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Senior Systems Engineer- (Onsite)

RTX

Colorado Springs, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 4 Sept 2025

💰 $164,000/yr($82,000/yr – $164,000/yr)

About the role

Date Posted:

2025-09-03

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CO210: 9970 Federal Drive, Colo Spr 9970 Federal Drive , Colorado Springs, CO, 80921 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:

Secret - Current

Raytheon Company, Managed by Collins Aerospace

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market.

We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to work onsite at Colorado Springs, CO. This position requires an active Secret Security Clearance with SCI eligibility.

What You Will Do:

Specific tasks will include but are not limited to:

Candidate will be responsible for learning the planning, deploying, integrating, and testing upgrades to the C2BMC network to operational sites and help where needed.
Candidate will be responsible for traveling to remote locations to perform network installations, perform troubleshooting, and provide status updates to Program personnel Maintain accurate metrics of team progress.

Qualifications You Must Have:

The position requires an IAT Level II 8140 Compliant Certification such as Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA, etc.
Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
Active and transferable U.S. government issued SECRET security clearance is required prior to start date. (with SCI eligibility)
U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

Technical Skills Required:

Must have knowledge of network design, development and testing methodologies.
Experience understanding of the OSI Model, TCP/IP, routing protocols BGP and OSPF.
Experience with network traffic analysis, diagnostic and troubleshooting skills and firewall knowledge in Juniper, Fortinet, and Palo Alto.
Experience and knowledge of UDP multicast, SONET, MSPP, VLANs, GRE Tunnels, and TCP/IP network designs.
Knowledge of multi-vendor switching routing (Juniper, Cisco), WAN optimizer, TACLANEs, and optical transport equipment.

Qualifications We Prefer:

Experience working with Missile Defense Agency and the C2BMC Program
Experience with Agile Methods, with Capabilities decomposition, Feature definition and Story development.

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 benefits
Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
Adoption Assistance         
Autism Benefit
Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
And more!