Description
- Location: Washington, DC
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Program: Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
- Pay Range: $140,000 - $195,000 annually
Position Overview
Xtreme Solutions is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to serve as the technical lead supporting the Congressional Budget Office's enterprise Cisco infrastructure.
This role provides leadership for network architecture, modernization initiatives, Zero Trust implementation, cybersecurity integration, and infrastructure optimization. The successful candidate will collaborate with government stakeholders while mentoring engineering staff and leading network design decisions across highly secure enterprise environments.
What You'll Do
Design, implement, and optimize Cisco enterprise networking environments.
Lead architecture for
Core networking
Distribution
Access
Edge infrastructure
Design network security aligned with
NIST SP 800-53
NIST SP 800-207 (Zero Trust)
Implement
Network segmentation
Micro-segmentation
- Identity-aware access controls
- Least privilege architecture
- Lead Cisco ISE / 802.1X / Network Access Control (NAC) implementations.
- Review and optimize firewall policies and perimeter security.
- Integrate enterprise networking with SIEM and Network Detection & Response (NDR) platforms.
- Lead vulnerability remediation planning and device lifecycle management.
- Coordinate firmware management and infrastructure modernization.
- Support cybersecurity assessments, audits, compliance reviews, and incident response.
Develop
- Architecture diagrams
- Implementation plans
- Security impact analyses
- Validation procedures
- Rollback plans
SOPs
Root Cause Analyses
Audit evidence packages
Serve as the senior technical advisor to CBO stakeholders while mentoring junior engineers.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
10+ years of enterprise network engineering experience
5+ years supporting Cisco enterprise environments in a senior engineering or architecture role
Demonstrated expertise in
Enterprise network design
Infrastructure modernization
Segmentation
Perimeter security
Experience with
Firewall optimization
Cisco ISE / 802.1X
Network Access Control (NAC)
- SIEM and NDR integration
- Vulnerability management
- Incident response
Experience supporting highly regulated environments such as
Federal Government
Legislative Branch
Defense
Financial Services
Healthcare
Exceptional technical writing skills with experience producing engineering documentation and government-ready deliverables.
Preferred CertificationsHighly desired certifications include
CCNP Enterprise
CCNP Security
CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure
CCIE Security
Additional preferred certifications
CISSP
CISM
Security+
Cisco CyberOps
Fortinet NSE
Palo Alto PCNSE
Juniper Professional Certifications
AWS Networking or Security
Microsoft Azure Networking
ITIL Foundation
RMF / NIST cybersecurity experience
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