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Network Engineer SME

Job Locations US-VA-Herndon
Job ID 2025-2567
Type
Regular Full-Time

Overview

Network Engineer Subject Matter Expert
Herndon, VA
TS/SCI with Poly
 
Bridge Core provides high energy, unified teams; technology integration experience; and innovative approaches, to enable our clients’ mission.  We enable our clients’ mission by integrating innovative technologies and implementing adoption processes that modernize the digital workplace.  Our trusted, skilled, and diverse team members are making a lasting impact by building tailored, client focused solutions.
 
Do you want to join a team that is building tailored technical solutions to modernize our government’s mission and our client’s business?  Do you have a desire to change how people work?  Are you interested in helping to protect our nation’s cyber interests? Join our growing team supporting the government agencies in its mission as an subject matter expert-level Network Engineer in Herndon, VA.

Responsibilities

This role is similar to a liaison or referent between the customer's requirements manager team and mission partners that involves network engineering and network transport engineering. 

  • Review all incoming requirements for feasibility of implementation on existing network infrastructure. 
  • Advise potential customers as to the suitability of different options for addressing their network ideas as well as make recommendations to government oversight regarding alternative courses of action such as cost options for desired technologies compared to performance.
  • Use network management applications to answer questions concerning what is actually deployed in the network, analysis of existing utilization to assess likely impact to user experience or application performance. 
  • Work with our workflow application Service Now, network analyzer, and performance tool such as NetIM are required.
  • Work with other divisions to coordinate work when networks are part of a larger system.
  • Understand the OSI model layers 1 through 3. Working familiarity with the capabilities of Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM), Multi-protocol Label Switching (MPLS), and high availability network techniques (BGP, interior gateway routing protocols, port channeling).
  • Have an in depth conversation with systems developers to meet the requirement or find alternatives.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:   

  • Active TS/SCI with required polygraph required to start
  • Bachelors degree in a technical or scientific discipline
  • Minimum of 16 years of experience
  • CCNA or equivalent experience
  • Working knowledge of the OSI model layers 1 through 3
  • Understanding of 802.1q VLAN tagging
  • Understanding the different media types, when to use which such as RJ-45, MMF, SMF

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of the various member agencies of the IC, their mission and unique needs is useful.
  • Viewed as expert in the field outside of the corporation
  • Work independently to uncover and resolve issues associated with long-range goals and objectives
  • Assist the customer with decisions that affect the financial, employee or public relations posture of the organization
  • Serves as consultant to top management in long-range company planning or spokesperson on advanced projects and/or programs
  • Applies and/or develops highly advanced concepts, techniques and standards
  • Application development
  • Service Now
  • Network analyzer
  • Network performance tools

What you can expect from us

Bridge Core is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members and applicants. At Bridge Core, we ensure fair treatment for our team members and applicants based on their abilities, achievements and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other classification protected by law.

 

Bridge Core does not have a vaccination mandate applicable to team members. Vaccination requirements will depend on the status of the federal contractor mandate and customer site requirements.  Regardless of vaccination status , personnel are required to wear masks while indoors when the CDC COVID-19 Community Level is High.

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