WMATA Senior Network Engineer (809046)
Location: Various Location 2401 Mill Road, Alexandria, VA 22314
Duration:
Close Date: August 13, 2026
Projected Start Date: August 24, 2026
Interview Type: Webcam Only
Project: Digital Modernisation – Operations
Hybrid Position – Local Candidates ONLY
Installs networking technologies and supporting networks. Assesses existing network configurations and makes recommendations based on product specifications.
The Contractor shall:
Provide a Senior Network Engineer responsible for implementation, configuration, operation, and support of network infrastructure
Execute deployment, configuration, and optimization of:
LAN/WAN infrastructure (core, distribution, access layers)
Wireless networks and connectivity solutions
Firewalls, VPNs, network security controls, and segmentation technologies
Load-balancing and application delivery platforms, including high-availability configurations, traffic management policies, and failover services
Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis for network incidents, outages, and performance degradation
Support 247 NOC operations through:
Monitoring, alert triage, and incident response
Escalation handling and coordination with Tier 3 engineering
Configure, validate, and maintain routing, segmentation, firewall, VPN, and load-balancing policies aligned with architecture standards.
Collaborate on firewall rule changes, security zone configurations, NAT policies, VPN services, and segmentation controls with DMCS in accordance with approved change management processes.
Perform validation and testing of firewall failover, VPN resiliency, routing convergence, load-balancer high-availability configurations, and application traffic flows.
Maintain accurate network documentation, including topology diagrams, configurations, and inventory records
Support performance monitoring and SLA compliance, including latency, throughput, uptime, and availability metrics
Coordinate with telecommunications, cloud, and infrastructure teams for cross-domain issue resolution
Responsible for:
QoS engineering responsibility
Call quality dependency
Circuit / routing coordination
Certifications for: CCIE, CCIE security, CISSP, JNCIP, and TOGAF (One or more)
Required
10
Years
Designing and implementing large-scale fault-tolerant and secure networks.
Required
10
Years
Expert level skills in routing protocols and router technologies. This This skills include BGP, OSPF,IS-IS, LDP, VRF, MPLS, multicast &VXLAN
Required
10
Years
Proficiency in detecting & remediating vulnerabilities while ensuring compliance with PCI, NIST and STIG
Required
10
Years
Proficiency in quick diagnoses and resolution of simple and complex network problems.
Required
10
Years
using network tools, log evaluation and packet capture analysis
Required
10
Years
Experience in network project management and aligning network solution to business goals
Required
10
Years
Proficient in QoS and Voice integration.
Required
10
Years
Proficient in Wireless Network (Cisco/Juniper/Aruba/Arista), Cisco ISE, SD-WAN, Cloud Networking (AWS/Azure)
Required
10
Years
MPLS, SDN, Cisco ACI, VMWare integration, SAN integration
Required
10
Years
, VMWare integration, SAN integration, Cisco/Juniper, and Palo Alto Firewall integration
Required
10
Years
Working closely with Enterprise Architecture and other IT teams to develop network solutions
Contact Information
Email: mayank@infosatits.com
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