Volunteer Mainframe Network Engineer Jobs in Washington

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What You Will Do:

Guidehouse is seeking a capable Network Engineer - Mid to support a large-scale federal enterprise infrastructure program operating within secure and classified environments.

This role requires a hands-on network engineering professional responsible for supporting enterprise network infrastructure, maintaining operational readiness, troubleshooting connectivity issues, and assisting with modernization initiatives across mission-critical environments.

The ideal candidate combines strong networking fundamentals with practical experience supporting routed and switched environments, network security technologies, enterprise infrastructure, and secure federal systems. The selected candidate will work closely with senior engineers and cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, resilient, and secure operations.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation, configuration, maintenance, and monitoring of enterprise network infrastructure supporting mission-critical operations.

• Configure and support routing, switching, VLANs, network segmentation, and enterprise connectivity services.

• Monitor network performance, availability, utilization, and operational health across enterprise environments.

• Troubleshoot network issues involving routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, load balancers, and related infrastructure technologies.

• Assist with network upgrades, technology refreshes, vulnerability remediation, and infrastructure modernization initiatives.

• Support implementation of network security controls, access management, infrastructure hardening, and configuration compliance activities.

• Participate in incident response, problem resolution, root cause analysis, and operational troubleshooting activities.

• Develop and maintain network diagrams, configuration documentation, operational procedures, and implementation guides.

• Collaborate with systems engineering, cybersecurity, cloud, and application teams to deliver integrated technical solutions.

• Support continuity of operations, disaster recovery, resiliency, and operational improvement initiatives.

• Assist with network capacity planning, performance tuning, and operational optimization efforts.

What You Will Need:

• An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "TOP SECRET" Federal or DoD security clearance.
  o Once onboard with Guidehouse, new hire MUST be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "TOP SECRET/SCI (TS/SCI)" security clearance.

• Bachelor's degree or four (4) additional years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.

• Four (4) or more years of experience engineering and deploying enterprise IT systems and network infrastructure.

• Experience supporting enterprise routing, switching, and network connectivity services.

• Experience supporting Cisco, Juniper, or equivalent enterprise networking technologies.

• Experience troubleshooting network performance, connectivity, and operational issues.

• Experience supporting secure, compliance-driven federal environments.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Security+ certification.

• Knowledge of TCP/IP networking, network monitoring, and infrastructure operations.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, written, and verbal communication skills.

• CCNA, JNCIA, or equivalent networking certification.

• Experience supporting firewalls, IDS/IPS platforms, VPN technologies, and network access control solutions.

• Experience supporting AWS, Azure, or hybrid cloud networking environments.

• Experience using Python, PowerShell, or network automation technologies.

• Familiarity with Zero Trust architecture principles.

• Familiarity with NIST 800-53, RMF, STIGs, continuous monitoring, and authorization requirements.

• Experience supporting classified, national security, intelligence community, or other highly regulated environments.

• Experience with enterprise monitoring, logging, and network performance management platforms.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Parental Leave

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance

• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Care.com annual membership

• Employee Assistance Program

• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer-Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@guidehouse.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

All communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or guidehouse@myworkday.com. Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.

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