Job Description & Details
This is a heavy-duty, hands-on infrastructure role for someone who truly understands the mechanics of IPv6 migration at an enterprise scale. You will be stepping into a federal environment (requiring a Public Trust clearance) to spearhead the integration and augmentation of IPv6 into existing legacy frameworks. If you enjoy deep routing protocol analysis and enterprise-wide architectural overhauls without drowning in endless meetings, this six-month contract gives you a clear runway to make a massive impact.
What You'll Actually Be Doing
Expect to spend your days acting as the definitive technical authority on all things IPv6 and core routing. You'll be designing dual-stack environments, writing high-level and low-level designs (HLDs/LLDs), and leading the actual implementation and augmentation across complex enterprise infrastructure. You won't just be drawing diagrams; you'll be actively troubleshooting BGP and OSPFv3 issues, figuring out why DHCPv6 or DNS isn't playing nice with legacy systems, and coordinating directly with agency leaders and cross-functional teams to keep modernization efforts on track.
The Core Tech Stack
You need absolute mastery over routing and switching protocols including BGP, OSPF/OSPFv3, and EIGRP, paired with at least five years of dedicated, hands-on IPv6 deployment, addressing, and dual-stack troubleshooting experience. Familiarity with Cisco and F5 hardware is non-negotiable here, alongside a solid grasp of enterprise security tools like CrowdStrike, firewalls, and zero-trust network segmentation. Knowing your way around cloud environments like AWS or Azure and having relevant certs like a CCIE, CCNP, or CISSP will make you instantly credible with the rest of the team.
Interview Expectations
When you get on the technical panel, expect them to test your depth on transition mechanisms. They will likely ask you to explain how you would troubleshoot a complex routing loop or packet drop scenario in a dual-stack BGP/OSPFv3 environment where IPv6 tunneling is failing. The hiring managers aren't just looking for textbook definitions; they want to see your practical methodology for isolating root causes under pressure and how you communicate those risks to non-technical stakeholders.
Application Advice
Your resume needs to scream 'IPv6 enterprise migration' right from the top. Ditch the generic network admin bullet points and explicitly highlight large-scale routing modernizations, dual-stack implementations, and federal compliance mandates if you have them. Make sure acronyms like BGP, OSPFv3, DNSv6, HLD/LLD, and Zero Trust are front and center so you easily clear the initial ATS screening and get your profile straight onto the engineering lead's desk.