Senior Network Engineer

Location: USCENTCOM Headquarters – Onsite
Clearance: SECRET (TS eligibility)
Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship Required

Position Overview

Venatore is seeking a highly skilled Network Engineer/Administrator Tier 2 / Senior Computer Network Architect (Cisco ACI Engineer) to join our dynamic technical team supporting USCENTCOM’s mission-critical technology operations. In this vital role, you will be instrumental in shaping, maintaining, and advancing datacenter network architecture that underpins the secure, reliable operations of U.S. Central Command.

At Venatore, our focus is on practical innovation and mission partnership. We enable our clients’ success by aligning technical depth with operational insight, ensuring prompt and resilient delivery of IT infrastructure services in some of the government’s most demanding environments. We invite you to be part of a collaborative culture that values integrity, agility, and professional development.

Key Responsibilities

• Deploy, maintain, and enhance datacenter infrastructure for USCENTCOM, including the installation, configuration, and continual improvement of hardware, software, and network services (Cisco ACI, VMware, LAN, SAN).
• Lead troubleshooting and service restoration efforts in complex network environments, working closely with engineering peers to resolve service-impacting incidents and outages across a variety of platforms.
• Analyze and document data center architectures and operational flows to identify opportunities for optimization, increased reliability, and effective risk mitigation.
• Work cross-functionally with internal technical teams, external partners, government managers, and various DoD support elements, fostering cooperation and delivering integrated solutions.
• Support network modernization efforts by contributing expertise in datacenter fabrics, routing protocols, virtualization, network segmentation, and the implementation of security and performance best practices.
• Engage in the full lifecycle of network services—from planning and deployment of new infrastructure to ongoing administration, monitoring, and upgrades in support of evolving mission requirements.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or relevant technical discipline; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
• 3-5 yeats of relevant, ands-on datacenter experience deploying and sustaining Cisco ACI fabrics and VMware-based architectures (VDS & NSX highly desirable).
• Proven expertise with Cisco Nexus platforms (7000/9000, NXOS), Cisco ACI, Fabricpath, Multi-Site Orchestrator, Firewall, and Packet Brokers.
• Proficiency implementing protocals such as OSPF, IS-IS, BGP/MP-BGP, GRE, NAT, VRF, vPC, OTV, BFD, PIM, FHRP, STP, LACP, EVPN, VMM, EPLD, SPAN, and VXLAN.
• Experience with ACI Policy Model and integration with Cisco Tetration/Secure Workload, and working with Cisco Dashboard Fabric Controller.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to convey technical information to diverse audiences. Collaborative mindset with an ability to multitask.
• Active SECRET clearance required, with the ability to obtain Top Secret as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with additional routing protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP)
• LAN/WAN design principles and implementation
• Familiarity with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine)
• Understanding of IT Service Management and highly reliable organizations
• Prior exposure to VMware NSX, VDS, and hypervisor platforms