We are seeking a Systems Engineer to join our professional services team located in Arlington, Virginia, 22201, United States. In this role, you will be involved in a variety of tasks including independent projects to enhance or rectify issues within our IT infrastructure, daily management of servers and networks, and collaboration with the IT Help Desk to ensure superior customer service. <br><br>Responsibilities: <br><br>• Execute independent projects to augment functionality or resolve problems within the IT infrastructure<br>• Participate in the daily management, monitoring, and maintenance of servers, networks, and other infrastructure technology<br>• Collaborate with the IT Help Desk and its team members to ensure the highest degree of customer service<br>• Regularly report to IT Management on network performance, incident trends, projects, problems, and activities <br>• Act as the Problem Owner for IT system faults, including issue identification, coordination of staff, and vendors to assist in problem resolution <br>• Create departmental and team procedures, installation documentation, and work instructions as needed <br>• Perform monthly patching of Windows servers and laptops <br>• Assist other technicians and IT team members with installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting problems <br>• Monitor and report on daily system backups <br>• Assist in managing the user environment, actively monitoring corporate servers and applications<br>• Work as needed on IT projects to ensure customer needs are met in a courteous and professional manner.<br><br>This role offers a contract to hire employment opportunity.
We are looking for a Network Engineer to support and strengthen enterprise networking operations in Baltimore, Maryland. This long-term contract opportunity is suited for a detail-oriented individual who can maintain reliable connectivity, improve network performance, and help deliver secure infrastructure that supports daily business needs. The role involves hands-on technical work across installation, troubleshooting, optimization, and end-user support within a complex networking environment.<br><br>Responsibilities:<br>• Monitor network health and take proactive steps to maintain stable, high-performing connectivity across infrastructure.<br>• Install, configure, and support core networking equipment, including Cisco routers, firewalls, and related components.<br>• Troubleshoot incidents involving routing, firewall policies, and general network access to minimize service disruptions.<br>• Evaluate existing network architecture and recommend improvements that enhance reliability, security, and scalability.<br>• Administer and optimize routing protocols such as BGP to support efficient traffic flow between networks.<br>• Maintain and support security platforms including Palo Alto firewalls and Cisco ASA devices in alignment with operational requirements.<br>• Create and update technical documentation covering configurations, procedures, and support practices for network environments.<br>• Provide technical guidance and user support related to network connectivity, infrastructure usage, and operational best practices.
<p><strong>Must-Haves</strong></p><ul><li>Strong Routing & Switching (CCNP-level)</li><li>Palo Alto & Cisco ASA firewall experience</li><li>Cisco ACI experience (support required, implementation/design preferred)</li><li>Azure networking preferred (AWS acceptable)</li><li>Wireless networking</li><li>Data center networking</li><li>Experience supporting and implementing network infrastructure</li></ul><p><strong>What They're Really Hiring</strong></p><p>Not looking for a pure operations person or pure architect.</p><p>Need someone who can:</p><ul><li>Handle daily operations</li><li>Troubleshoot tickets</li><li>Build and implement new sites</li><li>Support network/security infrastructure</li><li>Participate in infrastructure projects</li></ul><p><strong>Key Projects</strong></p><ul><li>Cisco ACI rollout (major initiative)</li><li>NAC deployment</li><li>Azure/cloud initiatives</li><li>Ongoing city site expansions</li></ul><p><strong>Environment</strong></p><ul><li>Hybrid</li><li>On-call rotation (1 week every 6-7 weeks)</li><li>Must be onsite during on-call week</li><li>Must be able to reach downtown Baltimore within 1 hour for emergencies</li></ul><p><strong>Target Candidates</strong></p><ul><li>Network Engineers</li><li>Infrastructure Engineers</li><li>Enterprise networking backgrounds</li><li>Government, healthcare, higher ed, large enterprise environments</li></ul><p><strong>Avoid</strong></p><ul><li>Junior Network Admins</li><li>Candidates looking for a step-up role</li><li>Firewall-light candidates</li><li>Candidates living too far from Baltimore</li><li>CCIE-level candidates likely exceed budget</li></ul><p><strong>Team</strong></p><ul><li>~7 Network Engineers</li><li>Hiring Manager: Teddy</li><li>Director: Eric French</li></ul><p><strong>Compensation</strong></p><ul><li>Contract-to-Hire</li><li>Conversion possible but not guaranteed</li><li>Budget targeted closer to strong CCNP-level talent</li></ul><p><strong>Process</strong></p><ul><li>High-priority opening</li><li>Ready to interview immediately</li><li>Submit through BCIT careers inbox</li></ul><p><br></p>
We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer for a permanent opportunity in Northern, Virginia. In this role, you will design reliable data solutions that support analytics and business decision-making while helping improve the overall data environment. The ideal candidate brings strong technical depth in modern data engineering practices and enjoys building scalable systems from the ground up. <br> Responsibilities: • Design, develop, and maintain robust data pipelines that collect, transform, and deliver high-quality data for reporting and analysis. • Create and optimize data models that support business intelligence, analytics, and operational use cases across the organization. • Build and manage ETL workflows using Python and related technologies to ensure efficient movement of data between systems. • Work with large-scale data processing tools such as Apache Spark and Hadoop to handle complex and high-volume datasets. • Integrate streaming and batch data sources using technologies such as Apache Kafka to support timely and reliable data availability. • Collaborate with analysts, engineers, and business stakeholders to translate data needs into scalable engineering solutions. • Improve data warehouse performance, structure, and reliability to support accurate and accessible enterprise data. • Use dbt and other modern data transformation practices to organize, test, and document datasets effectively.