Ignite IT, a leading partner with federal agencies to modernize infrastructure, streamline collaboration, and deliver resilient, high-performance systems is looking for a Senior Network Operations Center (NOC) Engineer, to join our team of engineers and technologists who bring clarity to complexity. You will lead incident response efforts, proactively monitor systems, and serve as a technical resource for both your team and agency stakeholders. This role is ideal for a seasoned engineer who thrives in high-impact environments and is passionate about operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience in network engineering, operations, monitoring, and support
• A bachelor's degree
• U.S. Citizen and ability to obtain a federal government public trust clearance
• Demonstrated experience in:

• Incident Management: Detecting, diagnosing, and resolving network incidents
• Routing & Switching Protocols: BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, VLANs
• VPN Technologies: Policy- and route-based VPNs
• Load Balancers: F5 BIG-IP, NGINX, Apache
• Monitoring & Alerting Tools: SolarWinds, DataDog, ExtraHop
• Firewalls: Cisco ASA/FTD, Palo Alto Networks

Preferred Qualifications

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
• F5 Certified Administrator (F5-CA) or F5 BIG-IP certification
• Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator (PCNSA) or Engineer (PCNSE)

Benefits

• 401(k) with matching and 100% Vested
• Health Insurance - 3 plans to select from
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• AD&D
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Training
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Referral program
• Paid Legal Plan
• and more....

Ignite IT is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran status, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristic. In accordance with EO 13665 Final Rule, Ignite IT will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

Applicants selected must be able to possess and maintain a government clearance

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED