Senior Space Network Design Engineer - On-Site Scottsdale

APR Consulting, Inc.; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 106,000; Full time

Job summary

APR Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Design Engineer in Scottsdale, AZ to design, implement and support complex enterprise networks for DoD aerospace programs. The role requires active DoD Secret clearance, US citizenship, and up to 50% travel across the U.S.

and international locations. On-site, full-time position. The candidate will perform requirements analysis, network architecture development, and deploy secure networks including routing, switching, firewall, storage,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Mathematics, or related field plus 5+ years of relevant experience; or Master’s degree plus 3+ years of relevant experience
• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance at time of hire
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Experience with requirements analysis, network design, implementation, verification, maintenance, and troubleshooting of data communications networks
• Experience documenting network architectures, designs, configurations, and operational procedures
• Ability to analyze network topology, traffic flow, capacity requirements, and performance issues
• Experience configuring, operating, and maintaining enterprise networking environments
• Ability to install and configure network hardware and associated infrastructure
• Experience working with IP networking technologies including TCP/IP, network routing, and switching
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 50%
• Valid U.S. Passport required
• Ability to work extensively on computers in an office environment and in raised‑floor computing environments
• Ability to physically install equipment in racks and user workspaces
• Enterprise network design and topology experience
• High-speed network design and implementation expertise
• Juniper Networks certifications (JNCIA-Junos, JNCIP)
• Cisco certifications (CCNA or CCNP)
• Experience with Juniper SRX-series firewalls
• Experience supporting environments utilizing Linux identity management, Windows Server, Arista switches, NAS, and SAN storage
• Familiarity with routing and multicast technologies including BGP and OSPF
• Experience performing vulnerability scanning, system hardening, and remediation of security findings
• Experience supporting AWS cloud networking and services
• Familiarity with VMware vSphere and virtualized environments
• Experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Six (6) or more years integrating and configuring routers, switches, firewalls, and gateways in IPv4-based data communications environments
• Experience administering mixed Windows and Linux environments
• Experience managing LAN environments supporting 30+ client systems
• Knowledge of virtualization technologies across compute, network, and storage platforms
• Active/current DoD Secret Clearance
• DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II certification
• Technical leadership experience within engineering or network operations teams
• Strong communication, collaboration, negotiation, and documentation skills
• Experience identifying and applying AI technologies to improve operational efficiency and innovation

Responsibilities

• Support satellite ground systems through network design, implementation, integration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and operational support
• Perform requirements analysis and network architecture development for mission-critical programs
• Document network architectures, designs, configurations, and procedures
• Deploy and support secure enterprise network environments across varying classifications
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to ensure highly available routing, switching, firewall, storage, virtualization, and server workloads

Skills

Network design

DoD clearance

TCP/IP networking

Security architectures

Team collaboration

Documentation

Routing and switching

AWS cloud networking

VMware vSphere

Linux environments

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Juniper SRX

Arista switches

VMware vSphere

Linux

Job description

APR Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Design Engineer in Scottsdale, AZ to design, implement and support complex enterprise networks for DoD aerospace programs. The role requires active DoD Secret clearance, US citizenship, and up to 50% travel across the U.S.

and international locations. On-site, full-time position. The candidate will perform requirements analysis, network architecture development, and deploy secure networks including routing, switching, firewall, storage,