Job Title: Network Engineer V (IPv6 SME) – PART TIME
Location: Alexandria, VA 22314
Duration: 6 + Months contract to fulltime hire
Senior Network Engineer / IPv6 SME – Minimum Qualifications
• 10 years of professional experience in network engineering, network architecture, or related telecommunications/infrastructure disciplines.
• At least 5 years of demonstrated IPv6 experience covering architecture, addressing, routing, implementation, migration, dual-stack environments, and troubleshooting.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills and the ability to effectively communicate with Agency Leaders.
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting enterprise-scale IP networks.
• Experience with enterprise routing/switching and protocols/services such as BGP, OSPF/OSPFv3, EIGRP, IS-IS, IPv4/IPv6, DNS, DHCP/DHCPv6, ICMP/ICMPv6, TCP/IP, and SNMP, as applicable.
• Experience with network security technologies, including firewalls, access control, segmentation, and security monitoring.
• Experience with Cisco, F5, and CrowdStrike
• Experience with HLDs/LLDs, network diagrams, implementation plans, technical standards, assessments, gap analyses, root-cause analyses, and technical risk assessments.
• Experience supporting network modernization, migration, or transformation in large, complex environments, including data center, cloud, LAN/WAN, remote-access, or Internet environments.
• Strong technical communication, documentation, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience architecting and implementing zero trust solutions.
Preferred Experience and Certifications
• Federal Government network engineering, IPv6 mandates/standards, or enterprise IPv6 readiness initiatives.
• Enterprise IPv6 adoption/migration roadmaps and IPv6-only environments.
• AWS, Microsoft Azure, or equivalent cloud networking; data center networking and virtualization.
• Integration of IPv6 with firewalls, load balancers, DNS/DHCP, identity/access-control, security, monitoring, and management platforms.
• Network disaster recovery, resiliency, continuity, automation, modernization, or technology refresh.
• Relevant certifications such as CCIE/CCNP, JNCIP/JNCIE, recognized IPv6 credentials, Azure Network Engineer, AWS Advanced Networking, CISSP, Security+, or equivalent.
Education and Technical Leadership
A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related technical discipline is preferred. Equivalent education, training, certifications, and professional experience may be considered subject to Government/Contractor approval.
The Senior Network Engineer/IPv6 SME shall operate independently as a senior technical advisor and be capable of leading architecture discussions, challenging designs when appropriate, identifying risks/dependencies, developing remediation strategies, leading complex troubleshooting, coordinating across teams, mentoring personnel, and briefing senior stakeholders.
