Senior Network Engineer (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2026-01-08

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CO102: 16800 E Centretech Pkwy,Aurora 16800 East Centretech Pkwy Building S75, Aurora, CO, 80011 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:

DoD Clearance: Secret

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression.  We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat.  Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

The Senior Network Engineer will join a team of Network engineers, and will perform network engineering and design, creating engineering design artifacts, support hands on administration, implementation, and troubleshooting of enterprise network systems to customer requirements. Tasks include design\implementing switch, firewall, and router configurations, utilizing knowledge and experience with network technologies, services, operations, and associated security practices.

We are seeking a Senior Network Engineer to work in our Aurora, CO location; with some travel to support operations and activities at the customer facilities in the CONUS, to support Installation, integration and test activities as needed.

What You Will Do

• You will leverage company and industry best practices and capabilities to design, deploy, implement, modernize, and support scalable network solutions
• You will design/architect/develop and support these Network systems optimizing for performance and scalability across multiple computing environments
• You will utilize your Linux skills at the command line to deploy updates and change products for Cisco and Brocade based network systems to support program needs
• You will provide feedback on network resource allocation, utilization, and optimization
• Ability to obtain Comp TIA Security + Certification

Qualifications You Must Have

• Typically requires BS/BA Degree in Science, Technology Engineering Math (STEM) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology or Physics and a minimum 5 years of related work experience
• Advanced Experience designing, configuring, deploying, and supporting network systems (E.g. Cisco, Cisco Nexus, Cisco ASA, Brocade)
• Experience with Linux System Administration (E.g. RHEL 6.0+)
• Experience with Agile Development Methodologies (E.g.: Scrum, SAFe)
• Current DOD Secret security clearance is required Day 1. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Current Networking Certification (CCNA, CCNP, CCIE)
• Current Comp TIA Security + certification
• Familiarity with Cloud Application Platforms such as AWS
• Experience with Juniper Network Products
• Experience integrating with identity management, access management, and authorization solutions (PKI, LDAP, OAUTH, OpenID)
• Experience with VM provisioning (E.g. VMWare / Vsphere)
• Experience with scripting languages (E.g. Python, Java, Ruby, Bash)
• Experience with scanning tools (E.g. Nessus, Fortify)
• Experience with code repository systems (E.g. ClearCase, Bit Bucket)
• Experience conducting trade studies and analysis of competing technologies

What We Offer

• Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Safety, Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation

Learn More & Apply Now!

• Please consider the following role type definition as you apply for this role
• Onsite Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products

This position requires security clearance. DCSA Consolidated Adjudication Services (DCSA CAS), an agency of the Department of Defense, handles and adjudicates the security clearance process. More information about Security Clearances can be found on the US Department of State government website here: