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Job Overview & Responsibilities

At United Launch Alliance (ULA), the Network Engineer 4 is a senior engineering role responsible for designing, implementing, supporting, and optimizing complex network infrastructure across ULA’s enterprise and launch environments. This role serves as a top-tier technical expert within the network organization, leading major infrastructure initiatives, delivering advanced engineering solutions, and resolving the most challenging issues impacting mission‑critical operations. The Network Engineer IV works across multiple functional groups engineering, cyber, launch operations, and corporate IT to ensure ULA’s network systems remain secure, highly available, scalable, and aligned with operational needs.

The role is expected to drive modernization efforts, improve network reliability through automation, and influence technical decision-making. While Level 5 sets enterprise-wide strategy and architectural direction, the Network Engineer IV executes high-impact technical initiatives, translates architectural guidance into implementable designs, and mentors lower-level engineers.

Required Education

Bachelor

Required Years Of Experience

Minimum of 6 years of related work experience

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) field from an accredited college or university
Four years of directly related exempt work experience may be used to satisfy the bachelor’s degree requirement
Extensive experience leading implementation and optimization of enterprise-class networks
Strong background designing solutions, executing complex network changes, and driving technical improvements across multi-site environments
Serves as a senior escalation point for high‑severity incidents and launch‑critical network issues
Experience owning major network projects from design through deployment and stabilization
Demonstrated ability to guide, mentor, and technically develop Level 2 and Level 3 engineers
Deep expertise in TCP/IP networking, routing, switching, segmentation, QoS strategies, multicast architecture, and secure connectivity design
Advanced hands‑on experience with core routing and switching platforms, data center fabrics, high-throughput WAN systems, wireless infrastructure, and mission‑critical network services
Expert‑level proficiency in dynamic routing protocols (OSPF, BGP) including route policy engineering, optimization, traffic steering, and multi‑region design
High proficiency with Cisco enterprise technologies, including advanced switching, data center solutions, and Cisco ACI for fabric‑based network architecture
Significant experience with next‑generation firewalls and security platforms (Palo Alto, Cisco ASA/Firepower), including advanced rule design, segmentation models, and security posture tuning
Ability to design and implement resilient, redundant, and disaster‑tolerant network environments supporting high‑availability operations
Strong automation experience using technologies such as Python, Ansible, Power Shell, or…