Senior Network Architect - DoD Radar & Mission Systems

V2X, Inc.; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

V2X, Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Architect to design and mature the network architecture for GBRD’s mission systems, labs, and radar sites.

This role enables a secure, resilient back-end platform hosting containerized radar applications and integrating with multiple integration laboratories serving operational radar sites. The ideal candidate will lead the development of high‑availability network designs, coordinate with cybersecurity, compute, and storage teams, and plan lab integrations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field with 7+ years of experience; advanced degree accepted.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP networking, routing, switching, multicast, DNS, DHCP, NTP, and network management.
• Hands-on routing protocol experience and redundancy technologies (BGP, OSPF, VRRP, HSRP, STP).
• Experience designing segmented networks and security zones with ACLs and VPNs.
• Proficiency in network diagrams, addressing plans, and implementation instructions.
• Experience with network monitoring, fault isolation, capacity planning, and migrations.
• Ability to travel CONUS/OCONUS sites as needed and hold a DoD security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain network architecture for labs, development, and operational radar sites.
• Define requirements for routing, switching, latency, QoS, and redundancy.
• Design secure network solutions using routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, and load balancers.
• Create network diagrams, rack elevations, cable schedules, and inventory lists.
• Maintain configuration standards, templates, naming conventions, and backup procedures.
• Validate high-availability, failover, and path-diversity technologies.
• Coordinate interfaces with compute, storage, virtualization, containers, cybersecurity, and mission systems.
• Plan and lead lab integration, site installation, cutover, and transition to operations.
• Support troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and retest activities.
• Monitor network performance and telemetry; support security assessments and audits.

Skills

Network architecture

Routing protocols

Security segmentation

Cross-team collaboration

Documentation

Travel readiness

DoD-level clarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in a STEM field

Advanced degree accepted

Tools

Python

Ansible

PowerShell

Microsoft Visio

Cisco/Juniper/Arista suites

VPNs & NAT

NIST 800-53 concepts

Job description

V2X, Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Architect to design and mature the network architecture for GBRD’s mission systems, labs, and radar sites.

This role enables a secure, resilient back-end platform hosting containerized radar applications and integrating with multiple integration laboratories serving operational radar sites. The ideal candidate will lead the development of high‑availability network designs, coordinate with cybersecurity, compute, and storage teams, and plan lab integrations