Senior Network Engineer - Top Secret/SCI

$88,275 - $106,162/Yr

General Dynamics - Arlington, VA

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Arlington, VA

10,001+ employees

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Network Engineer will support the JSP ETM-NG program at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA, focusing on the design, planning, and building of communications networks. This role requires an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance and involves hands-on work with network systems, routers, and switches, ensuring compliance with quality standards and providing innovative technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Designs, plans, and builds communications networks.
• Configures routers, switches, and firewalls for LAN and WAN systems and VPN concentrators.
• Coordinates LAN/WAN hardware/software improvements and enhancements.
• Monitors the network utilizing industry-leading technologies.
• Provides innovative methods and technical solutions using the engineering design process.
• Plans implementation of enhancements.
• Analyzes customer requirements and provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems.
• Performs maintenance and upgrade of networks including servers, routers, switches, firewalls, and remote access systems.
• Maintains network integrity and connectivity while ensuring compliance with policies and maintains system backup and recovery capability.
• Coordinates the acquisition of hardware and software as well as subcontractor services as needed.
• Creates plans and configures systems for data communication networks.
• Evaluates new communications technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.
• Maintains current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.
• Designs and builds the hardware and software components for computer or telecommunications networks.
• Provides guidance and leadership to less-experienced network personnel.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance
• Bachelors' Degree in a related field OR work experience in lieu of degree
• 5+ years of experience in Network Administration
• IAT Level II certification
• One of the following Networking Certifications - Brocade, Cisco (CCNA/CCNP), Juniper (JNCIA/JNCIS/JNCIP), Aruba
• Hands-on experience/knowledge with Aruba networking systems

Nice-to-haves

• Aruba Certification (ACSA and/or ACSP, depending on role)

Benefits

• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
• Dental plan options
• Vision plan
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid time off plans including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental leave, military leave, bereavement leave, and jury duty leave
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance