Sr. LAN/WAN Engineer SME

Job Description

Senior Network Engineer

LAN/WAN Engineer

Senior LAN/WAN Engineer

WAN Engineer

Network SME

Network Architect

Network Infrastructure Engineer

Routing Engineer

Service Provider Network Engineer

Transport Network Engineer

Network Automation Engineer

Network Operations Engineer

Network Design Engineer

Enterprise Network Engineer

Backbone Network Engineer

IP Network Engineer

MPLS Engineer

Cleared Network Engineer

TS/SCI Network Engineer
Keywords to Prioritize:

TS/SCI

Top Secret SCI

Active clearance

DoD 8570

IAT II

Security+

Sec+

CCNP

JNCIP

Cisco

Juniper

IOS-XR

IOS-XE

JUNOS

LAN/WAN

WAN

Routing and Switching

Service Provider

Transport Network

Carrier Network

MPLS

Segment Routing

SR-MPLS

BGP

MP-BGP

OSPF

IS-IS

ISIS

EVPN

VXLAN

VRF

Layer 2 VPN

Layer 3 VPN

L2VPN

L3VPN

Pseudowire

IPSec

MACsec

Encryption

Secure Network Communications

Network Automation

Python

Bash

Ansible

Scripting

Linux

ServiceNow

ITSM

Circuit Provisioning

Circuit Activation

Network Testing

Network Monitoring

Agile
Boolean String 1: Broad Cleared LAN/WAN Search

("Network Engineer" OR "LAN/WAN Engineer" OR "WAN Engineer" OR "Network SME" OR "Network Architect")

AND ("TS/SCI" OR "Top Secret SCI" OR "Top Secret" OR SCI)

AND ("DoD 8570" OR "IAT II" OR Security+ OR Sec+)

AND (CCNP OR JNCIP OR Cisco OR Juniper)

AND (MPLS OR BGP OR OSPF OR "IS-IS" OR ISIS)
Boolean String 2: Service Provider / Transport Network Search

("Network Engineer" OR "Service Provider Network Engineer" OR "Transport Network Engineer" OR "MPLS Engineer" OR "Routing Engineer")

AND ("TS/SCI" OR "Top Secret SCI" OR "active clearance")

AND ("service provider" OR "transport network" OR "carrier network" OR backbone OR "provider edge")

AND (MPLS OR "Segment Routing" OR "SR-MPLS" OR EVPN OR VXLAN OR VRF OR pseudowire)

AND ("IOS-XR" OR "IOS XE" OR "IOS-XE" OR JUNOS OR Juniper OR Cisco)
Boolean String 3: Advanced Routing Search

("Senior Network Engineer" OR "Network SME" OR "Routing Engineer" OR "LAN/WAN Engineer")

AND ("TS/SCI" OR "Top Secret" OR SCI)

AND (BGP OR "MP-BGP")

AND (OSPF OR "IS-IS" OR ISIS)

AND (MPLS OR "Segment Routing")

AND (EVPN OR VXLAN OR VRF OR "Layer 3 VPN" OR "Layer 2 VPN" OR pseudowire)
Boolean String 4: Automation + Network Engineering Search

("Network Engineer" OR "Network Automation Engineer" OR "LAN/WAN Engineer" OR "Network Infrastructure Engineer")

AND ("TS/SCI" OR "Top Secret SCI" OR SCI)

AND (Python OR Bash OR Ansible OR scripting OR automation)

AND (MPLS OR BGP OR OSPF OR "IS-IS" OR EVPN OR VXLAN)

AND ("DoD 8570" OR "IAT II" OR Security+ OR Sec+)
Boolean String 5: Cisco / Juniper Platform Search

("Network Engineer" OR "LAN/WAN Engineer" OR "Network SME" OR "Routing Engineer")

AND ("TS/SCI" OR "Top Secret" OR SCI)

AND ("IOS-XR" OR "IOS-XE" OR "IOS XE" OR JUNOS)

AND (MPLS OR "Segment Routing" OR BGP OR "MP-BGP" OR OSPF OR "IS-IS")

AND (CCNP OR JNCIP OR "DoD 8570" OR "IAT II")
Boolean String 6: LinkedIn Recruiter Short String

("TS/SCI" OR "Top Secret SCI")

AND ("Network Engineer" OR "LAN/WAN Engineer" OR "WAN Engineer" OR "Network SME")

AND (MPLS OR BGP OR OSPF OR "IS-IS" OR EVPN OR VXLAN OR "Segment Routing")

AND (CCNP OR JNCIP OR Security+ OR "DoD 8570" OR "IAT II")
Boolean String 7: Clearance + VPN / Secure Network Search

("Network Engineer" OR "LAN/WAN Engineer" OR "Network Security Engineer" OR "Network SME")

AND ("TS/SCI" OR "Top Secret SCI" OR SCI)

AND (IPSec OR MACsec OR encryption OR cryptographic OR "secure communications")

AND (MPLS OR BGP OR OSPF OR "IS-IS" OR EVPN OR VXLAN OR VRF)

AND (Python OR Bash OR automation OR scripting OR "IOS-XR" OR JUNOS)
Good Target Backgrounds:

Federal defense contractors

Intelligence community programs

DoD network modernization programs

Cleared enterprise network teams

Service provider or telecom transport network teams

Large enterprise infrastructure groups

Network operations / NOC escalation teams with advanced routing experience

Cisco / Juniper-heavy environments

High-security or regulated network environments
Avoid / Lower Priority:

Basic help desk or NOC-only profiles

Firewall-only network security engineers without routing depth

General systems administrators with light networking

Cloud network engineers with no MPLS/BGP/OSPF/IS-IS

Candidates without active TS/SCI

Candidates without DoD 8570 IAT II or equivalent Security+ eligibility

Profiles that only show LAN switching and no WAN/service provider routing