Principal Network Engineer

Description

The company's Corporate Sector chief information and digital office is hiring a principal network engineer for the Network Communications and Visibility team, which sits within IT Infrastructure & Operations.

The role is based at the Redondo Beach, CA campus and covers that site plus several remote locations, with enterprise-wide work across the company's network.

You will design, build and run high availability network infrastructure, work with customers and vendors, and help improve the secure communications environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design and deploy network solutions for individual sites and for the enterprise, following company standards and industry best practices.
• Prepare full design review packages that include schematics, bills of materials and implementation schedules.
• Install and commission core Cisco equipment, including routers, multilayer switches, firewalls, wireless controllers and access points.
• Manage fiber-optic and copper cabling projects alongside suppliers and internal construction teams.
• Handle Tier 2 and Tier 3 troubleshooting for WAN, LAN and SD-WAN, keeping firewall, routing and wireless services at 99.9% availability.
• Carry out fixes, hardware swaps and software upgrades, and keep the configuration management database (CMDB) accurate.
• Act as the main technical contact for vendors such as Cisco, Aruba and Juniper on escalations, service definitions and onboarding new services.
• Work with the Redondo Beach sector customers to turn their business needs into solid technical solutions.
• Implement and enforce security policies covering network segmentation, access control and vulnerability remediation, in line with government and NIST guidelines.
• Take part in after-action reviews, propose process improvements and coach junior engineers on strong networking practice.

Requirements

• Hold either an Associate's degree plus 7 years of relevant experience, a Bachelor's degree plus 5 years, a Master's degree plus 3 years, or a PhD plus 1 year. A high school diploma or equivalent with 9 years of relevant experience may be accepted in place of a degree.
• Have experience with managed network solutions and with large-scale network engineering projects.
• Have experience with Cisco routers and switches, Cisco firewalls, Cisco wireless and cellular technology.
• Have a solid grasp of TCP/IP and Cisco router and switch products.
• Know LAN and WAN protocols and technologies such as multicast, QoS, CoS and OSPF.

Conditions

Work on site full time at the Redondo Beach, CA campus. This is not a remote role.

Expect travel for about 10% of the time.

No relocation assistance is available.

A security clearance is not required to start. The required clearance type is Secret.

The application window is estimated at 20 days from the posting date. It may be shortened or extended based on business needs and how many qualified candidates apply.

The base salary range is $103,600.00 to $155,400.00. This is a general guide. Final offers depend on the scope of the role, your experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements and a 9/80 work schedule.
• Learning opportunities and exposure to a wide range of projects and customers, on a friendly team.
• Eligibility for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary annual bonus, depending on the position. Bonuses reward individual contribution and shared company results.
• Long Term Incentives may be available to Vice President and Director roles.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan with 401k matching, paid company holidays, and paid time off (PTO) for vacation or personal needs.