Senior Staff Systems Engineer

Lockheed Martin

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Work type: On-site
Location: COUnited Arab Emirates
Salary: $128,400–$226,435 / yr
Posted: today
Nearby: 60 roles within 25 mi

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About Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin is a global aerospace, defense, and security company that designs, develops, and manufactures advanced technology systems, products, and services for government and commercial customers worldwide.

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Systems Engineer

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As a senior-level network engineer on Lockheed Martin’s Integrated Air and Missile Defense system team in the United Arab Emirates, you will deploy, configure, and maintain routers, switches, firewalls, and other network gear while monitoring LAN/WAN performance and troubleshooting connectivity issues. You’ll work closely with software developers and systems engineers to design and execute field installations, including travel to remote sites for independent troubleshooting and on-call support during critical events. This role requires deep knowledge of TCP/IP, routing protocols like BGP and OSPF, VLANs, GRE tunnels, and multicast traffic, along with hands-on experience with Juniper devices and secure network management tools such as SNMPv3 and Syslog. You will also mentor junior engineers in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment focused on global security.

Skills

OSI_model TCP/IP BGP OSPF MPLS EIGRP VLAN HSRP VRRP GLRP CIDR_IP_addressing IPSec VPN LDAP DNS DHCP SNMPv3 Syslog OID_filtering Facility_switch_aggregation Data_Center_network_design Network_troubleshooting_techniques Wireshark tcpdump

What you'll do

Deploy, configure, and maintain routers, switches, firewalls, and network gear.
Monitor LAN/WAN performance and troubleshoot connectivity issues.
Implement core networking technologies such as VLANs, OSPF, BGP, GRE tunnels, and multicast.
Mentor junior network engineers and contribute to design reviews.
Provide on-call support for critical events and travel to remote sites for troubleshooting.

What we're looking for

At least 10 years of hands-on experience with multi-vendor LAN/WAN environments.
Deep knowledge of OSI model, TCP/IP, and routing protocols (BGP, OSPF).
Strong expertise in firewalls, VLANs, GRE tunnels, multicast traffic, and encryption solutions.
Proven ability to perform root cause analysis and document technical reports.
Active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship required.

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