Senior IT Network Engineer - 456

Korry Electronics Co.; Everett (WA); On-site; USD 127,500 - 172,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Paid holidays

Minimum three weeks paid time off plus

Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vis

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Disability (short/long term)

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

Long-term care plan

Shoe and glasses benefit

Vanpool subsidy

Recognition awards

Employee referral bonuses

EAP

Job summary

Korry Electronics Co. is seeking a Senior IT Network Engineer to own the architecture, make critical calls, and ensure a resilient network across corporate systems and manufacturing floors.

You’ll design, operate, secure, and continuously improve complex environments with a strong focus on uptime and defense compliance. The role combines hands-on execution with strategic engineering, acting as the owner of day‑to‑day network performance and the final escalation point for complex issues.

Qualifications

• 7–12+ years network engineering experience.
• Experience with enterprise and manufacturing networks.
• Ability to meet defense compliance (CMMC Level 2, NIST 800-171, CUI).
• Experience with on‑prem and cloud networking.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and continuously improve enterprise network infrastructure.
• Own day‑to‑day operation, stability, and performance of network systems.
• Configure, maintain, and upgrade routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs.
• Establish network standards and cybersecurity best practices.
• Act as escalation point for complex network issues.
• Monitor performance and ensure high availability.
• Implement segmentation across IT, OT, and CUI environments.
• Manage firewall, IDS/IPS, and VPN security.
• Ensure compliance with CMMC Level 2 and NIST 800-171.
• Support audits with documentation and evidence.
• Integrate networking across on‑prem and cloud (AWS, Azure).
• Maintain diagrams and configuration standards.
• Drive automation and modernization initiatives.

Skills

LAN/WAN design

Routing (OSPF/BGP)

Palo Alto firewalls

TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP

Linux

VMware/Hyper-V

AWS networking

Azure networking

High availability

Zero Trust

Wireshark

Education

CCNP/CCIE or PCNSE/PCNSA

Tools

AWS

Azure

VMware

Job description

This isn't a ticket-queue role. You'll own the architecture, make the calls, and be accountable for a network that can't afford to go down — across both corporate systems and a live manufacturing floor. If that excites you more than it intimidates you, keep reading!

What You Will Do:

As our Senior IT Network Engineer, you will serve as the primary technical expert responsible for the design, operation, security, and continuous improvement of network infrastructure.

You will ensure enterprise and manufacturing environments operate securely, reliably, and efficiently while meeting defense compliance requirements (CMMC Level 2, NIST 800-171, CUI).

This role combines hands‑on execution with strategic engineering, acting as both the owner of day‑to‑day network performance and the final escalation point for complex issues.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead design, implementation, and continuous improvement of enterprise network infrastructure
• Own day‑to‑day operation, stability, and performance of network systems
• Configure, maintain, and upgrade routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs
• Establish network standards and cybersecurity best practices
• Act as escalation point for complex network issues
• Monitor performance and ensure high availability
• Implement segmentation across IT, OT, and CUI environments
• Manage firewall (Palo Alto), IDS/IPS, and VPN security
• Ensure compliance with CMMC Level 2 and NIST 800-171
• Support audits with documentation and evidence
• Integrate networking across on‑prem and cloud (AWS, Azure)
• Maintain diagrams and configuration standards
• Drive automation and modernization initiatives

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

Technical Expertise

• LAN/WAN design, routing (OSPF, BGP), switching
• Palo Alto firewalls, IDS/IPS, VPN
• TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, HTTP/HTTPS
• Linux, server environments, VMware, Hyper‑V
• AWS and Azure networking
• High availability and scalable network design
• Network segmentation and Zero Trust
• Wireshark and packet analysis tools

Security Monitoring & Threat Detection

• XDR (Microsoft Defender XDR, CrowdStrike)
• SIEM (Microsoft Sentinel, Splunk)
• Log analysis and correlation
• Incident response support

AI & Modern Network Integration

• Support Microsoft Copilot and AI tools
• Understand AI traffic security and governance
• Secure AI service integration

Defense Compliance & Secure Network Architecture

• CMMC Level 2 alignment
• NIST 800-171 controls
• CUI protection
• Network segmentation IT/OT
• Defense‑in‑depth architecture

Experience

• 7–12+ years network engineering experience

Preferred Certifications

• PCNSE/PCNSA
• CCNP/CCIE
• SC‑200
• CISSP
• Azure/AWS certifications

Core Competencies

• Problem solving
• Ownership
• Adaptability
• Communication

Salary Range

Salary Range: $127,500 - $172,500 annually. Job offers within the range are based on significant job qualifications and pay equity.

Benefits

• 401(k)matching
• 12paidholidays
• Minimumofthreeweekspaidtimeoffplusoneweekpaidsicktimetostart
• ComprehensiveMedical,DentalandVision
• HealthSavingsAccount(HSA)withgenerouscompanycontribution
• FlexibleSpendingAccounts(FSA)
• Tuitionreimbursement
• Parentalleave
• Shorttermandlongtermdisability
• Lifeinsurance
• Accidentaldeath&dismembermentinsurance
• Long-termcareplanoptions
• Prescriptionsafetyshoe&glassesbenefit
• Vanpoolsubsidy
• Recognitionawards
• Employeereferralbonuses
• EAP(EmployeeAssistanceProgram)

Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.

This position requires access to export control information. To conform to US Export Control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the US Government.

KorryElectronics is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexualorientation, genderidentityorexpression, medicalcondition, nationalorigin, maritalstatus, disability, pregnancyorparentalstatus, childbirth, geneticinformation, or militaryandveteranstatus.