Senior Network & Systems Engineer

General Dynamics

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Work type: On-site
Location: McLeansville, NC
Salary: $126,862–$137,269 / yr
Posted: 13 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 44 roles within 25 mi

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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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TL;DR · Senior Network & Systems Engineer

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The Senior Network & Systems Engineer joins the Information Technology - Limited Access Area Team within Engineering Support Services. This role serves as a primary network engineer with a secondary focus on systems engineering. You will provide day-to-day maintenance for secure network infrastructures like SIPRNet, design and test engineering solutions, and lead major projects involving routing protocols, firewalls, and network virtualization. Key responsibilities include configuring Cisco routers, switches, and VOIP systems, troubleshooting KG-175 TACLANE Encryptors, and performing server administration for physical and virtual operating systems. Required technical skills include experience with Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, ISR, ASR, Palo Alto NGFW, vSphere, and Splunk. You will ensure compliance with COMSEC, NIST, and STIG standards while supporting secure data communications for national cyber initiatives.

Skills

Cisco BGP TCP/IP Firewalls DNS DHCP Radius LDAP TACACS Cisco ISE 802.1x PKI vSphere Hyper-V RedHat Linux Windows Server Splunk Tenable Nessus Microsoft Visio ACAS STIGs NIST SP 800-171 CMMC KG-175 TACLANE SIPRNet VoIP Packet Analysis Change Management Cloud Native Artificial Intelligence Blockchain AR/VR Quantum Physics

What you'll do

Maintain day-to-day communication and network security operations for secure infrastructures like SIPRNet.
Design, build, and test network engineering solutions in compliance with project management processes.
Lead major projects involving routing protocols, firewalls, datacenter protocols, and network virtualization.
Configure and troubleshoot Cisco routers, switches, VOIP systems, and video teleconferencing components.
Implement US government COMSEC/NIST standards and program KG-175 TACLANE Encryptors.
Perform server administration for physical and virtual operating systems, including patching and performance monitoring.
Analyze and determine corrective actions for secure data communications networks.
Install new software and manage application permissions across the network.

What we're looking for

U.S. citizenship is required.
Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with 8 years of experience, or Master's degree with 6 years of experience.
Meet DoD 8570.1 certification requirements for IAT-II or higher, completing CompTIA Security+ within 6 months of hire.
CCNA certification is required; CCNP is preferred.
Experience with Cisco and Palo Alto network infrastructure, including Catalyst, Nexus, ISR, ASR, ASA, and NGFW.
Experience with TACLANE Encrypters, TCP/IP, BGP, AAA systems, and PKI.
Familiarity with STIGs, NIST SP 800-171/800-53, and ACAS or ESS certifications (preferred).

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