{"id":3286224,"url":"https://alion.io/job/pgtek-network-automation-engineer-tssci-clearance-chantilly-va","title":"Network Automation Engineer - TS/SCI clearance - Chantilly, VA","company":{"id":686033,"name":"PGTEK","domain":"pgtek.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/pgtek","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workable","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":92,"open_postings":6,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.333,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":24,"computed_at":"2026-11-01T06:10:25Z"}},"role":"Networking","role_family":"Networking","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Chantilly, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":102000,"max_usd":235000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":1079},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Ansible","optional":false},{"name":"BGP","optional":false},{"name":"Configuration Management","optional":false},{"name":"Kubernetes","optional":false},{"name":"Linux","optional":false},{"name":"MPLS","optional":false},{"name":"OSPF","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"Rest API","optional":false},{"name":"VLAN","optional":false},{"name":"VMWare","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":true},{"name":"Azure","optional":true},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":true},{"name":"Git","optional":true},{"name":"GitHub Actions","optional":true},{"name":"GitLab CI","optional":true},{"name":"GitOps","optional":true},{"name":"Grafana","optional":true},{"name":"gRPC","optional":true},{"name":"OpenSearch","optional":true},{"name":"Prometheus","optional":true},{"name":"Terraform","optional":true},{"name":"Zscaler","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-26T18:29:49Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-26","last_verified_at":"2026-11-01T20:47:48Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":6,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":6},"description":"Network Automation Engineer - Federal Customer\nLocation: Chantilly, VA\nWork Arrangement: 100% Onsite - 5 Days per Week\nSecurity Clearance: Active TS/SCI Required\nPosition: Network Development / Automation Engineering\nIMPORTANT: Candidates must possess an active TS/SCI clearance. Applicants without the required clearance will be automatically declined.\nJob Summary\nPGTEK is seeking an experienced Network Automation Engineer to support a federal customer in Chantilly, VA. This position plays a critical role in designing, deploying, automating, and maintaining enterprise network infrastructure supporting mission-critical IT workloads.\nThe successful candidate will work alongside network architects, software engineers, and platform engineering teams to develop scalable, reliable, and automated networking solutions. This role focuses on automating network deployments, optimizing performance, troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues, and improving the stability and scalability of next-generation networks.\nThe Network Automation Engineer will work directly with enterprise networking hardware, including switches, routers, firewalls, and software-defined networking platforms. Responsibilities include developing automation scripts, implementing configuration changes, supporting enterprise WAN and SD-WAN environments, and maintaining network infrastructure across geographically distributed sites.\nThe ideal candidate combines strong enterprise networking expertise with practical software development and automation experience. This individual will help streamline network operations, improve deployment consistency, and deliver sustainable solutions that support evolving mission requirements.\nAn active TS/SCI clearance is required. Candidates must be able to work onsite five days per week in Chantilly, VA.\nKey Responsibilities\nNetwork Development & Infrastructure Engineering\nDesign, deploy, maintain, and optimize enterprise network infrastructure supporting mission-critical IT workloads.\nSupport network operations, infrastructure deployments, technology refreshes, scaling, and sustaining engineering activities.\nConfigure, manage, and troubleshoot enterprise networking hardware, including switches, routers, firewalls, and network appliances.\nSupport network infrastructure from Top-of-Rack (ToR) switching through the network border and associated connectivity.\nCollaborate with network architects and engineering teams to implement new network designs, products, and infrastructure capabilities.\nSupport network performance, stability, scalability, and operational reliability.\nIdentify opportunities to improve network architecture, infrastructure management, and operational efficiency.\nNetwork Automation & Configuration Management\nDevelop and implement automation solutions to deploy, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot network infrastructure.\nCreate production-quality automation scripts and configuration frameworks using Python, Go, and Ansible.\nAutomate network configuration changes to improve consistency, reduce manual effort, and minimize operational risk.\nDevelop simple, sustainable, and repeatable automation processes for network deployment and maintenance.\nIntegrate network automation with device APIs, software-defined control planes, and infrastructure management tools.\nUtilize RESTful APIs, NETCONF, RESTCONF, and structured data formats to interact with network devices and services.\nMaintain network automation standards, configuration policies, and operational best practices.\nSupport automation-driven network provisioning, configuration validation, and infrastructure lifecycle management.\nEnterprise WAN & SD-WAN Engineering\nDesign, deploy, configure, and troubleshoot large-scale enterprise WAN architectures across geographically distributed sites.\nSupport enterprise routing protocols, including BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP.\nImplement and maintain MPLS, overlay networks, and enterprise network connectivity.\nConfigure and manage software-defined WAN platforms, including Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN/Viptela, Fortinet Secure SD-WAN, VMware Velocloud, and Silver Peak.\nSupport centralized policy enforcement, zero-touch provisioning (ZTP), and dynamic path selection.\nTroubleshoot routing, interconnectivity, performance, and configuration issues across WAN infrastructure.\nImplement secure connectivity between network environments using appropriate transport and security technologies.\nOptimize network performance and reliability for latency-sensitive enterprise applications.\nNetwork Security & Connectivity\nImplement and maintain secure network connectivity across enterprise and WAN boundaries.\nConfigure and troubleshoot IPsec site-to-site tunnels, MACsec, and next-generation firewall policies.\nSupport network segmentation, security policy enforcement, and secure infrastructure connectivity.\nImplement and maintain Quality of Service (QoS) policies and traffic shaping to support application performance requirements.\nCollaborate with security and network engineering teams to maintain compliance with infrastructure standards and program requirements.\nLinux, Software-Defined Networking & Platform Integration\nTroubleshoot network infrastructure involving Linux systems, networking applications, and software-defined control planes.\nSupport enterprise network operating systems and platforms, including SONiC and Cumulus Linux.\nWork with network protocols, APIs, and software-defined networking technologies, including Open vSwitch.\nSupport network integration across compute, virtualization, and enterprise platform environments.\nApply networking fundamentals to troubleshoot application-level connectivity and infrastructure performance issues.\nAssist with deployment and sustainment of next-generation networking software and tools.\nKubernetes & Container Networking\nSupport network infrastructure and connectivity for Kubernetes-based environments.\nApply knowledge of Kubernetes networking concepts, container networking, and cluster connectivity.\nUtilize the Kubernetes Container Network Interface (CNI) to interact with network plugins and manage pod networking.\nSupport configuration, deployment, and maintenance of the MetalLB Operator for load balancing in bare-metal Kubernetes environments.\nTroubleshoot network connectivity, routing, and service communication across containerized workloads.\nCollaborate with platform engineering teams to ensure reliable networking across Kubernetes infrastructure.\nCollaboration, Documentation & Operational Excellence\nWork closely with network architects, software engineers, platform teams, vendors, and customers to understand requirements and implement effective solutions.\nSupport the rapid deployment and integration of new network designs, products, and infrastructure capabilities.\nDevelop and maintain technical documentation, automation procedures, configuration standards, and operational runbooks.\nIdentify opportunities to improve network deployment processes, automation frameworks, and infrastructure reliability.\nMaintain compliance with established networking standards, security policies, and operational procedures.\nManage multiple priorities effectively while meeting technical requirements and deployment deadlines.\nCommunicate technical issues, implementation plans, and troubleshooting findings clearly to engineering teams and stakeholders.\nRequirements\nEnterprise Networking & WAN Architecture\nExtensive experience designing, deploying, configuring, and troubleshooting large-scale enterprise WAN architectures.\nStrong understanding of core routing protocols, including BGP, OSPF, and EIGRP.\nExperience with MPLS, overlay networks, and geographically distributed enterprise connectivity.\nProficiency in enterprise network topologies and architecture, including VLAN, LAN, and WAN environments.\nExperience troubleshooting network routing, interconnectivity, performance, and configuration issues.\nSoftware-Defined WAN\nHands-on experience configuring and managing enterprise SD-WAN platforms, such as:\nCisco Catalyst SD-WAN / Viptela\nFortinet Secure SD-WAN\nVMware Velocloud\nSilver Peak\nUnderstanding of centralized policy enforcement, zero-touch provisioning (ZTP), and dynamic path selection.\nExperience deploying, maintaining, and troubleshooting SD-WAN connectivity across enterprise environments.\nNetwork Automation & Programming\nProficiency developing production automation scripts and configuration frameworks using Python and Ansible.\nPractical experience automating network configuration, provisioning, and operational tasks.\nExperience working with network REST APIs, NETCONF, and/or RESTCONF.\nFamiliarity with structured data formats, including JSON, YAML, and XML.\nAbility to develop repeatable automation solutions that improve deployment consistency and operational efficiency.\nProficiency in either Python or Go programming language.\nNetwork Security & Transport\nStrong experience implementing secure network connectivity across WAN boundaries.\nExperience configuring and troubleshooting IPsec site-to-site tunnels and MACsec.\nFamiliarity with next-generation firewall policies and enterprise network security controls.\nExperience implementing QoS traffic shaping and prioritization for latency-sensitive applications.\nUnderstanding of secure network segmentation, routing policies, and enterprise connectivity requirements.\nAdditional Qualifications\nExperience working with enterprise networking hardware, including switches, routers, and firewalls.\nFamiliarity with software-defined networking, network APIs, and enterprise networking tools.\nUnderstanding of Linux systems and network troubleshooting.\nExperience working with Kubernetes networking concepts and container network interfaces.\nStrong communication and collaboration skills.\nAbility to manage competing priorities and deliver solutions in a fast-paced engineering environment.\n Active TS/SCI clearance and ability to maintain access as required by the program.\nAbility to work onsite five days per week in Chantilly, VA.\nAbility to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.\nPreferred Qualifications\nInfrastructure Automation & DevOps\nExperience using Terraform to define and manage network infrastructure state.\nFamiliarity with Git-based version control and GitOps workflows.\nExperience with GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, or similar CI/CD platforms.\nAbility to automate network configuration validation, linting, testing, and deployment.\nExperience implementing infrastructure automation workflows that support continuous network deployment.\nNetwork Telemetry & Observability\nExperience with model-driven telemetry 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