Principal Network Engineer

SAIC•San Diego, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to support the Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific (NIWC PAC) Messaging CB ISEA. The work will be conducted at the Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific (NIWC PAC) San Diego, CA, Old Town Center. The SAIC Team provides a full range of engineering, technical support, management, and logistics services in support of the Messaging programs. Support of these systems includes technical support for installations, providing systems and software engineering, software development and infrastructure as code, integration and testing of hardware and software functions, and testing of new baselines and/or new capability of messaging systems.

Requirements

Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience; years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
Candidate should have strong computer and networking skills and demonstrate a working knowledge of current applicable military and commercial standards and specifications.
Aptitude to program in an administrative language, as well as prepare, test, and deploy scripts aimed at improving efficiencies or correcting problems.
Detailed understanding and knowledge of Network Security Components and Protocols for firewalls deployed at Operating System and Enterprise Level
Knowledge of, and hands on experience implementing IT and Cyber Security best practices
Understanding of Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) to lockdown network equipment
Candidate must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office (i.e. Visio, Project, Excel, Outlook, Power Point, and Word).
Excellent Communications Skills are imperative.
Active Secret Clearance. Must be able to obtain a Top Secret clearance post hire.
Current CompTIA Security+ at a minimum.

Nice To Haves

Professional level vendor certifications such as CCNP, CCSP, CISSP, JNCIP, and JNCIE are highly desired.

Responsibilities

Support the analysis and engineering, system architecture, system analysis and design, interface and data architectures, validation and verification, systems integration, system & op. performance analysis, requirements, and network engineering of the implemented networks.
Provide a high level of network engineering expertise in the development, research of components, functionality, and schedules to provide recommendations to the customer.
Perform analysis of short/long term capacity and bandwidth needs for switching, routing transmission and signaling.
Develop Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs) and perform trade space analysis
Provide specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture; providing information for hardware and software selection; and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements.
Perform testing of network systems.
Maintains technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, switchers, firewalls, load balancers, and security products (e.g. VPN, NAC, etc.).
Evaluates and reports on new network technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.
Maintain and document lab systems, provide support for testing, and provide status of progress to the customer.
Candidates will have experience and familiarity with virtualization (VMWare) and MS environments and possess strong problem-solving skills and the ability to lean new technologies quickly.