Principal Network Administrator

BAE Systems, Inc.

San Diego (CA)

On-site

USD 100,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Child care support

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Tuition assistance

Disability insurance

Job summary

BAE Systems, Inc. is seeking skilled professionals in San Diego for roles in network administration focused on engineering excellence in cybersecurity and network security protocols. Our mission involves maintaining advanced technology for defense systems while fostering a collaborative work environment. Ideal candidates will hold relevant qualifications and experience, and engage in a dynamic setting dedicated to innovation.

Qualifications

Active Secret Clearance required.
4+ years experience with Bachelor's or 7+ years without.
Must obtain CompTIA Security + Certification.

Responsibilities

Monitor, configure, and troubleshoot network devices.
Document and analyze network outages and performance.
Design and deliver Infrastructure as Code software.

Skills

TCP/IP

Network Diagnostic Tools

Automation

Communication

Scripting

Education

High School Diploma or Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Ansible

Python

TCPdump

Wireshark

Job description

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Defense Tech Giant BAE Systems Hiring Talent in Engineering, Cybersecurity , Information Security and IT System Admin professionals! Come make an…

See what you’re missing. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics – from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. And you can, too. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first – exemplified by our mission: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems.

Our Operations employees turn innovative engineering designs into real solutions to meet our customers’ needs. From Supply Chain, to manufacturing and test, Electronic Systems offers opportunities to work with technology rarely accessible in other manufacturing firms. Our training and development programs provide employees with career advancement in a diverse work environment.

Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this particular role, it will be performed full-time on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time.

Job responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Monitor, Configure & Troubleshoot Switches, Firewalls, VPN appliances
Use network diagnostic tools as per product requirements
Ensure the reliability, availability and performance of network infrastructure & network-related application
Actively participate in incident response and root-cause analysis, support a blameless post-mortems culture
Document root-cause analysis and offer solutions to prevent future client network outages
Commission and decommission infrastructure
Identify and suggest network designs that will enable consistent client network workflow
Maintain current customer network documentation that documents outages, changes, and best practices
Automate repetitive tasks to eliminate toil and drive consistency + repeatability
Develop tools and services to automate the mitigation and remediation of network-specific events
Participate in creating customized network management tools to evaluate, monitor and report network statistics
Design, write and deliver Infrastructure as Code software to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of network

Required Education, Experience, & Skills

Must have at least Active Secret Clearance
Minimum of a High School Diploma and 7 or more years or relevant experience or Bachelor's Degree in related field and 4 or more years of relatable work experience
Must be able to obtain CompTIA Security + Certification
Good understanding of TCP/IP model, Open Networking standards, Jun OS, Cisco IOS
Significant experience with network diagnostic tools such as tcpdump, wireshark
Experience with Jun OS for switches, firewalls
Familiar with Pulse Secure VPN
Understanding of network security (firewalls and IDS) design and implementation
Understanding of complex networking models utilizing a variety of L2 & L3 protocols
Knowledge of spanning tree protocol, BGP, LACP, VLAN, MC-LAG
Basic understanding of scripting & software development packages for development of Infrastructure as Code
Working knowledge of one or more of the following languages: Ansible, Python,
Ability to automate menial tasks
Understanding of diagram drawing tools such as Visio, Lucid Charts, Gliffy
Able to document cause analysis and offer solutions to prevent future client network outages
Excellent oral and written communication skills

Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills