- Salary
- $130k – $260k/yr
- Location
- Tyson Corner, VA
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Engineering
- Clearance
- Required
- Source
- Pinpoint
Description
Network Engineers
Application Deadline: 10 September 2026
Department: Data Analysis and Technology Services
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Tyson Corner, VA
Compensation: $130,000 - $260,000 / year
Description
REQUIRED: Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
LOCATION: Full-time onsite in Tyson's Corner, VA
As a Network Engineer, you’ll perform advanced troubleshooting across network, cloud, infrastructure, and security environments—correlating data from Microsoft Sentinel, Azure, and multiple monitoring platforms to resolve complex incidents. You’ll work with telecommunications carriers, ISPs, OEM vendors, cloud providers, and managed service partners to validate service availability and restore operations after maintenance or infrastructure changes.
Who We Are:
We offer advanced services in data science, data engineering, software engineering, AI solutions, cybersecurity, and IT program management.
Passionate Integrity, Driven by Excellence
Ardent Principles offers a competitive salary range and a comprehensive, industry‑leading benefits package designed to support long‑term stability and employee well‑being. We provide more than a position—we offer a workplace committed to excellence, integrity, and mission‑focused impact. Our mission is to act as a bridge between satisfied clients and fulfilled employees, ensuring that your job and well-being are our top priorities because your satisfaction leads to the success of our clients.
Join us as we continue building the future of secure, high‑impact solutions.
LOCATION: Full-time onsite in Tyson's Corner, VA
As a Network Engineer, you’ll perform advanced troubleshooting across network, cloud, infrastructure, and security environments—correlating data from Microsoft Sentinel, Azure, and multiple monitoring platforms to resolve complex incidents. You’ll work with telecommunications carriers, ISPs, OEM vendors, cloud providers, and managed service partners to validate service availability and restore operations after maintenance or infrastructure changes.
Who We Are:
We offer advanced services in data science, data engineering, software engineering, AI solutions, cybersecurity, and IT program management.
Passionate Integrity, Driven by Excellence
Ardent Principles offers a competitive salary range and a comprehensive, industry‑leading benefits package designed to support long‑term stability and employee well‑being. We provide more than a position—we offer a workplace committed to excellence, integrity, and mission‑focused impact. Our mission is to act as a bridge between satisfied clients and fulfilled employees, ensuring that your job and well-being are our top priorities because your satisfaction leads to the success of our clients.
Join us as we continue building the future of secure, high‑impact solutions.
Key Responsibilities and Experience needed
In this challenging yet rewarding role, you are an integral part of what brings our Company's mission to life. You must have the following required skills, certifications and demonstrated experience in and/or with:
- Working with telecommunications carriers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), cloud providers, OEM vendors, managed service providers, or other third-party service providers.
- Performing advanced troubleshooting of network, cloud, infrastructure, and security-related incidents.
- Correlating information from Microsoft Sentinel, Azure, network monitoring systems, network mapping platforms, and other security tools during troubleshooting and incident investigations.
- Working directly with telecommunications carriers, ISPs, OEM vendors, Microsoft/cloud providers, managed service providers, and other third-party vendors during complex incidents.
- Validating network, cloud, security, and service availability following maintenance or infrastructure changes.
- Identifying recurring operational issues and recommending technical, monitoring, process, or automation improvements.
- Reviewing maintenance scope, affected services, dependencies, and scheduled implementation periods.
- Monitoring operational impact during maintenance activities and coordinating escalation when unexpected issues occur.
Highly Desired Qualifications
Other skills and demonstrated experiences that are highly desired but not mandatory to perform the work, include:
- Leading or managing personnel within a NOC, SOC/CSOC, enterprise operations center, or comparable 24x7 technical operations environment.
- Progressively responsible experience in enterprise IT operations, network operations, cybersecurity operations, cloud operations, or related technical disciplines.
- Supporting a Network Operations Center (NOC), Security Operations Center (SOC/CSOC), enterprise IT operations center, or comparable technical operations environment.
- Significant experience with Microsoft Sentinel: alert monitoring, KQL log queries, entity analysis, runbooks, or escalation.
- Significant experience with Azure skills: portal nav, Monitor/Log Analytics, VMs, Resource Health, or basic networking (VNets/NSGs).
- Significant experience with Networking basics: TCP/IP, DNS/DHCP, subnetting, VLANs, routing, firewalls, VPNs, or LAN/WAN.
- Significant experience with troubleshooting outages, connectivity, packet loss/latency, or CPU/memory issues.
- Working with tools for topology, paths, assets, segmentation, or vulnerabilities.
- Working with Kusto Query Language (KQL) for searching, filtering, correlating, and investigating Sentinel and Log Analytics data.
What We Offer You
- Highly Competitive Salary: Recognizing and rewarding your expertise and contributions.
- Generous Paid Time Off: Providing ample time for rest, relaxation, and personal pursuits.
- Dedicated Training Budget: Supporting continuous learning and professional development.
- 100% Employer-Covered Family Vision, Dental, and Health Insurance: Ensuring comprehensive health coverage for you and your family.
- 100% Employer-Covered Life and Disability Insurance: Offering financial security and peace of mind.
- 401(k) Plan with a 6% Employer Match: Helping you plan and save for a secure retirement, with 100% vesting from day one.
- 11 Paid Government Holidays: Observing national holidays to ensure time off with family and friends.
- Spot Bonuses for Exceptional Performance: Rewarding outstanding contributions and achievements.
SCHEDULE:
This is a full-time position with consultants expected to be available and working onsite in Tyson's Corner, VA during core hours.
Ready to take the next step in your career? Join us and be part of a team dedicated to driving positive change through technology. Apply now with our easy 3-minute, mobile-friendly initial application process. Your future starts here!
Skills
AzureData ScienceData EngineeringCybersecuritySOCTCP/IPProgram Management
