Title:
Network Engineer
Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!
KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.
Why Join Us?
- Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
- Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
- Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide design and upgrade efforts encompassing the network infrastructure across a large-scale enterprise Information Technology (IT) program.
- Evaluate and report on new communications technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.
- Review and analyze the existing network architecture, plan, and provide designs to implement current/modern WAN/MAN/LAN technologies.
- Provide specifications and detailed schematics and artifacts for network architecture.
- Conduct cost/benefit analysis and provide specific detailed information for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements.
- Conduct testing of network design.
- Advise and provide client hardware requirements, configurations, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and limitations.
- Design telecommunications circuit specifications.
- Deliver service catalog items for automatically provisioning network configurations utilizing Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Monitor network statistics to ensure optimum performance.
- Maintain technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as management, monitoring, automation, routers, switches, firewalls, and unified communications equipment.
Work Environment:
- Location: Annapolis Junction MD [On-site]
- Travel Requirements: Minimal 0-20% Travel
- Working Hours: Standard 40 hour per week
Qualifications :
Required:
- Clearance: Top Secret with SCI
- Information Assurance Certifications consistent with the 8570 IAT Level III (must be attained prior to starting).
- Automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) certificates/training may be required within 6 months of starting.
- Cisco (or similar) experience; proven expertise with Cisco network platforms including: Management, Monitoring, Automation, routers, switches, firewalls, and unified communications equipment.
- Demonstrated skill in using MS Office applications for network design documentation, including advanced use of Visio for generating detailed technical drawings and diagrams.
- Proven experience designing, optimizing, and troubleshooting LAN, WAN and low bandwidth networks protected by network encryptors.
- Proven experience in at least two of the following:
- Proven experience in virtualized environments (e.g., Azure, VMware NSX-T).
- Proficiency with Automation Tools (e.g., Ansible, Python, or similar).
- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)
Desired:
- Professional certification in Cisco, Azure, VMware, and/or ITIL. (e.g., CCNP Enterprise, DevNet Professional, AZ-104, VCP-NV, ITIL4)
- Familiarity with Agile Methodologies for iterative network project management.
- Experience utilizing network management solutions based on Netflow and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
- Experience designing VMware NSX environments utilizing Software Defined Networking (SDN) principles, physical Internet Protocol/Fiber Channel networks, and routing protocols.
- Experience with Risk Management Framework (RMF), DODAF 2.0 standards, and Change Management Processes to ensure smooth network updates and configurations.
- Knowledge of DISN (Department of Defense Information Network) or CANES (Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services) systems.
Basic Compensation:
$110,000 to $145,000
This range is for the Maryland area only
The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.
Additional Compensation:
KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of a sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you’re excited about making a significant impact in the field of space defense and working on projects that matter, we encourage you to apply and join our team at KBR. Let's shape the future together.
KBR Benefits
KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.
Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR
At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
