Senior Network Engineer – Space Defense Networking Lead

Boeing; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and optimize our network infrastructure across LAN, WAN, wireless, and cloud networking. The role emphasizes security, reliability, and scalability with strong collaboration across teams and vendors.

You will mentor junior engineers, lead deployments, and ensure disaster recovery readiness while maintaining documentation and policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience plus 6+ years in network engineering.

Responsibilities

• Design, plan, and implement robust, scalable, and secure network architectures (LAN/WAN/wireless/cloud).
• Manage network security including firewall configuration and IDS/IPS.
• Lead deployment of network hardware and software (routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, load balancers).
• Ensure resilience with disaster recovery and business continuity plans.
• Maintain comprehensive network documentation and diagrams.

Skills

Network design

Security engineering

VPN technologies

Firewall configurations

Cloud networking

Vendor switching: Cisco/Juniper

IAT Level 2 certification

CCNA or higher

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a related field

Tools

SolarWinds

Wireshark

Palo Alto Panorama

Azure ExpressRoute

Job description

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, in El Segundo, CA, seeks a Senior Network Engineer to design, implement, and optimize our network infrastructure across LAN, WAN, wireless, and cloud networking. The role emphasizes security, reliability, and scalability with strong collaboration across teams and vendors.

You will mentor junior engineers, lead deployments, and ensure disaster recovery readiness while maintaining documentation and policies.