Network Designer; Experienced, Senior or Lead

Network Designer (Experienced, Senior or Lead)

Company:
The Boeing Company

Location:

Herndon, VA

• Architect and maintain hybrid network connectivity between on-premise clusters and cloud environments, ensuring low-latency, high-bandwidth, and secure communication.
• Deploy and manage virtual networking components such as VLANs, VXLANs, VPCs, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect, and micro‑segmentation and traffic isolation in a multi‑tenant environment.
• Utilize monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Cloud Watch) to proactively identify and resolve network performance bottlenecks, latency issues, and packet loss.
• Configure and enforce security policies, including firewalls, security groups, network ACLs, and Flow policies, to ensure isolation and compliance with security best practices.
• Configure and troubleshoot multicast traffic, BGP, OSPF, and PIM for dynamic routing and efficient data distribution across the hybrid environment.
• Leverage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Ansible, and Cloud Formation to automate the provisioning, configuration, and management of network infrastructure.
• Design and maintain logical network segmentation to ensure isolation, scalability, and compliance with enterprise authorization and accreditation practices.
• Configure and test network failover mechanisms, including redundant Direct Connect links, cluster replication, and cross‑AZ failover, to ensure high availability and business continuity.
• Work closely with cloud architects, administrators, and Dev Ops teams to integrate networking solutions with AWS services and containerized workloads.
• Create and update detailed network diagrams, runbooks, and operational documentation to support troubleshooting, audits, and knowledge transfer in a dynamic environment.

• Active TS/SCI U.S. Security Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph (FSP) and U.S. citizenship (clearance active for the past 24 months).
• Level 3: 3+ years of related work experience or equivalent education/experience.
• Experience managing and maintaining physical (Cisco) and virtual networking devices.
• In‑depth knowledge with network segmentation and complex routing across networks.
• Advanced troubleshooting skills and problem‑solving abilities with critical thinking.
• Familiarity with cloud (AWS and/or Azure) and virtualization technologies (VMware, Hyper‑V, Nutanix AHV).
• Experience with network automation tools in enterprise environments (Terraform, Ansible, Cloud Formation).
• Level 4: 5+ years of related work experience or equivalent.
• Level 5: 10+ years of related work experience or equivalent.
• Associate degree or higher in a relevant field.
• Experience with Terraform, Cloud Formation, Ansible.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
• Certifications in Cisco networking (e.g., CCNA, CCNP, CCIE).
• Successful candidates must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest assessment process.
• Position is contingent upon program award.
• Drug‑free workplace; employees are subject to testing per company policy.

• Summary pay range for Experienced (Level
  3): $ – $.
• Summary pay range for Senior (Level
  4): $ – $.
• Summary pay range for Lead (Level
  5): $ – $.
• Total Rewards package includes competitive base pay, variable compensation, health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement plans, life and disability insurance, paid and unpaid time off.

• Language Requirements:
  Not Applicable.
• Education:
  
  Not Applicable.
• Relocation:
  Relocation assistance not negotiable.
• Export Control Requirement:
  Must meet U.S. export control compliance. U.S. Person required (citizen, national, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee).
• Safety Sensitive:
  Not a safety‑sensitive position.
• Visa Sponsorship:
  Employer will not sponsor employment visa status.
• Shift: Shift 1 (United States).

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