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About General Dynamics
General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.
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Network Engineer - TS/SCI w/ Poly
The Network Engineer joins the IT Infrastructure and Operations team to design technical solutions for complex problems, providing oversight on project requirements while ensuring security and cost-effectiveness. This role involves defining infrastructure architecture needs, performing capacity planning, system tuning, and managing hardware and software installations. The engineer will maintain the network's security posture through audits and updates, manage LAN and WAN equipment including routers, switches, and firewalls, and create detailed "as-built" documentation. Key technical requirements include expertise in Cisco ASA, Palo Alto, or Juniper firewall managers, as well as experience with EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, IP MPLS, and IPSec site-to-site VPNs. The role addresses critical infrastructure challenges by managing voice, video, and data communications while providing multi-tier technical support to resolve complex issues in high-security environments.
What does a Network Engineer earn?
Median $147000 from 81 postings across 20 companies.
Design technical solutions for complex problems by interpreting requirements and allocating them to specific components.
Define, maintain, and upgrade the overall security posture of the network infrastructure.
Perform security audits of events and system health to implement improvements to the security program.
Configure and maintain LAN/WAN equipment including firewalls, routers, switches, and storage devices.
Create "build-to" and "as-built" documentation along with implementation and test plans for IT installations.
Provide expert analysis and design for voice, video, and data communication networks.
Manage capacity planning, system configuration, tuning, monitoring, and hardware/software installations.
Resolve complex technical issues and provide Tier I, II, and III troubleshooting support to users.
What we're looking for
Must possess a Top Secret SCI with Polygraph clearance.
Must be a United States citizen.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field, or 14 years of job-related experience.
10+ years of related Network Engineering experience.
8+ years of experience configuring and maintaining Cisco ASA/Next Generation Firewalls.
7+ years of experience designing, maintaining, and troubleshooting LAN/WAN devices with a thorough understanding of routing concepts.
10+ years of experience deploying controlled interfaces and over 10 years of experience deploying Cisco, Palo Alto, or Juniper firewall Manager servers.