Lead, Network Systems Engineering

Lead, Network Systems Engineering

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L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers' mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Location: Greenville, TX

Schedule: 9/80 Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Lead, Systems - Network Engineer (NE) performs technical planning, system integration, verification, and validation, and troubleshooting for total systems and/or subsystems. The Lead NE is part of a team that supports the requirements, design, development, test, and integration of complex, specialized hardware/software systems installed on ground and airborne communication platforms.

Essential Functions:

• Ability to obtain/maintain a Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance.
• Assist in the design and development of physical and logical network architectures incorporating voice, video, and data capabilities across multiple security domains.
• Design robust and scalable network solutions to meet business requirements.
• Implement network changes and upgrades according to project plans.
• Maintain networks (both LAN, MAN & WAN) connecting airborne and ground systems via terrestrial and Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) circuits.
• Translate the voice of the customer into system-level requirements.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues, i.e., BGP flapping, and network instability.
• Monitor network performance and ensure network reliability and availability.
• Perform requirement traceability methods and purposes, to reduce risk and improve project outcomes.
• Assist and/or perform systems engineering trade studies
• Assist in the evaluation of trade studies for accuracy and completeness
• Write subsystem specifications based on system level requirements.
• Evaluate alternative solutions and establish preliminary system design.
• Review and evaluate diagrams to ensure design details trace to system requirements.
• Develop and execute network test procedures ensuring system performance and capabilities meet system requirements.
• Prepare effective presentations to communicate technical network information to non-technical professionals.
• Collaborate with multiple engineering disciplines to design a cohesive, credible multi-security domain network and integrate the resulting design in a MIL-STD based development environment.
• Prepare and maintain detailed network documentation.
• Generate reports on network performance, issues, and project progress.
• Willingness to travel.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience.
• In lieu of a degree, there is a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in network (LAN/WAN) design incorporating industry standard security best practices; NIST framework.
• Demonstrated network engineering experience including IP addressing, switching and routing, VLANs, VPNs, video teleconferencing, VoIP telephony, and LANs/WANs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of IP Multicast, Class of Service (CoS), Layer 3 VPNs, and Layer 2 VPNs.
• Demonstrated experience in routing protocols including MPLS, BGP, OSPF, PTP.
• Demonstrated experience with networking hardware interface control documents (ICDs).
• Demonstrated experience in configuring and troubleshooting routing equipment from major vendors (e.g., Cisco, Juniper).
• Demonstrated configuration, integration, and troubleshooting of routers, switches, voice, and video teleconferencing equipment.
• Demonstrated experience developing, authoring, and implementing software and system test plans in a team environment.
• Demonstrated experience working successfully both independently and in a team environment with the ability to lead small test teams through an entire build cycle.
• Demonstrated experience with testing, integrating, verifying software and/or hardware.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Secret or TS/SCI strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated understanding of Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) and best practices.
• Demonstrated experience with open standards/interfaces such as components communicating through non-proprietary, consensus-based standards (e.g., VITA/VPX, SOSA, DDS).
• Demonstrated understanding of tactical data links, including beyond line of sight (BLOS) systems.
• Experience with digital backbone and nodal access units is a big plus.
• Current Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP).
• Security +
• Network +
• Juniper Networks Certified Internet Provider – Router and Switching Professional (JNCIP-SP).
• Arista Certified Professional (ACE-P).
• Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator (PCNSA).
• Experience with advanced networking such as software defined networking (SDN).
• Certification and Accreditation process and implementation of systems that achieved an Authorization to Operate on government networks.
• DODAF knowledge.

L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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