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ConsultNet Technology Services and Solutions is hiring: Cisco Network Engineer i

ConsultNet Technology Services and Solutions, Vienna, VA, United States


$70 to $80 per hour contract with a conversion salary of $145K to $155K annually

Summary
Seeking a CCIE-caliber Senior Network Engineer to serve as a hands‑on technical authority focused on routing and switching design, implementation, and complex troubleshooting. This role owns enterprise and data center network initiatives end‑to‑end, delivering resilient, secure, and scalable architectures aligned to business and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

Design and implement enterprise, data center, and disaster recovery network solutions.

Architect and deploy highly available routing and switching environments (BGP, OSPF, ECMP, segmentation).

Lead complex troubleshooting efforts using packet capture and protocol analysis.

Produce HLD/LLD documentation and oversee implementation validation.

Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and cloud teams to ensure cohesive designs.

Serve as senior escalation point and mentor to engineering teams.

Ensure alignment with security frameworks such as NIST 800-53.

Requirements

8+ years of hands‑on network engineering with deep routing and switching expertise.

Experience supporting mission‑critical enterprise and data center environments.

CCIE Routing & Switching certification (required or equivalent expert‑level experience).

Expert BGP and OSPF design and troubleshooting.

Cisco IOS/XE, Nexus, and ACI fabrics .

Leaf‑spine data center architecture and segmentation.

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