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Springfield, VA
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Description & Requirements
Maximus is a trusted federal partner supporting mission-critical programs across national security, defense, and public service delivery. Our work focuses on sustaining, operating, and improving essential government systems and services, with proven operational excellence, and a commitment to mission success for our customers.
Joining Maximus means becoming part of a collaborative, mission-driven organization where teamwork, accountability, and professional growth are core to how we operate. We invest in our workforce through training, education, and career development, empowering professionals to deliver high-impact solutions while contributing to outcomes that matter at a national scale.
This position is contingent upon contract award and position availability. Selected candidates will receive a contingent offer of employment, which will become final only upon successful contract award to Maximus, availability of the position, and receipt of authorization to proceed.
This role is hybrid, allowing for remote work, but requires the ability to work onsite when needed at one of the following locations in Northern Virginia: Springfield, Herndon, or Ashburn. Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust is required. An active Public Trust and/or DHS suitability is preferred. Must be a U.S. Citizen without dual citizenship.
Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS167, T5, Band 8
Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide advanced technical leadership across enterprise network architecture, supporting design, scalability, and operational excellence for nationwide LAN, WAN, wireless, and external connectivity environments.
- Lead complex troubleshooting and resolution efforts for high-severity network incidents, including S1/S2 events, ensuring rapid restoration of mission-critical services.
- Support operational leadership during major incidents and events by guiding response actions, coordinating escalations, and driving efficient restoration activities.
- Interface with agency service providers, external partners, and third-party organizations to support secure and reliable external connectivity across government, commercial, and private networks.
- Design, evaluate, and optimize network architectures to ensure performance, scalability, resilience, and alignment with enterprise and federal standards.
- Provide subject matter expertise on advanced networking technologies, including load balancing (F5), routing, switching, firewalls, and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
- Support network security integration by coordinating response actions for identified threats and vulnerabilities within the network domain.
- Collaborate with team leads and engineering teams to align architecture with operational requirements, service delivery objectives, and governance standards.
- Contribute to capacity planning, performance optimization, and modernization initiatives across a large-scale network infrastructure environment.
- Maintain and review architecture artifacts, design documentation, and network standards to support governance, compliance, and knowledge management.
Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust is required. An active Public Trust and/or DHS suitability is preferred. Must be a U.S. Citizen without dual citizenship
- This role is hybrid, allowing for remote work, but requires the ability to work onsite when needed at one of the following locations in Northern Virginia: Springfield, Herndon, or Ashburn.
- Demonstrated experience leading, designing and supporting enterprise network architectures across LAN, WAN, wireless, and external connectivity environments.
- Proven expertise in advanced network troubleshooting and incident resolution, including high-severity (S1/S2) incidents.
- Hands-on experience with load balancing technologies and enterprise network infrastructure components (routers, switches, firewalls).
- Experience interfacing with external providers and partners to support secure connectivity and network integration.
- Strong knowledge of network security principles, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, and vulnerability response coordination.
- Experience supporting large-scale, geographically distributed network environments with high availability requirements.
- Ability to develop and maintain network architecture diagrams, design documents, and technical standards.
- Experience collaborating across architecture, engineering, and operations teams in a matrixed environment.
Minimum Education requirement:
- Bachelor's degree in Network Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Years of Required Work-Related Experience:
- 10+ years of experience in network engineering or network architecture roles.
Required Certification:
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) required; CCIE or equivalent advanced certification preferred.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
- Experience supporting federal government environments.
- Deep expertise in F5 load balancing and application delivery controllers.
- Experience designing high-availability and resilient network architectures supporting 24/7/365 operations.
- Familiarity with hybrid cloud networking and external connectivity integration.
- Experience supporting VoIP and VTC network architectures.
- Knowledge of ITIL-based ITSM/ITOM processes and their integration with network operations.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in complex, mission-critical environments.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.
#LI-Remote #clearance #techjobs #veteranspage
Minimum Requirements
TCS167, T5, Band 8
EEO Statement
Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.
Pay Transparency
Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.
Accommodations
Maximus provides reasonable accommodations to individuals requiring assistance during any phase of the employment process due to a disability, medical condition, or physical or mental impairment. If you require assistance at any stage of the employment process-including accessing job postings, completing assessments, or participating in interviews,-please contact People Operations at applicantaccom@maximus.com.
Minimum Salary
$
90,000.00
Maximum Salary
$
140,000.00
Maximus is a trusted federal partner supporting mission-critical programs across national security, defense, and public service delivery. Our work focuses on sustaining, operating, and improving essential government systems and services, with proven operational excellence, and a commitment to mission success for our customers.
Joining Maximus means becoming part of a collaborative, mission-driven organization where teamwork, accountability, and professional growth are core to how we operate. We invest in our workforce through training, education, and career development, empowering professionals to deliver high-impact solutions while contributing to outcomes that matter at a national scale.
This position is contingent upon contract award and position availability. Selected candidates will receive a contingent offer of employment, which will become final only upon successful contract award to Maximus, availability of the position, and receipt of authorization to proceed.
This role is hybrid, allowing for remote work, but requires the ability to work onsite when needed at one of the following locations in Northern Virginia: Springfield, Herndon, or Ashburn. Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust is required. An active Public Trust and/or DHS suitability is preferred. Must be a U.S. Citizen without dual citizenship.
Maximus TCS (Technology and Consulting Services) Internal Job Profile Code: TCS167, T5, Band 8
Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide advanced technical leadership across enterprise network architecture, supporting design, scalability, and operational excellence for nationwide LAN, WAN, wireless, and external connectivity environments.
- Lead complex troubleshooting and resolution efforts for high-severity network incidents, including S1/S2 events, ensuring rapid restoration of mission-critical services.
- Support operational leadership during major incidents and events by guiding response actions, coordinating escalations, and driving efficient restoration activities.
- Interface with agency service providers, external partners, and third-party organizations to support secure and reliable external connectivity across government, commercial, and private networks.
- Design, evaluate, and optimize network architectures to ensure performance, scalability, resilience, and alignment with enterprise and federal standards.
- Provide subject matter expertise on advanced networking technologies, including load balancing (F5), routing, switching, firewalls, and intrusion detection/prevention systems.
- Support network security integration by coordinating response actions for identified threats and vulnerabilities within the network domain.
- Collaborate with team leads and engineering teams to align architecture with operational requirements, service delivery objectives, and governance standards.
- Contribute to capacity planning, performance optimization, and modernization initiatives across a large-scale network infrastructure environment.
- Maintain and review architecture artifacts, design documentation, and network standards to support governance, compliance, and knowledge management.
Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust is required. An active Public Trust and/or DHS suitability is preferred. Must be a U.S. Citizen without dual citizenship
- This role is hybrid, allowing for remote work, but requires the ability to work onsite when needed at one of the following locations in Northern Virginia: Springfield, Herndon, or Ashburn.
- Demonstrated experience leading, designing and supporting enterprise network architectures across LAN, WAN, wireless, and external connectivity environments.
- Proven expertise in advanced network troubleshooting and incident resolution, including high-severity (S1/S2) incidents.
- Hands-on experience with load balancing technologies and enterprise network infrastructure components (routers, switches, firewalls).
- Experience interfacing with external providers and partners to support secure connectivity and network integration.
- Strong knowledge of network security principles, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, and vulnerability response coordination.
- Experience supporting large-scale, geographically distributed network environments with high availability requirements.
- Ability to develop and maintain network architecture diagrams, design documents, and technical standards.
- Experience collaborating across architecture, engineering, and operations teams in a matrixed environment.
Minimum Education requirement:
- Bachelor's degree in Network Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Years of Required Work-Related Experience:
- 10+ years of experience in network engineering or network architecture roles.
Required Certification:
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) required; CCIE or equivalent advanced certification preferred.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
- Experience supporting federal government environments.
- Deep expertise in F5 load balancing and application delivery controllers.
- Experience designing high-availability and resilient network architectures supporting 24/7/365 operations.
- Familiarity with hybrid cloud networking and external connectivity integration.
- Experience supporting VoIP and VTC network architectures.
- Knowledge of ITIL-based ITSM/ITOM processes and their integration with network operations.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in complex, mission-critical environments.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.
#LI-Remote #clearance #techjobs #veteranspage
Minimum Requirements
TCS167, T5, Band 8
EEO Statement
Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.
Pay Transparency
Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.
Accommodations
Maximus provides reasonable accommodations to individuals requiring assistance during any phase of the employment process due to a disability, medical condition, or physical or mental impairment. If you require assistance at any stage of the employment process-including accessing job postings, completing assessments, or participating in interviews,-please contact People Operations at applicantaccom@maximus.com.
Minimum Salary
$
90,000.00
Maximum Salary
$
140,000.00
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Maximus makes it easier for people to access public services and positions governments to meet complex policy and service delivery challenges with agility, resilience, and impact.
