Network Implementation Engineer Automation Specialist (Network Engineer Level II) (Government) (Network Automation)

Location: Chantilly, Virginia, United States; office presence required a minimum of 5 days per week. No relocation is offered.

Salary: $89,200–$194,000 yearly.

Company

hirify.global Global Public Sector provides secure, IP-enabled, cloud-based network solutions and professional services to the Federal Government, supporting intelligence-community operations.

What you will do

• Interpret customer requirements and apply standard network design approaches for service delivery within SLAs and contract constraints.
• Design and implement customer enterprise infrastructure across CAN/LAN, WAN, data center, campus, cloud, and cybersecurity environments.
• Document network designs with diagrams, bills of materials, cabling sheets, configurations, and supporting materials.
• Develop secure configurations aligned with DISA STIGs, enterprise policies, and standardized implementation procedures.
• Provide technical expertise to network engineers and technicians and solve complex network problems with scalable solutions.
• Support network automation and automate deployment lifecycles across multi-vendor environments.

Requirements

• 10 years of combined work history and education experience required: doctorate plus 3 years, master’s plus 4 years, bachelor’s plus 6 years, associate degree plus 8 years, or high school diploma plus 10 years.
• TS/SCI clearance with polygraph required.
• DoD 8140 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2 compliance required.
• Network engineering experience covering network design and implementation, including production Cisco and/or Juniper hardware and software configurations.
• Experience with MPLS WANs or similar WAN protocols, network management tools, and firewalls.
• Hands-on production experience implementing and troubleshooting OSPF or BGP, as well as VLANs, 802.1q, and port-channels.
• Proficiency with cryptographic devices such as KG-175s and KG-142s.
• Automation skills with Ansible, Terraform, or Python; proficient Python coding required.
• Ability to design, build, and maintain automated deployment workflows for multi-vendor data center, campus, and cloud networks.

Nice to have

• Experience applying industry standards, developing configurations, and integrating solutions into production environments.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative as part of a network engineering team.
• Expertise in network and software automation, process development, documentation, and repository organization.
• Experience integrating network source-of-truth systems such as NetBox IPAM/DCIM to drive automated configurations and reduce drift.
• Experience creating CI/CD pipelines for network changes, testing, dry runs, and automated deployment gates.
• Experience implementing drift detection, remediation, pre-flight checks, and post-flight telemetry verification.
• Experience developing automation code, wrappers, and integration scripts using REST APIs, NETCONF/RESTCONF, and gNMI.
• Familiarity with Software Defined Networking.

Culture & Benefits

• Regular full-time position with a 40-hour work week.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage; 401(k); tuition reimbursement; paid time off and holidays.
• Paid parental and caregiver leave, sick leave, adoption reimbursement, disability benefits, and life insurance.
• Wellness programs, employee assistance programs, supplemental benefits, and eligible AT&T product discounts.