Cherokee Federal seeks a Network Engineer SME to design, secure, and optimize enterprise networks supporting critical federal missions. You will lead architecture, configuration, and troubleshooting of Cisco-based LAN/WAN, VPN, and wireless infrastructure, ensuring high availability and compliance with government security standards. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you'll develop technical documentation, implement monitoring and performance tuning, and guide junior engineers. Join a mission-driven, growth-focused organization delivering innovative IT solutions to U.S. government agencies nationwide.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement secure LAN/WAN, VPN, and wireless architectures for federal environments
- Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Cisco routers, switches, and firewalls
- Ensure network security, compliance, and documentation in line with government standards
- Monitor network performance, analyze logs, and optimize availability and throughput
- Lead complex incident resolution and root-cause analysis for network issues
- Develop and maintain network diagrams, runbooks, and configuration baselines
- Collaborate with cybersecurity, systems, and project teams on integrated solutions
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior network engineers
Required Skills
- Network design and architecture
- Cisco routing and switching (IOS/NX-OS)
- Firewall configuration and management
- VPN and remote access technologies
- WAN/LAN optimization and Qo
- SNetwork monitoring and performance tuning
- TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VLANs
- Network security and hardening
- Cisco wireless infrastructure
- Documentation and diagramming (Visio)