Sr. LAN/WAN Engineer SME

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 EngineerKeywords 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 AgileBoolean 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 environmentsAvoid / 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