Senior Network Engineer - National Security & Automation

kbr; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR's National Security Solutions team seeks a Network Engineer to upgrade and secure a large global network. You will implement enhancements to routers and switches, act as SME for monitoring tools, and work in an Agile Scrum environment with Jira.

Preferred candidates hold a TS/SCI with CI Poly, Security+, and hands-on experience with Zabbix, Cisco IOS-XE/NX-OS, and DISA STIGs across routing and firewall configurations.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with CI Poly security clearance required.
• Current Security+ certification preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of network engineering experience with a BS/BA, or 6 years with MS/MA; or 12 years experience in lieu of degree.
• Experience developing Zabbix templates for network monitoring.
• Experience configuring Cisco IOS-XE and NX-OS routers/switches.
• Familiar with EIGRP, BGP and OSPF routing protocols and security configurations per DISA STIGs.

Responsibilities

• Plan enhancements and upgrades to routers/switches for a large enterprise network.
• Serve as local SME for network administration and monitoring tools (Zabbix, TACACS+).
• Track initiatives using Jira within an Agile Scrum team.
• Develop and maintain Ansible playbooks and shell scripts for config and auditing.
• Configure and maintain enterprise-wide network monitoring of VMs, switches/routers, and datacenter hardware.

Skills

Security clearance

Network troubleshooting

Scripting aptitude

Education

BS/BA in a related field

MS/MA in related field

12 years experience in lieu of degree

Tools

Zabbix

Jira

TACACS+

Cisco IOS-XE

NX-OS

EIGRP

BGP

OSPF

DISA STIGs

Ansible

Python

Bash

Expect

Job description

KBR's National Security Solutions team seeks a Network Engineer to upgrade and secure a large global network. You will implement enhancements to routers and switches, act as SME for monitoring tools, and work in an Agile Scrum environment with Jira.

Preferred candidates hold a TS/SCI with CI Poly, Security+, and hands-on experience with Zabbix, Cisco IOS-XE/NX-OS, and DISA STIGs across routing and firewall configurations.