.
• PMP certification.
• Experience supporting federal or other highly regulated mission-critical environments.

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