Network Implementation Engineer

BAE Systems

1d•Onsite

About The Position

BAE Systems is seeking a Network Implementation Engineer to support an Intelligence Community (IC) program. This role involves delivering network support to the customer’s various wide area networks (WANs) and local area networks (LANs). The engineer will interpret customer requirements, develop secure network designs, and provide technical expertise to operations teams. This position requires a strong understanding of network protocols, security standards, and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues across enterprise segments.

Requirements

10 years of experience that can be a combination of work history and education (Doctorate and 3 years, master’s and 4 years, bachelor’s and 6 years, associates and 8 years or HS diploma and 10 years).
Must be compliant with DoD 8140 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2.
Experience specific to network engineering to include Tier III or higher network operations and/or network design and implementation.
Prior responsibility for production network hardware configurations for Cisco, Brocade, and/or Juniper.
Hands-on experience implementing and troubleshooting standard routing protocols in a production network, such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) or Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).
Hands-on experience implementing and troubleshooting standard switching and trunking protocols in a production network, such as Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs), 802.1q, and port-channels.
Ability to represent the team and deliver status reports to internal and external leadership.
Excellent organizational and follow through skills.
Strong communication (written and verbal) skills.
Detail oriented with problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

Network engineering and design experience specific to CAN/LAN. Experience should include application of industry standards, developing configurations, and integration of solutions into production environments.
Network engineering and design experience with MPLS WANs, network management tools, and firewalls.
Expert knowledge of routing and switching protocols and the ability to demonstrate knowledge through briefings and documentation.
Extensive BGP experience a plus.
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or Juniper Networks Certified Internet Professional - Enterprise Routing and Switching (JNCIP-ENT) equivalent knowledge.
Initiative and disciplined to work unsupervised as part of a network engineering team.
Experience establishing processes, developing documents, and organizing repositories a plus.

Responsibilities

Interpret customer requirements and apply standard design approaches for service delivery.
Fully document designs with diagrams, bill of materials, cabling sheets, configurations, and other supporting documents.
Schedule maintenance windows for migrating user connections from legacy to the modern infrastructure transition services with little to no impact on critical data flows.
Provide technical expertise to Operations engineers and technicians, supporting fault isolation and resolution.
Solve tough problems with innovative and scalable solutions.
Develop secure network designs including configurations that align with Defense Information Security Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and enterprise policies.
Obtain Authority to Operate (ATO) for new devices, software, and capabilities.
Supervise (not manage) other network support specialists to plan, coordinate, and implement network services.
Develop and improve design products, processes, and systems for our team to work efficiently and effectively.
Escalation point for incident management enterprise level outages which involves troubleshooting across multiple enterprise segments and teams.