Network Engineer

**Location:** Washington, DC / remote HUD OIG sites

**Clearance:** U.S. Citizenship required; HUD background check

**Certifications:** Cisco CCNP/CCIE or Juniper JNCIS/JNCIP recommended

Salary range: $145k - $160k

The Senior Network Engineer designs, maintains, and troubleshoots HUD OIG's enterprise network infrastructure across the Central Server Facility (CSF), Disaster Recovery Facility (DRF), and regional/field offices.

- Design, implement, and maintain enterprise network architecture (Cisco, Juniper, F5, Nutanix).

- Conduct trade-off analyses of requirements against fiscal, schedule, and performance objectives.

- Collaborate with program leaders to support IT modernization and cloud migration.

- Lead troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and system restoration for mission-critical environments.

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

- 10+ years of experience in enterprise networking.

- Cisco CCNP/CCIE or Juniper JNCIP certification preferred.

- Experience with WAN, LAN, VPN, WiFi, and cloud networking.

- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.