Network Engineering Subject Matter Expert (Cisco/Check Point)

Location: Primarily onsite at a contractor-owned facility near Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and customer locations. Candidates must work onsite or reside within commuting distance of Fort Belvoir, VA; Battle Creek, MI; Columbus, OH; Dayton, OH; New Cumberland, PA; Ogden, UT; Philadelphia, PA; Richmond, VA; Anniston, AL; San Diego, CA; Fort Bragg, NC; Robins AFB, GA; or Tobyhanna, PA. Fort Belvoir is highly preferred. Approximately 30% CONUS travel may be required.

Salary: $130,000+ annually.

Company

hirify.global provides consulting, advanced technology solutions, and professional services to U.S. government, defense, and intelligence organizations.

What you will do

• Provide advanced technical analysis, engineering support, and problem resolution for complex enterprise network systems.
• Design, configure, implement, modernize, and sustain Cisco networking and Check Point security solutions across classified and unclassified WAN infrastructure.
• Integrate network infrastructure, telecommunications systems, and cybersecurity technologies.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, technology refresh planning, laboratory testing, and proof-of-concept evaluations.
• Support enterprise network architecture, design reviews, technical decisions, interoperability reviews, and security compliance activities.
• Develop technical specifications, network diagrams, implementation plans, configuration documentation, and recommendations for Government stakeholders and engineering personnel.

Requirements

• Ten years of LAN/WAN network engineering experience.
• High School Diploma.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Top Secret clearance, or Secret clearance with a favorably adjudicated Tier 5/SSBI investigation.
• DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level III baseline certification, such as CASP+, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, or GCIH.
• CCNP – Enterprise certification.
• Check Point CCSA certification.
• Ability to work at a computer for extended periods in an office environment and within communications closets, network infrastructure spaces, and warehouse spaces as needed.

Nice to have

• Check Point CCSE certification.
• AWS Cloud Practitioner certification.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals certification.
• CompTIA Cloud+ certification.

Culture & Benefits

• 26 days of paid leave covering vacation, sick, personal time, and holidays.
• Performance bonuses based on individual contributions and company-wide results.
• 401(k) with a 3% contribution match and immediate vesting.
• Company-paid life insurance up to $300,000, medical, dental, vision, FSA, and HSA options.
• 15 days of fully paid parental leave and military differential pay.
• Paid training and certifications, tuition reimbursement, and professional growth support.