Network Engineer I

Company Overview

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (OTS) is a global leader in the design, engineering and production of munitions, energetics, weapons, armaments, and missile subsystems around the world. OTS empowers the U.S. military and its allies with an extensive range of overarching product segments applied across all levels of strategic and tactical operations, providing a cutting-edge advantage to our warfighters. Our Ethos of Honesty, Trust, Transparency, and Alignment, are the guiding principles that form the foundation of everything we do. Integrity is paramount, innovation fuels our passion, customer satisfaction is at the core of our mission, and collaboration is key to our success - fostering a culture of teamwork and mutual respect among employees, partners, and stakeholders. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement, and work/life benefits that include career development and recognition programs. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Job Summary

Provides technical expertise in the oversight of a public and/or private network such as Internet protocol (IP) networks, wide, local and storage area networks (WANs, LANs, SANs) and public switched telephone networks | Plans, designs, installs, maintains, monitors, analyzes, troubleshoots, modifies and supports network communications systems to provide maximum performance and availability | Plans, designs, implements and supports LANs/WANs/SANs in the areas of Internet connectivity, capacity planning, routing, switching, server load balancing, network security and wireless | Evaluates and reports on new communications technologies to enhance network capabilities

Impact of the Role

General Profile

• Requires conceptual knowledge of theories, practices, and procedures within a job discipline
• Performs routine assignments using existing procedures
• Receives instruction, guidance and direction from more senior level roles
• Entry level to a professional career progression
• Consistent exercise of discretion & judgment

Essential Functions

• Deploys and implements plans and designs of network systems that will meet an organization's requirements for performance, security, and compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
• Conducts network architecture design, feasibility, and cost studies.
• Defines monitoring, maintenance, expansion, contingency, and recovery plans and strategies to ensure the network is responsive to changes in demand.
• Troubleshoots network issues and develops appropriate solutions, resources, and deployment processes.
• Keeps informed of the latest technologies to enhance knowledge of networking hardware, software, and best practices.
• May be certified in vendor-specific products.
• May also have responsibility for Network Administration including:
  • Responsible for the daily administration of a network and server environment.
  • Installs, configures, and maintains system software.
  • Monitors network performance, troubleshoots issues, and deploys solutions.
  • Documents network issues and events using standard formats.
  • Plans and implements upgrades, patches, and new applications and equipment installation.
  • Uses scripting and writes basic programs to automate processes.
  • Maintains and follows disaster recovery, security, backup, and restore plans.
  • May evaluate new tools or equipment and perform analysis/feasibility studies to guide decisions on optimizing network performance.

Additional Responsibilities

Utilize the Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI) to perform routine network tasks, including viewing device status, verifying interfaces, and gathering diagnostic information

Required Qualifications

• Required education and experience: Associate's Degree and 0-3 years' experience OR Equivalent Combination of Relevant Education &/or Experience
• Critical professional related technical skills; computer skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferred education and experience: Bachelor's Degree
• Basic Cisco IOS CLI
• Discipline/Major: Information Technology or related discipline preferred.
• Knowledge, skills & abilities: Disaster Recovery Planning. Capacity Planning. Cloud Computing. Feasibility Study. Network Analysis. Network Engineering. Network Monitoring. Network Operations. Network Optimization. Technical Project Management. Network Troubleshooting. IT Network Software. Network Routers. Network Switches.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time.
• Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.

Travel Requirements

Less than 25% travel likely.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. The statements do not represent an exhaustive list of required responsibilities and skills. Other duties may be added or this job description may be amended at any time. This job description does not alter an employee's at-will employment status or create an employment agreement or contract, implied or otherwise.