Senior Network Engineer/IPv6 SME Alexandria, VA Posted: 10/5/2026
IT/Technical
Associate - W2
We have an outstanding Contract position for a Senior Network Engineer/IPv6 SME to join a leading Company located in the Alexandria, VA surrounding area.
Pay Rate: $72.00
US Citizenship is required.**
Candidate must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust.**
10 years of professional experience in network engineering, network architecture, or related telecommunications/infrastructure disciplines.
At least 5 years of demonstrated IPv6 experience covering architecture, addressing, routing, implementation, migration, dual-stack environments, and troubleshooting.
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills and the ability to effectively communicate with Agency Leaders.
Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting enterprise-scale IP networks.
Experience with enterprise routing/switching and protocols/services such as BGP, OSPF/OSPFv3, EIGRP, IS-IS, IPv4/IPv6, DNS, DHCP/DHCPv6, ICMP/ICMPv6, TCP/IP, and SNMP, as applicable.
Experience with network security technologies, including firewalls, access control, segmentation, and security monitoring.
Experience with Cisco, F5, and CrowdStrike
Experience with HLDs/LLDs, network diagrams, implementation plans, technical standards, assessments, gap analyses, root-cause analyses, and technical risk assessments.
Nice-to-haves
Federal Government network engineering, IPv6 mandates/standards, or enterprise IPv6 readiness initiatives.
Enterprise IPv6 adoption/migration roadmaps and IPv6-only environments.
AWS, Microsoft Azure, or equivalent cloud networking; data center networking and virtualization.
Integration of IPv6 with firewalls, load balancers, DNS/DHCP, identity/access-control, security, monitoring, and management platforms.
Network disaster recovery, resiliency, continuity, automation, modernization, or technology refresh.
Relevant certifications such as CCIE/CCNP, JNCIP/JNCIE, recognized IPv6 credentials, Azure Network Engineer, AWS Advanced Networking, CISSP, Security+, or equivalent.
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