Sr. Principal Network Engineer

Raytheon Technologies - Aurora, CO

Full-time - Senior

Aurora, CO

10,001+ employees

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Sr. Principal Network Engineer position at Raytheon involves managing and maintaining critical network environments, ensuring operational excellence in a 24x7 environment. The role requires a strong background in network configuration, troubleshooting, and system enhancements, with a focus on supporting real-time system applications. This position is essential for enabling communication and collaboration across Raytheon’s global operations, contributing to the company's mission of providing innovative technology solutions to secure systems and prevent security threats.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrable real-world experience in network configuration and management of critical network environments.
• Troubleshooting network architecture to include network interfaces and firewalls, and making recommendations for system findings and enhancements.
• Assist with design/upgrade and implementation of network infrastructure.
• Set up and maintain network equipment to include switches, routers, and firewalls.
• Perform updates, patching, and baseline changes to adhere to Information Security requirements, policies, and standards.
• Must be able to work off-hours, experience with 24x7 operational systems.

Requirements

• Typically requires a bachelor's and a minimum of 8 years of prior network administration experience or a master's degree and 5 years of direct experience.
• Experience in network configuration and management, including devices such as Cisco ASAs, Routers, and Switches.
• Experience with multilayer switching and VLANs.
• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret/SCI with CI Poly security clearance is required prior to start date.
• Active DoD 8570 IAT Level 2 certification (or higher) on start date.

Nice-to-haves

• Ability to work in a structured configuration-controlled environment, primarily focused on the support and maintenance of real-time systems on an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) contract.
• Experience interfacing with external services for DNS, NTP, and others.
• Experience formalizing, developing, and writing requirements, plans, and procedures based on customer interactions and statements of work.
• Experience developing system-level designs, high-level control and data interfaces.
• Familiarity with CISCO Spine-Leaf network topology/architecture.
• Experience and/or knowledge of network protocols, such as TCP/IP, Multicast, and UDP.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Flexible work schedules
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• Parental leave
• Paid time off
• Holidays
• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs