Network Engineer - E2

Lockheed Martin; Grand Prairie (TX); On-site; USD 71,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible schedules

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

EAP

Flexible Spending Accounts

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin in Grand Prairie, Texas, seeks a network design professional to plan and implement communications systems, produce schematics, select hardware and software, and test designs to meet present and future capacity. You will design and optimize enterprise networks with a focus on reliability, security, and scalability.

Required DoD standards, Windows/Linux expertise, and experience with virtual environments.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in network administration, support, or engineering roles.
• Active Secret clearance with background investigation within 6 years.
• DoD 8570 IAT Level II/III certification (e.g., Security+) within 6 months of start date.
• Understanding of Windows, Linux, and virtual environments.
• Experience in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
• Knowledge of DoD RMF or protection level caveats for device hardening.
• Experience building effective stakeholder relationships.
• Ability to balance technical requirements with business needs and affordability.
• Experience configuring and troubleshooting L2/L3 devices.
• Experience with firewall technologies.

Responsibilities

• Designs and plans network communications systems for enterprise needs.
• Provides specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture.
• Evaluates new technologies to enhance network capabilities and performance.
• Performs testing of network designs and validates capacity for present and future use.
• Maintains expertise across routers, switches, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, and related interconnects.

Skills

Network design

Firewall configuration

L2/L3 troubleshooting

Windows/Linux knowledge

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

DoD 8570 (Security+) Certification

CCNA

Network+

Tools

Visio

Draw.io

Job description

Standard Job Description

Designs and plans network communications systems. Provides specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture. Provides specific detailed information for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements. Conducts testing of network design. Maintains technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc. Evaluates and reports on new communications technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.

Standard Job Description

Designs and plans network communications systems. Provides specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture. Provides specific detailed information for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements. Conducts testing of network design. Maintains technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc. Evaluates and reports on new communications technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on experience in network administration, support, or engineering roles
• An active Secret with background investigation within 6 years
• Must possess or be able to obtain within 6 months of start date a valid IAT Level II or III DoD Approved 8140 (DoD 8570) certification such as Security+
• Understanding of Windows, Linux, and virtual environments
• Demonstrated experience effectively performing in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Knowledge of DoD RMF or other protection level caveats for device hardening
• Experience developing effective stakeholder and partner relationships
• Ability to work through technical, project, operational, and resource challenges.
• Proven business acumen to manage multiple assignments and projects with the ability to balance technical requirements with business needs and affordability
• Demonstrated collaboration, including interpersonal and teaming skills
• Experience configuring and troubleshootin L2/L3 devices
• understanding and minimal working with firewall technologies
• Eperienced with diagraming tools like Visio or Draw.io

Desired Skills

• At least five years experience working in enterprise type environments
• Relevant vendor certifications (CCNA, Network+, JNCIP, or equivalents)
• Prefer Security+, CISSP, or other IAT Level II/III security certification
• Experience hardening network infrastructure by applying STIGs
• Experience building and/or working with virtual networks within Type-1 Hypervisors
• Scripting ability to support automation (i.e. Ansible, Python, BASH, Perl, Batch, VBScript, PowerShell, etc.)
• Technical documentation creation and management; including documenting existing environments
• Deep understanding of routing/switching networking concepts
• Familiarity with network automation platforms (Git, CI/CD pipelines for infra, Jinja2/Terraform basics)

Pay Information

Full-Time Salary Range: $70500.00 - $130900.00

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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.

Benefits offered:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.

• Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
• For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.