**Job Description** * *** Please note** : Only candidates with an active Secret Security Clearance will be considered for this position See what you re missing. Our employees work on the world s most advanced electronics from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we re innovating for the future. And you can, too. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first exemplified by our mission: We Protect Those Who Protect Us. Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems. Our Operations employees turn innovative engineering designs into real solutions to meet our customers needs. From Supply Chain, to manufacturing and test, Electronic Systems offers opportunities to work with technology rarely accessible in other manufacturing firms. Our training and development programs provide employees with career advancement in a diverse work environment. Because of the need for consistent, in-person collaboration and/or the requirement to perform all work onsite due to the nature of this particular role, it will be performed full-time on site. This means work will be conducted on location at a BAE Systems facility 100% of the time. **In this Sr Network Administrator position you will make impacts in the following ways;** + Monitor, Configure & Troubleshoot Switches, Firewalls, VPN appliances + Use network diagnostic tools as per product requirements + Ensure the reliability, availability and performance of network infrastructure & network-related application + Actively participate in incident response and root-cause analysis, support a blameless post-mortems culture + Involved with installation, maintenance, advanced trouble shooting and administration of existing network systems. Trains end-users and responds to user inquires. + Set up network security standards and participate in major network installations and upgrades. + Trouble shoot complex network problems. Interfaces with vendors to ensure appropriate resolution during network outages or periods of reduced performance. + Present recommendations on network interfaces and configurations. + Document root-cause analysis and offer solutions to prevent future client network outages + Commission and decommission infrastructure + Identify and suggest network designs that will enable consistent client network workflow + Maintain current customer network documentation that documents outages, changes, and best practices + Automate repetitive tasks to eliminate toil and drive consistency repeatability + Develop tools and services to automate the mitigation and remediation of network-specific events + Participate in creating customized network management tools to evaluate, monitor and report network statistics + Design, write and deliver Infrastructure as Code software to improve the availability, scalability, latency, and efficiency of network **Required Education, Experience, & Skills** + **Active Secret Clearance is required** + Must be able to obtain CompTIA S Certification within 2 months of hire + Good understanding of TCP/IP model, Open Networking standards, Jun OS, Cisco IOS + Significant experience with network diagnostic tools such as tcpdump, wireshark + Experience with Cisco and Juniper OS for switches, firewalls, routers + Understanding of network security (firewalls and IDS) design and implementation + Understanding of complex networking models utilizing a variety of L2 & L3 protocols + Knowledge of spanning tree protocol, BGP, LACP, VLAN, MC-LAG + Basic understanding of scripting & software development packages for development of Infrastructure as Code + Working knowledge of one or more of the following languages: Ansible, Python, + Understanding of diagram drawing tools such as Visio, Lucid Charts, Gliffy + Able to document cause analysis and offer solutions to prevent future client network outages + Excellent oral and written communication skills **Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills** + Bachelor s Degree and 4 years work experience or equivalent work experience. + Ability to obtain Top Secret Clearance + Active CompTIA S Certification **Pay Information** Full-Time Salary Range: $100680 - $171120 Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience. Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20 hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics. **Sr Network Administrator** **107483BR** EEO Career Site Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities . females . veterans . individuals with disabilities . sexual orientation . gender identity . gender expression