Senior Network Engineer: Design, Support & Automation

Saab; Village of East Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 92,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, dental insurance

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Employee stock purchase

Paid holidays

Disability coverage

Wellness program

PTO and holidays

Job summary

Saab Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, build and support surveillance networks for commercial and government customers. This role involves travel up to 30% and contributing to diverse network solutions for our clients.

You will design Layer 2/3 architectures, implement redundancy and high availability, and document configurations for operations. Proficiency with Python, Ansible, REST APIs, and network tools is valued.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of network engineering experience in enterprise, industrial, or government environments.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, information technology or related field.
• Experience with Cisco devices and network protocols; CCNA or higher preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting across OSI layers 1-7 and network security awareness.
• Experience with Fortinet devices and wireless equipment is welcome.
• DoD clearance preferred; JIRA experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan and design networks that meet Saab and customer specifications using VLANs, trunking, Spanning Tree, LACP, routing, and segmentation.
• Collaborate with product development, deployment, and customer support teams.
• Develop resilient L2/L3 architectures with redundancy and rapid convergence.
• Document configurations and network designs accurately for operations.
• Develop tools/scripts using Python, Ansible, REST APIs, JSON/YAML, Git for automation.
• Support network devices for customers remotely and on-site; provide upgrades as needed.
• Utilize Wireshark and other tools for troubleshooting; assist in equipment selection.
• Participate in planning, workload organization, and knowledge transfer.

Skills

Cisco networking

Network security

JIRA

DoD clearance

Wireless design

Fortinet devices

Troubleshooting OSI

CCNA

Education

Engineering/CS/IT degree

Tools

Fortinet devices

Cisco devices

Job description

Saab Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Engineer to design, build and support surveillance networks for commercial and government customers. This role involves travel up to 30% and contributing to diverse network solutions for our clients.

You will design Layer 2/3 architectures, implement redundancy and high availability, and document configurations for operations. Proficiency with Python, Ansible, REST APIs, and network tools is valued.