At Vantor, you’ll work with the U.S. Space Force as part of the effort to develop and rapidly deploy the next generation of resilient Missile Warning (MW), Tactical Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (TISR), and Environmental Monitoring (EM) capabilities to deter attacks and provide critical information to our warfighters to defeat our enemies in battle. Within this role, you will use your skills in network design and architecture, system interoperability, OSI model, and network transport layers to help support the nation’s defense and respond to evolving adversaries. You’ll troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues, analyze current working infrastructures, and increase security, reliability, and availability for mission-critical network systems. Your functional expertise, communication and collaboration skills, and attention to detail will be vital as you contribute to the acquisition and development of space sensing capabilities.
Join our team and create the future of Remote Sensing in the Space Force. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.
Qualifications:
Top Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree
6+ years of experience as a network or data center systems engineer
3+ years of experience in network architecture
Experience in network design, protocols, and infrastructure, and with IPv4, IPv6, QoS, MPLS, or BGP
Knowledge of network topology diagrams and modifying, as needed, using network diagraming software, such as MS Visio
Knowledge of STIG network device security compliance, security hardening requirements, and secure device access control login methods
Knowledge of network security principles and practices, including Crypto, COMSEC, ViPER, or VOIP, to install and configure network devices
Ability to develop network architecture to support worldwide encrypted communications and model out bandwidth, data flows, and define data mission threads in MBSE
Network+, Security+, CISSP, CCNA, or CCNP Certification
Preferred Qualifications:
2+ years of experience with missile warning mission or ground-based systems
Experience with enterprise network management tools to monitor network performance status, firewalls, VPNs, and intrusion detection or prevention systems
Experience with leadership
Experience with Unix, Linux, RedHat, and RHEL version 6 or above
Knowledge of STIG network device security compliance, security hardening requirements, and secure device access control login methods
Knowledge of basic data cryptographic techniques and government-classified networks
Ability to design scalable and resilient network architectures in on-prem or cloud architectures
Possession of excellent communication and teamwork skills
TS/SCI clearance
Clearance: Top Secret
The position will require at least 2-3x per week on site. Meetings/schedules may require more days on site.
In support of pay transparency at Maxar, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate’s starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.
The base pay for this position ranges from our lowest geographic market up to our highest geographic market within California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, and Washington:
$81,000.00 - $173,000.00 annually.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.maxar.com/careers/benefits
The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.
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