Principal Network Engineer

Description

The company's Corporate Sector Chief Information & Digital Office is hiring a Principal Network Engineer for the network communications and visibility team in its IT Infrastructure & Operations group, based in Sunnyvale, CA.

The main focus is the Sunnyvale campus, with enterprise-wide network duties across the company's footprint. You will design and run highly available infrastructure, work directly with customers and vendors, and help improve the secure communications environment.

The company builds secure, affordable, integrated, multi-domain systems and technologies. The team is friendly and the work spans many projects and customers.

Responsibilities

• Design and roll out site-level and enterprise-wide network solutions that follow company standards and good practice.
• Prepare full design review packages with schematics, bills of materials and implementation timelines.
• Install and commission Cisco core equipment: routers, multilayer switches, firewalls, wireless controllers and access points.
• Manage fiber-optic and copper cabling work with suppliers and the company's internal construction teams.
• Handle Tier 2 and Tier 3 faults across WAN, LAN and SD-WAN, keeping firewall, routing and wireless services at 99.9% availability.
• Carry out fixes, hardware replacements and software upgrades, and record every change accurately in the CMDB.
• Act as the main technical contact for vendors such as Cisco, Aruba and Juniper on escalations, service definitions and onboarding new services.
• Turn the Sunnyvale business customers' needs into sound technical solutions.
• Apply and enforce policies for network segmentation, access control and vulnerability remediation, in line with DoD and NIST guidance.
• Take part in after-action reviews, propose process improvements, and coach junior engineers on networking practice.

Requirements

• A degree plus relevant experience: an Associate's degree with 7 years, a Bachelor's with 5 years, a Master's with 3 years, or a PhD with 1 year. A high school diploma or equivalent with 9 years of relevant experience may be considered in place of a degree.
• Experience managing networks and leading large technical network engineering projects.
• Hands-on experience with Cisco routers, switches, firewalls and wireless equipment, plus cellular technology.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP and Cisco router and switch products.
• Working knowledge of LAN and WAN protocols and technologies such as multicast, QoS, CoS and OSPF.
• Preferred: ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance, which is a condition of continued employment.
• Preferred: experience with SD-WAN methods and equipment.
• Preferred: experience leading enterprise projects for large networks.
• Preferred: experience designing network solutions.
• Preferred: experience leading network implementation projects.
• Preferred: project management certification.
• Preferred: experience using test gear such as the Network Associates Sniffer, cable and fiber test sets, and protocol analyzers.
• Preferred: strong knowledge of Cisco and Palo Alto firewalls.
• Preferred: a current U.S. Government Top Secret clearance.

Conditions

On-site, full-time at the Sunnyvale campus. This is not a remote role.

No relocation assistance is available.

No security clearance is needed to start. The clearance type is Secret.

Travel is required about 10% of the time.

Base salary range is $103,600 to $155,400. Final pay depends on scope, experience, education, skills and market conditions.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, and may close earlier or later depending on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements, learning opportunities and exposure to a wide range of projects.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, and a savings plan with 401k matching.
• A 9/80 work schedule, paid company holidays, and PTO for vacation or personal business.
• Depending on the role, possible overtime, shift differential and a discretionary annual bonus tied to individual and company results.
• Long Term Incentives may be available for Vice President and Director positions.