Join Our Stellar Team at Castalia Systems!

Are you ready to skyrocket your career with us? We're on the lookout for ambitious individuals who are eager to make their mark in a diverse and thriving environment.

At Castalia Systems, we're not just another company – we're a certified Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Small Disadvantage Business (SDB) committed to excellence since 2011. Join us in delivering top-tier solutions to the dynamic Defense and Intelligence sector.

As valued members of our team, we prioritize your well-being. Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k matching, generous PTO, paid holidays, professional training opportunities, and even pet insurance to ensure your furry friends are cared for too.

Castalia Systems is seeking an Architecture Engineer in the Chantilly, VA area.

A qualified candidate will perform the following duties and responsibilities, but are not limited to:

• Interpret customer requirements and apply standard design approaches for service delivery. 
• Document designs with diagrams, bill of materials, cabling sheets, configurations, and other supporting documents.
• Evaluate new technologies and capabilities through testing in a lab environment.  Deploy these capabilities to production networks and migrate user traffic.
• Provide technical expertise to operations engineers and technicians.
• Supervise other network support and client server specialists and plan, coordinate, and implement network services.
• Develop and improve design products, processes, and systems.
• Network engineering and design experience specific to Campus Area and Local Area Networks.  Experience should include application of industry standards, developing configurations, and integration of solutions into production environments. 
• Experience with Cisco routers and switches, Brocade switches, and Juniper routers and switches desired.
• Expert knowledge of routing and switching protocols and the ability to demonstrate knowledge through briefings and documentation. Extensive BGP experience a plus.  CCNP or equivalent knowledge desired.
• Initiative and discipline to work unsupervised as part of a network engineering team. 

Security Clearance Requirement:

Active/current TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance is required.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma and 10+ years of relevant experience, or Bachelor’s Degree and 6+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree and 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with application of industry standards, developing configurations, and integration of solutions into production environments. 
• Expert knowledge of routing and switching protocols and the ability to demonstrate knowledge through briefings and documentation. 
• Initiative and discipline to work unsupervised as part of a network engineering team. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Security+ CE or equivalent 8570 certification.
• CCNP or equivalent knowledge.
• Experience with Cisco routers and switches, Brocade switches, and Juniper routers and switches.
• Extensive BGP experience. 
• Experience establishing process, developing documents, and organizing repositories.

Castalia Systems is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and strives to comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, HIV-positive status, as well as any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws. All such discrimination is unlawful, and all persons involved in the operations of the company are prohibited from engaging in this type of conduct.