Senior Network Engineer - SDN, Zero Trust & Cisco

General Dynamics NASSCO; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan

Flexible spending accounts/HSAs

Life and disability insurance

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

General Dynamics NASSCO seeks a Network Engineer to design, administer, upgrade, and maintain the enterprise network infrastructure. The role requires strong expertise in routing, TCP/IP, security, and network monitoring, with a focus on compliance and continuous improvement.

Minimum 7 years of experience and a Bachelor’s degree in IT/Engineering are required; CCNP is strongly preferred. The position is based in San Diego, California, with 1st shift responsibilities and no security clearance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Sciences, or equivalent is required.
• A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience is required.
• CCNP certification is strongly preferred; CCNP level network expertise is required.
• Expertise in routing protocols, TCP/IP protocols, security requirements and network communications is required.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, builds, and tests network engineering solutions as part of a team.
• Configures, installs, and troubleshoots routers, switches, firewalls, and related components.
• Manages network policies, segmentation, automation and assurance.
• Documents network designs and diagrams.
• Provides day-to-day network services to IT personnel and end users.
• Engages with service providers and vendors for guidance on best practices.
• Monitors metrics using networking monitoring tools such as SolarWinds.

Skills

Networking expertise

Python scripting

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Sciences, or equivalent

CCNP certification

Tools

SolarWinds

Cisco Catalyst/ISE

Palo Alto firewalls

F5 load balancer

Job description

General Dynamics NASSCO seeks a Network Engineer to design, administer, upgrade, and maintain the enterprise network infrastructure. The role requires strong expertise in routing, TCP/IP, security, and network monitoring, with a focus on compliance and continuous improvement.

Minimum 7 years of experience and a Bachelor’s degree in IT/Engineering are required; CCNP is strongly preferred. The position is based in San Diego, California, with 1st shift responsibilities and no security clearance