Principal Network / Hardware Engineer - Military veterans preferred

Raytheon is supporting a U.S. Government customer on a large mission critical development and sustainment program to design, build, deliver, and operate a network operations environment; including introducing new cyber capabilities to address emerging threats. Raytheon Cybersecurity and Special Missions (CSM) is seeking a Principal Network / Hardware Engineer to support the design, development, and deployment of advanced cybersecurity capabilities.

Responsibilities:
- Leads or supports the design, development and hardware build-out of networked datacenter racks
- Develops detailed engineering packages for the team to use for rack buildout
- Supports new and existing racks and associated Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) components and cable installation include rack-to-rack cable installations
- Performs and documents rack and component audits
- Performs problem isolation and resolution of problems through troubleshooting and devising effective solutions
- Plans, evaluates, coordinates, tests, installs and successfully implements new and existing hardware across physical media, protocol stacks, switches, routers, firewalls, intrusion detection devices, and other network and rack components
- Installs patches and maintains accurate records of network/hardware changes and patch/update levels
- Performs network management functions such as network monitoring, maintenance, IA, performance measurement and reporting
- Performs vulnerability scans (e.g., Harris STAT, Retina) as requested
- Performs updates to network devices including firewalls, NIDS, switches, and routers
- Prepares or ensures that appropriate network documentation exists, including operational instructions, network policies, and procedures
- May need to coordinate third-party maintenance for network and rack equipment.

Required Skills:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Must be able to obtain TS/SCI clearance
- Must be able to obtain DHS Suitability
- 8+ years of directly relevant experience
- Proficient with network and hardware rack component designs, installations, and maintenance activities
- Experience in Hardware Engineering for the purpose of validating a physical datacenter rack layout against the drawing artifacts
- Experience and excellent understanding of rack power, heating, cooling requirements and designs including AC/DC power and grounding
- Hands-on experience with different cabling types (e.g. Cat-5, Coaxial, Multi-conductor, Fiber-Optic)
- Knowledge of common information system (computer and network) hardware interfaces
- Ability to read and understand engineering documentation and drawings in various formats such as AutoCAD, Visio
- Ability to lift hardware components (up to 50lbs)
- Demonstrated experience and/or familiarity with one of more of the following: Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS), log analysis, malware analysis, network traffic flow, traffic and packet analysis
- Demonstrated experience and/or familiarity with tools used for security analysis (e.g., tcpdump, Wireshark, snort, ngrep, nmap, strings, hexdump, md5sum, systools)
- Demonstrated experience and/or familiarity with Security Event Incident Management, Log Correlation and Network Behavior Anomaly detection systems (ArcSight, QRadar , Splunk, Mazu, Arbor, etc)
- Demonstrated experience and/or familiarity with IDS systems (e.g., SNORT, SourceFire, Proventia, BroIDS)
- Demonstrated experience and/or familiarity with one of more of the following: BGP, IGRP, DNS, VVRP, resilient network design, VLAN's, VPN's, NetFlow, packet capture technologies
- Experience and/or familiarity with ACLs, IAVAs, and Certification & Accreditation (ICD 503/DCID 6/3) processes as they apply to network engineering lifecycles
- Must be able to work collaboratively across agencies and physical locations

Desired Skills:
- Experience in developing Interface Control Drawings, Cable Assembly Drawings, Wiring Diagrams, Installation Drawings, and Rack Elevation Drawings
- Training/Experience with industry standards on Data Center Cabling (e.g., DCIM, ANSI/TIA-942-A, ANSI/BICSI 002-20XX)
- Training/Experience with industry manufacturing/inspection/audit standards (e.g., IPC-WHMA-A-620, IPC-A-610 etc.)
- Training/Experience with industry inspection/audit standards (ISO-9001, AS-9100 etc.)
- Technical understanding of cybersecurity attack techniques and associated mitigation techniques for networks

Required Education:
BS Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Systems, OR Computer Systems Engineering. Two years of related work experience may be substituted for each year of degree level education.

Desired Certifications:
- IAT level II certification
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) or similar certification

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Raytheon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.