Sr. Network Architect

Sr. Network Architect

Company:

The Boeing Company

Senior Network Designer Job Description:

At Boeing, we are all innovators on a mission to connect, protect, explore and inspire. From the seabed to outer space, you’ll learn and grow, contributing to work that shapes the world. Find your future with us.

Boeing Information Technology Network Infrastructure Services is currently looking for a Senior Network Designer to join their team in Hazelwood or Berkely, MO (St. Louis). This position will focus on supporting the Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) business organization.

A successful candidate will understand the importance of collaboration as these positions will focus on working directly with IT Business Success Leaders and BDS stakeholders to implement and maintain communications and network systems enabling the BDS business to meet their organizational and program goals.

Position Responsibilities:

• Determines strategic requirements for network designs. Provides strategic input on architectural designs, network technology products and services and the integration and coordination of regional and enterprise wide multi-technology products and services.
• Uses program plans and technical research to recommend technological applications to accomplish long-range objectives.
• Individual will act as a senior network architect to assess program requirements and integrate activities of other employees to accomplish program objectives.
• Responsible to manage the scope of work for program activities and interaction with connected sites and partners.
• Project management for multiple activities and prioritization as necessary. Identify resources needed for successful accomplishment.
• Duties include: Oversight and collaboration to accomplish Network Design, equipment procurement, equipment configuration and installation, cable and wire design and implementation, network break-fix, security plan integration, equipment decommission and surplus, capital/expense planning to ensure that the programs have a secure communications network to perform program development and execution In support of program customer.
• Includes, but not limited to, hardware and software support to Secure Network, Secure Voice and other non-standard system integration.
• Includes support to security activities such as US government Risk Management Framework (RMF) Compliance, Security Evaluation Checklists, device sanitization, contamination cleanup, and support to the management of System Security Plans.
• Develops and maintains strategic partnerships with customers, stakeholders and peers
• Exercises critical thinking and innovative problem solving
• Acts as the initial point of escalation for issues or challenges encountered by the team.  Capable of effectively triaging and de-escalating issues with impacted parties
• Some travel to remote sites required (approx. 10%)
• Develops and executes project and process plans and implements policies and procedures
• Demonstrates the Boeing Seek, Speak and Listen behaviors in a deliberate and observable way

Must have an active DOD Secret Clearance (TS/SCI preferred)

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):         

• Minimum 10 years of experience with Cisco Routers, Switches and IOS
• Minimum 10 years of experience with Design, Implementation and Troubleshooting of LAN and WAN Networks
• Minimum 10 years of experience with TCP/IP Network Protocols
• 5+ years of experience with COMSEC encryption devices
• Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience with Palo Alto next generation firewall systems
• Previous team leadership experience
• Department of Defense (DoD) 8140 certification (Security+ preferred)
• CCNA, CCNP or other Cisco Certification
• Top Secret/SCI security clearance; with a full-scope polygraph examination

Typical Education & Experience:
Education/experience typically acquired through advanced technical education (e.g. Bachelor) and typically 20 or more years' related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience (e.g. PhD+15 years' related work experience, Master+18 years' related work experience, 24 years' related work experience, etc.).

Relocation:

This position will relocate for qualified candidates.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocai