Senior Network Architect - Design, Automation & HA

Saab, Inc.; Town of De Witt (NY); On-site; USD 92,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Paid holidays

401(k) with employer contributions

Tuition assistance

Employee stock purchase plan

Wellness resources

Disability coverage

Job summary

Saab, Inc. in Syracuse is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement and support surveillance networks for commercial and government clients.

You will develop diverse Layer 2/3 architectures, integrate VLANs, 802.1Q, Spanning Tree, routing, and redundancy while ensuring security and reliability. The role requires collaboration with product development and deployment teams, travel up to 30%, and strong scripting in Python/Ansible to automate configuration and monitoring tasks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/IT required
• 8+ years of relevant experience
• CCNA or higher preferred
• Experience with Cisco devices and network protocols
• Experience with Fortinet devices welcome
• Strong troubleshooting across OSI Layers 1-7

Responsibilities

• Plan and design networks per Saab and customer specifications using VLANs, trunking, STP, LACP/EtherChannel, routing, and segmentation
• Provide network design, configuration, and on-site support
• Develop resilient Layer 2/3 architectures with redundancy and high availability
• Configure and troubleshoot networks and assist with product documentation and tools
• Provide on-site and remote network device support; upgrade and refresh as needed
• Document all network designs and configurations and utilize automation (Python, Ansible, REST APIs) where appropriate

Skills

Network design

Troubleshooting

Cisco devices

Fortinet devices

Networking protocols

Linux

Python/Ansible

REST APIs

JIRA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS/IT

Tools

JIRA

Fortinet

Cisco devices

Job description

Saab, Inc. in Syracuse is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement and support surveillance networks for commercial and government clients.

You will develop diverse Layer 2/3 architectures, integrate VLANs, 802.1Q, Spanning Tree, routing, and redundancy while ensuring security and reliability. The role requires collaboration with product development and deployment teams, travel up to 30%, and strong scripting in Python/Ansible to automate configuration and monitoring tasks.