Senior Infrastructure/Networking Engineer - (Active TS/SCI Required)

Date Posted:

2025-02-20

Country:

United States of America

Location:

MD231: 306 Sentinel Drive Suite100 AJ 306 Sentinel Drive Suite 100, Annapolis Junction, MD, 20701 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

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

Security Clearance:

TS/SCI - Current

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

Applied Signal Technology (AST) is seeking exceptional Senior Infrastructure/Network Engineers with a passion for excellence. Utilize your system development expertise on high-impact programs, collaborating with top R&D professionals to protect our nation. We're looking for individuals with excellent communication skills who can work autonomously and thrive in a team. You'll create and present briefings to team members, customers, and AST management. If you're dedicated to teamwork and national security, AST is for you.

AST leads in delivering strategic and tactical SIGINT solutions, covering high-capacity broadband communications, advanced signal processing, tactical SIGINT, and cutting-edge wireless communications. Our engineers tackle complex challenges, making the world safer. Our dynamic, collaborative environment allows you to enhance your skills, explore new ideas, and contribute significantly. Work closely with the nation's finest service members in a culture valuing iinnovation, integrity and work-life balance.

This is an ONSITE position at our Annapolis Junction, MD location.  To find out more about AST, please click the following link - Applied Signal Technology: WHO WE ARE

What You Will Do:

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

• You will be an integral part of a team that makes decisions and generates ideas that will push products above and beyond.

What You Will Learn:

• You will learn SIGINT principles and concepts and work side-by-side with industry recognized technical leaders to develop and implement state of the art systems

Qualifications You Must Have:

• 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 or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience

• Active and transferable U.S. government issued Top Secret SCI (TS/SCI) Security Clearance is required prior to start date ​

• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance ​

• Typically requires minimum of 5 years relevant experience with the following skills:

• Experience with developing in python or similar scripting languages

• Experience with Linux, especially Red Hat based distributions

• Experience with System Administration

• 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

• Experience verifying and validating the software and system work as intended

• Experience working both in a team environment and independently

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience with User Interface development

• Experience with enterprise grade storage equipment

• Experience with object-oriented programming languages

• Strong experience with Python or other scripting languages

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

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or other containerized systems

• Experience with process improvement

• Experience with automated system deployments

• Existing TS/SCI with Poly (Active within the last 24 months)

What We Offer:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance  

• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees  

• Generous 401(k) plan that incl