Senior Network Engineer

The MITRE Corporation•New Bedford, MA

14d•Onsite

About The Position

Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges—and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day—working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us. Department Summary: The L616 – Enterprise and Tactical Networking Department within MITRE Technology and Engineering specializes in complex network challenges vital to national well-being. Our work involves researching, developing, and applying advanced technologies in core areas such as: Network architecture and design Software-defined / Virtual networks (SDN/NFV) Network reliability, resilience, mission security and assurance, network data analytics E2E network MS&A, T&E, AFSIM Embedded networks (IoT, ICS, SCADA) Tactical and threat-informed networking By integrating deep technical expertise across these networking domains, we provide our federal sponsors with comprehensive solutions that enable their mission outcomes.

Requirements

Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
Ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance.
U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
Minimum of 4 days a week on-site.
Engage in hands-on, mission-driven work. Responsibilities span the full solution lifecycle - from design and prototyping through testing, implementation, and monitoring - across various networking use cases and solutions.
IPv4/IPv6
Interior gateway routing protocols (e.g., OSPF)
SD-WAN
Docker Swarm / Kubernetes
Network segmentation
SNMP and / or Syslog
NetFlow/IPFIX
APIs and dashboards

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering,Data Science related discipline, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
Associate level networking certification(s) such as a CCNA or JNCIA.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong communication, presentation, and writing skills
The ability to thrive in collaborative and working relationships with people of different backgrounds.
Recent hands-on experience configuring core network services (i.e., DHCP, DNS, NTP) and multiple routing protocols (i.e., OSPF, BGP).
Experience with DevOps paradigms supported by virtualization, containerization, cloud and serverless architectures
Experience using languages like Go, C++, Python, and JavaScript.
Strong proficiency in scripting and automation using tools and frameworks like Ansible, Terraform, PowerShell, and Bash.
Experience with version control systems, particularly Git, for source code management, collaboration, and CI/CD workflow integration.
Experience collecting, process, and analyze large-scale network data (e.g., logs, flows, telemetry, SNMP, etc.) using tools such as Splunk, Elasticsearch, and Wireshark.
Develop dashboards and visualizations to monitor network performance, capacity, and anomalies using Grafana, Kibana, and Microsoft Power BI.
Implement data pipelines for real-time and batch network analytics using Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, Logstash, and Apache NiFi.
Experience with Internet of Things (IoT), Industrial Control Systems (ICS), and / or Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, including protocols and regulatory compliance frameworks such as Modbus, DNP3, OPC, BACnet, NERC CIP, IEC 62443, NIST SP 800-82.
Experience integrating distributed and centralized network control algorithms and / or integrating external inputs to “traditional” network path decision logic to facilitate non-standard (i.e., not “shortest path first”) routing.
Experience with network modeling, simulation, emulation, and test methodologies to validate design assumptions and predict performance.

Responsibilities

Defining validated designs for networks with details required for implementation
Configuring, deploying, testing and validating the latest technologies in software-defined and virtualized networks as well as “traditional” networking
Conducting cybersecurity risk assessments of proposed and existing designs to evaluate security posture, identify threats and vulnerabilities, and recommend mitigation strategies
Designing, implementing, and enhancing network monitoring and data collection capabilities to provide visibility into performance, availability and operational health
Developing and applying network modeling, simulation, emulation, and test methodologies to validate design assumptions, analyze traffic patterns, assess resiliency, and predict performance and scalability outcomes
Developing solutions for coupling non-traditional, external threat feeds into traditional network routing parameters (i.e., bandwidth, delay, throughput) to better influence communications paths in challenging network environments
Contribute to the design, implementation, testing, validation, and modernization of secure, resilient, and scalable network environments spanning LAN/WAN, data center, and tactical operations use cases.
Defining designs that enable secure, scalable, resilient, and supportable solutions, including target-state designs, operational processes, and implementation artifacts.
Conducting and providing risk assessments, threat and vulnerability identification, and mitigation strategy recommendations.
Monitoring, troubleshooting and managing networks using protocols such as SNMP and / or Syslog, NetFlow/IPFIX, APIs and dashboards.
Clearly communicate technical findings, methodologies, and project outcomes through written reports, briefings, and demonstrations.
Actively participate in internal MITRE technical exchange events focused on emerging trends in networking and service management.