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title: Network Engineer III at Risadirect in Springfield, VA
description: Risadirect is hiring for the Network Engineer III role in Springfield, VA. Pays
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| **Company** | risadirect.com |
| **Location** | Springfield, VA |
| **Salary** | $107K/yr - $117K/yr |
| **Type** | Full Time |
| **Posted** | Sep 28, 2026 |
## Description

**Network Engineer III (Juniper, BGP/MPLS)**

**Location:** Springfield, VA - on site

**Time Type:** Full time, Exempt

**Clearance Required to Start:** Active TS/SCI (U.S. citizenship required)

**Additional Requirement:** Must be able to obtain and maintain a Government polygraph (post-hire requirement).

**Travel:** Up to 25%

**Salary Range:** $107,000 – $117,000

**Multi-domain transport at national scale, on Juniper iron.**

RISA is hiring a Network Engineer III to engineer and sustain an Intelligence Community customer's WAN, LAN, and campus networks across multiple security domains. The work is real engineering - new project requirements, site surveys, technology refresh, and the sustainment of infrastructure that has to stay up. You will talk to the owner here, not a recruiting queue.

**What You Will Do**

- Engineer and sustain multi-domain WAN/LAN environments across NIPRNET, SIPRNET, and JWICS.
- Troubleshoot network media and components; monitor the health and performance of the network.
- Research and implement enterprise-wide solutions and enhancements against mission objectives.
- Develop test plans and configuration documentation for customer approval before implementation.
- Run traffic analysis and bandwidth optimization to hold performance and availability objectives.
- Perform site surveys for new installations and technology refresh; install and troubleshoot satellite communications equipment.
- Represent customer requirements in technical exchanges with other government agencies.

**What You'll Bring**

- U.S. citizenship and an active TS/SCI.
- Education and experience, per the contract labor category criteria: Bachelor's degree in a field applicable to the position plus 6 years of relevant experience. Equivalents accepted - Master's plus 4, Associate's plus 8, or High School diploma/GED plus 10.
- 8+ years in network and transport technologies, including 4+ years on large-scale enterprise or global networks.
- IAT Level II certification.
- Juniper MX, EX, and SRX - switching, routing, and firewall/VPN.
- OSPF, BGP, MPLS, RSVP/LDP L2/L3VPNs, VRFs, IKE/IPSec, GRE tunnels, and import/export policies.
- IP services supporting IPv4/IPv6, VPN, multicast, QoS, SDN, SNMP, VoIP, and VTC.
- Cryptographic devices (KG-175G/X, KG-245A/X) and DoD Architecture Framework.
- Network analysis tooling - Network Automation/Node Manager, Juniper Secure Analytics, Infoblox, or Riverbed.

**Nice to Have**

- JNCIA/JNCIS/JNCIP, or Cisco CCNA/CCNP/CCDP/CCVP or equivalent.
- CISSP, Security+, or ITIL v3 Foundations.

**About RISA**

Rolston Information Systems Assurance (RISA) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business that has supported federal defense and intelligence cybersecurity missions for more than seventeen years. We are small on purpose: direct access to leadership, a real say in how the work gets done, and none of the layers that slow large primes down.

**Benefits**

Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) and Roth; Paid Time Off; and 11 paid Federal Holidays.

*RISA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.*

- Upon receiving an offer of employment, all applicants will be required to do a background check, including a criminal record check and employment/education verification.
## Skills

- Internet Protocol Security (Ip Sec)
- Analytics
- Enterprise Architecture
- Cisco Certified Network Associate
- Cisco Certified Network Professional
- RISA
- Insightful S-plus
- DoD IAT Level II Certification
- Multicast Networking
- SIPRNet
- Resource Reservation Protocol (Rsvp)
- Juniper Networks
- Satellite Communications
- Deployment Strategy
- Cisco
- ITIL
- Open Shortest Path First OSPF
- NIPRNet
- Firewall
- Sustainment
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional
- Network Analysis
- Virtual Private Networks (Vpn)
- Video Conferencing
- JWICS (Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System)
- Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP Software
- VoIP
- IPv4
- Software Defined Networking (Sdn)
- Riverbed
- Test Planning
- Polygraphy
- Network Switching
- Border Gateway Protocol BGP
- IPv6
- Network Automation
- Node.js
- Tibco S-plus
- Multiprotocol Label Switching MPLS
- Quality of Service
- Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (Ts/sci Clearance)
- CompTIA Security+
## Benefits

- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off (Pto)
- 401(k) Plans

## How to Apply

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