Senior Network Architect

Title:
Senior Network Architect

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KBR's National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country's most critical role - protecting our national security.

Why Join Us?

• Innovative Projects: KBR's work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.

• Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.

• Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

• The JMETC Network Architect provides a well-rounded System Engineering approach in the design and performance of the Joint Mission Environment Test Capability (JMETC) Networks.
• Responsibilities include design, build, and manage computer and information networks, such as local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and cloud infrastructures including planning network designs, researching new technologies, ensuring network security, overseeing implementation, and upgrading hardware and software to meet operational requirements.
• Works with government, contractors, industry, and customers to provide Network collaborative services.
• Provides technical direction for interconnecting distributed test and development laboratory enclaves, cloud connections, network peering, and remote site connectivity.
• Coordinates technical support with JMETC test customers, JMETC Systems Control (SYSCON), Network Operations and Security Centers, and Cyber Security teams.
• Experienced in DoD Network management, common network troubleshooting tools and techniques.
• Works with customers to ensure the availability of the network and networked service adequately support distributed test events.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet the eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• The JMETC program, located in Arlington, VA is focused on developing and deploying the processes, architecture, and middleware to facilitate cost effective integration of Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) entities needed to support the DoD acquisition community testing needs utilizing a distributed testing approach.
• JMETC will be integral to testing systems-of-systems applications within a realistic joint mission construct.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Technical Bachelor's Degree
• Minimum of 10 years' experience
• Experience working with DoD Wide Area Networks and familiarity with various network architectures, multicast data flows, and common protocols
• Coordination, Communication and Presentation skills
• Cisco and Juniper Network certifications
• Active Secret Clearance with the Ability to obtain TS/SCI
• Ability to travel up to 25%
• Extensive layer 2/3 experience
  • Network Design
  • Security Management
  • Deployment and Testing
  • Performance Optimization
  • Troubleshooting
  • Documentation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Security Certification CISM or CISSP
• VoIP / Call manager infrastructure design and troubleshooting experience
• Distributed Test and or Training Experience
• Modeling and Simulation (M&S)
• Live, Virtual and Constructive (LVC) Environments
• Test Analysis and Test Planning
• DREN, SDREN and DISN engineering experience
• DoD Programs and Acquisition process
• Testing in Distributed Exercises/Events
• Windows Server and Red Hat systems administration experience / certifications
• Experience in VMware environments
• Cisco Next Generation Firewalls

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team's philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver - Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.