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Network Engineers, Senior Engineers & Architects (CBP)

Agile Defense · Ashburn, VA

Posted 27 days ago · $90,000-$150,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
27 days
Agile Defense's roles stay open a median of 43 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
14% of Agile Defense's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Agile Defense
low
0 stale, 4 reposted of 100 open
Hiring momentum
166 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Agile Defense's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Agile Defense.

About this role

The role involves designing, building, and sustaining network infrastructure for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, ensuring reliable operations across various sites. Engineers will work with routing, switching, WAN/LAN transport, and firewalls in a mixed Cisco, Juniper, and Arista environment, collaborating with field teams and security staff. Responsibilities include troubleshooting network issues, modernizing systems without downtime, and maintaining accurate network documentation.

Our read on this posting4.2out of 5
benefits
4/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Agile Defense as an employer.

What you need

  • U.S. Citizenship required
  • Bachelor's degree in management information systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field with 10+ years of experience in network engineering or 14+ years of experience without a degree
  • Minimum of ten (10) years of verifiable network engineering experience supporting a large, complex Federal agency
  • Strong knowledge of networking protocols such as TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, VPNs, and VLANs
  • Expertise and experience with Cisco technology and Firewall technologies
  • Ability to perform firewall changes

Nice to have

  • Active Industry certifications such as CCNA, CCNP (routing and switching)
  • Experience and expertise with Zero Trust (Zscaler) and Palo Alto technologies
  • Previous experience with CBP, DHS, or DoW
  • Advanced skills in 3 or more of the following: Cisco SD-WAN, Cisco Hyperflex, Cisco StealthWatch, Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure, Cisco Firepower
  • Willingness to be cross-trained in the above technologies

What you get

  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
  • Holiday Pay
  • Short-term and long-term Disability
  • Retirement

Worth weighing

  • Active CBP Background Investigation and EOD strongly preferred; processing can begin for candidates without one but may take time
  • Travel required is 35-40%
  • Change windows in a 24/7 environment are narrow, requiring careful planning
  • Some sites are remote and hard to reach, affecting design implementation

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Listed by Agile Defense on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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