Senior Network Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 26, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 26, 2026.
Overview
Senior Network Engineer
Arlington, VA
Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!
We deliver essential technology services to our customers in support of their missions to sustain the national security and economic interests of our nation. SecuriGence is seeking a talented Senior Network Engineer to help contribute to our success. Come help us solve problems with Innovation through Intelligence. As a Senior Network Engineer, you will be assigned to an engineering implementation team with a concentration of networking capabilities. As a member of the implementation team, you will have the opportunity to be engaged in a variety of solution implementations, rather than just networking-focused.
Responsibilities
- Design and troubleshoot complex network architectures and solutions.
- Use centralized network management tools to gather statistics, generate usage reports, and back up device configurations.
- Provide technical leadership on major network tasks and enterprise technology initiatives.
- Research and evaluate emerging network technologies, protocols, and applications for potential integration into the enterprise environment.
- Ensure seamless and secure connectivity across all enterprise endpoints.
- Analyze interoperability, integration, and deployment issues; optimize topology and site configurations.
- Apply advanced network design tools and techniques to develop efficient and secure architectures.
- Support mission-critical operations, with the expectation of occasional off-duty work hours.
- Develop automation using tools such as Ansible, Python, Terraform, or Cisco DNA Center
- Collaborate with security, systems, cloud, and DevOps teams to align infrastructure strategies
- Coordinate with vendors and service providers for escalations, procurement, and support
- Configure and manage security policies, NAT rules, decryption, and application-based controls (App-ID, User-ID, Content-ID)
- Monitor and analyze firewall logs, threat intelligence feeds, and traffic flows to proactively identify and mitigate risks.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in network management or other related fields. Additional years of experience can be used in lieu of a degree.
- 8+ years of professional experience in network engineering and NGFWs
- Classified/Air-gapped Network experience
- IAT II required
- Palo Alto Network Security Professional is preferred
- Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- In-depth understanding of network architecture design, including LAN, WAN, SDN, VPNs, and hybrid cloud environments. Experience with SD-WAN technologies and solutions is a plus.
- Expertise in routing, switching, firewalls, load balancers, and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
- Advanced troubleshooting and problem-solving across complex enterprise networks.
- Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, BGP, OSPF, and other core networking protocols.
- Knowledge of classified/unclassified government network requirements, NIST, DISA STIGs, and other cybersecurity frameworks.
- Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams, including security, systems engineering, and program management.
- Lead enterprise-scale network operations in a secure, mission-critical environment.
- Ability to adapt to shifting priorities and lead through change.
- Familiarity with SIEM and SOAR solutions (XSOAR, Swimlane, Splunk, Cortex XDR, QRadar, etc.).
- Familiarity with cross-functional tool connections and how they interact with each other over the network.
How you’ll grow
At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn.
We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.
Benefits
At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits.
Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you.
Chenega MIOS’s culture
Our positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives.
Corporate citizenship
Chenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities.
Learn more about Chenega’s impact on the world.
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Tips from your Talent Acquisition Team
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Chenega MIOS web site - www.chenegamios.com
Glassdoor - https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Chenega-MIOS-EI_IE369514.11,23.htm
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/1472684/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chenegamios/