Principle Network Engineer

RTX•Richardson, TX

3d•$107,500 - $204,500•Onsite

About The Position

RTX Corporation is an Aerospace and Defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. The following position is to join our RTX Corporate, Enterprise Services. The products and services RTX provide to the United States Government are critical to our nation’s security. It is imperative that our programs can securely collaborate to provide services, develop new capabilities, and improve existing capabilities. We are looking for a network engineer who can support this vital mission. The RTX Classified Network Services team is an enterprise-level team that provides secure, robust, and collaborative networks to our programs in Raytheon, Collins Aerospace, and Pratt & Whitney. Our multiple nationwide networks offer secure data, voice, and video connecting RTX users with each other and government customers.

Requirements

Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience, or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience
At least 8 years of experience as a network engineer.
The selected candidate must have a DoD 8570 – CSSP Infrastructure Support security certification (e.g CEH, CySA+, GICSP, SSCP, CHFI, CFR, Cloud+, CND) or able to obtain one within 6 months of employment.)
TS/SCI with CI Poly on Day 1

Nice To Haves

Cisco CCNP or demonstrated equivalent knowledge and experience.
Proficiency in Cisco LAN/WAN routing and switching technology to include OSPF, BGP, DMVPN, and IPSec tunneling.
Proficiency in administration of Cisco Firepower and Palo Alto security appliances.
Familiarity with the rules and standards of operating a network in a SCIF environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong collaboration, team building.
Strong customer service ethic and focus.
Self-motivation and ability to work independently in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

Maintain, and upgrade (software/firmware/hardware) LAN/WAN components including routers, switches, firewalls.
Monitor, analyze, troubleshoot, and optimize network system performance, proactively identifying and quickly resolving service impacting issues.
Drive and/or participate in projects in support of installation and/or improvement to voice, video, and network infrastructure.
Produce, update and generally improve technical documentation to support security requirements and operational support of systems.
Review systems vulnerability assessments to ensure compliance with recognized industry standards and best practices.
May require infrequent on-call and on-site support of networks after normal business hours including weekends.
May require infrequent travel to other sites within the local region.