ECS is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to work remotely.
ECS is seeking a highly skilled Network Engineer to support and maintain enterprise network infrastructure across corporate office environments and three geographically distributed data centers. This role is responsible for designing, implementing, securing, and optimizing network systems that support mission-critical operations. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in multi-site networking, data center architecture, and enterprise-grade routing/switching, along with a proactive approach to reliability, security, and performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain network infrastructure across ECS corporate offices and data centers
- Manage core networking components, including routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers
- Ensure high availability and performance of WAN/LAN connectivity between sites
- Support data center networking, including spine-leaf architecture, VLANs, VXLAN, and segmentation strategies
- Monitor network performance and troubleshoot issues across multiple environments
- Implement and maintain network security controls (ACLs, firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS)
- Collaborate with systems, cloud, and cybersecurity teams to support hybrid infrastructure
- Perform capacity planning, upgrades, and lifecycle management of network hardware/software
- Maintain documentation for network topology, configurations, and standard operating procedures
- Support incident response and root cause analysis for network outages
Salary Range: $120,000 - $160,000
General Description of Benefits
Preferred Qualifications- Ability to pass background checks comparable to DoD Secret
- 5+ years of experience in enterprise network engineering
- Strong expertise in routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP)
- Experience with enterprise networking vendors (Cisco, Palo Alto, SonicWall, etc.)
- Hands-on experience supporting multi-site WAN environments
- Knowledge of data center networking concepts and architectures
- Experience with network monitoring and troubleshooting tools
- Solid understanding of network security principles
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in enterprise network engineering
- Strong expertise in routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP)
- Experience with enterprise networking vendors (Cisco, Palo Alto, SonicWall, etc.)
- Hands-on experience supporting multi-site WAN environments
- Knowledge of data center networking concepts and architectures
- Experience with network monitoring and troubleshooting tools
- Solid understanding of network security principles
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ECS and has not been reviewed or approved by ECS.
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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What We Do
ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
