Network Engineer

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or a related Science or Mathematics field. Also requires 5+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience.

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire. Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Due to the nature of work performed within our facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.

Network Engineer, Colorado Springs, CO

Make the world’s most advanced Missile Defense Systems even smarter

ROLE AND POSITION OBJECTIVES:

As a Network Engineer, you will play a key role in supporting the Command and Control, Battle Management, and Communications (C2BMC) program. You will be responsible for planning, deploying, integrating, and testing network upgrades at operational sites, as well as traveling to remote locations for network installations and troubleshooting. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with C2BMC and external stakeholders to ensure the seamless operation of the network. Secret clearance required, with Top Secret (TS) highly desired.

We encourage you to apply if you have any of these preferred skills or experiences:

• Solid knowledge of network design, development, and testing methodologies.
• Understanding of the OSI Model, TCP/IP, and routing protocols (BGP, OSPF).

• Knowledge of UDP multicast, SONET, MSPP, VLANs, GRE Tunnels, and TCP/IP network designs.
• Network traffic analysis, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with proficiency in Microsoft Office products, especially PowerPoint and Visio.
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative and agile environment.

What sets you apart:

• Experience with firewalls (Juniper, Fortinet, Palo Alto).

• Advanced knowledge of specialized network technologies like UDP multicast, SONET, and GRE Tunnels.
• Familiarity with multi-vendor switching routing (Juniper, Cisco), WAN optimizers, TACLANEs, and optical transport equipment.

Our Commitment to You:

• An exciting career path with opportunities for continuous learning and development.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Competitive benefits, including 401k matching, flex time off, paid parental leave, healthcare benefits, health & wellness programs, employee resource and social groups, and more.
• See more at gdmissionsystems.com/careers/why-work-for-us/benefits.

Workplace Options:

On site at customer site 100% and you will be a part of the GDMS team in Colorado Springs.

General Dynamics Mission Systems (GDMS) engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to successfully execute missions across all domains of operation. With a global team of 12,000+ top professionals, we partner with the best in industry to expand the bounds of innovation in the defense and scientific arenas. Given the nature of our work and who we are, we value trust, honesty, alignment and transparency. We offer highly competitive benefits and pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose. You will also enjoy a flexible work environment where contributions are recognized and rewarded. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high-performance team!

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans