Network Engineer
Company: BTI
Location: Washington
Posted on: February 18, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description BTI is seeking a skilled Network
Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible
for configuring network elements for new deployments and service
upgrades, supporting documentation for audits, defining and
transferring knowledge, and remediating vulnerabilities. The role
involves designing and administering, alerting and monitoring tools
(e.g., SolarWinds, Thousand Eyes, PRTG), developing automation for
repetitive tasks, and aiding in the definition and prediction
pipelines for network health. The successful candidate will also
proactively identify network trends and performance issues, driving
operational efficiency by continually evaluating, improving, and
automating processes, procedures, and systems. Key
Responsibilities: Configure network elements for new deployments or
service upgrades. On premise and cloud. Document processes to
support audits, define MOPs, and transfer knowledge. Remediate
vulnerabilities and manage hardware lifecycle replacements. Design
and administer alerting and monitoring tools (SolarWinds, Thousand
Eyes, PRTG). Develop automation for redundant tasks to optimize
operations and implementations. Aid in defining and predicting
network health, availability, and service-level objectives.
Proactively identify and resolve network trends and performance
issues. Drive operational efficiency by evaluating, improving, and
automating processes, procedures, and systems. Minimum
Requirements: 3 years of experience working in a network
environment supporting routing and switching functions. 1 years of
professional software development experience automating system
processes is a plus. Preferred Skills/Experience: Bachelor’s degree
in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or CCNA
Certification, CCIE, and/or AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
certifications. Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS preferred,
but GCP and Azure also acceptable). Understanding of switches,
routers, firewalls, LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, ISIS, BGP, OSPF,
HSRP, LACP, MPLS, dual stack (IPv4 & IPv6), IP addressing, and IP
network design. Knowledge of Ethernet, fiber optics, 802.1Q VLANs,
VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding), IPSEC (Internet Protocol
Security), ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure), and VxLAN
(Virtual Extensible LAN). Strong analytical and communication
skills, including handling customer critical issues and
resolutions. Experience using networking tools such as Thousand
Eyes and SolarWinds. Automation skills with technologies like IBM
Cloud Pak, AWX Tower, Bash, and/or Python. A proactive approach to
identifying the best solutions. Certifications from other
networking or cloud providers (e.g., AWS, Azure) or performance
monitoring tools. More CISCO certifications are a plus: CCNP, CCIE.
Advanced understanding of complex network topologies and
architectures. Familiarity with Zero Trust Architecture a plus.
Skills in optimizing network performance and ensuring uptime.
Knowledge of Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN)
technologies and their integration with Thousand Eyes. Skills in
securing networks and understanding security protocols. Knowledge
of compliance standards relevant to network security and
performance. Strong problem-solving and project management
abilities. Excellent communication skills to explain complex
technical issues to non-technical stakeholders. Practical
experience in network engineering performance monitoring and using
the Thousand Eyes platform. Familiarity with industry-specific
requirements for network performance monitoring in federal or state
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