Senior Principal Infrastructure/Network Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-06-09

Country:

United States of America

Location:

UT207: 1127 West 2320 South , West Valley City, UT, 84119 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date.​ U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance​

Security Clearance:

TS/SCI with Polygraph

Raytheon Company Managed by Collins Aerospace

This role is primarily On-Site, with flexibility at hiring manager discretion.

Applied Signal Technology (AST) is looking for a Senior Principal Infrastructure/Network Engineer to join our top-tier Engineering team and play a key role in driving our mission forward. You’ll be at the forefront of elevating products and revolutionizing the design, development, testing, and delivery of modern communication systems. AST is known for providing strategic and tactical SIGINT solutions that safeguard the interests of the U.S. and its allies. Our work spans high-capacity broadband communications, signal processing and analysis, tactical SIGINT, and wireless communications, constantly challenging our exceptional engineers to solve complex problems and make the world safer. We foster a passionate, collaborative work environment that encourages engineers to enhance and broaden their skills, experiment with innovative ideas, and work closely with the nation's top service members—all while upholding values of integrity, innovation, and work-life balance.

This is an ONSITE position based out of our Salt Lake City, UT location. To learn more about Applied Signal Technology, please click the following link - Applied Signal Technology: WHO WE ARE

What You Will Do

• Guide and oversee the design, develop, test and delivery of advanced high-capacity systems that process modern communications. 

• Work with other experienced members in R&D on system development and deployments supporting multiple programs.

• Generate briefings and present material to team members, customers, and AST Management as necessary.

• Work autonomously yet collaboratively in a team environment.

Qualifications You Must Have 

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 8 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience

• Experience with developing in python or similar scripting languages

• System Administration experience; Linux, especially Red Hat based distributions

• Experience with enterprise grade networking equipment, such as Cisco, Arista, or Juniper

• Experience with virtualization technology (KVM, VMWare, Hyper-V)

• Experience and/or knowledge of network protocols, such as TCP/IP and UDP

• Experience with configuration management systems (puppet, ansible, salt)

• Experience designing and setting up networks and data centers

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued TS/SCI with Poly security clearance is required prior to start date

Qualifications We Prefer​

• Experience with User Interface development

• Experience with enterprise grade storage equipment

• Experience with object-oriented programming languages.

• Experience with or basic understanding of telecommunications systems concepts and/or signal processing

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other containerized systems.

• Experience with automated system deployments

What We Offer​

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance  ​

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees  ​

• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option  ​

• Tuition reimbursement program ​

• Student Loan Repayment Program  ​

• Life insurance and disability coverage  ​

• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection ​

• Birth, adoption, parental leave