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L3Harris Technologies · 1 day ago

Lead, Network Planning Engineer

Melbourne, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry, dedicated to delivering end-to-end technology solutions. The Network Architect / Lead Network Planning Engineer will manage and implement innovative network designs, collaborate with teams, and ensure customer requirements are met while maintaining operational excellence.

CommercialInformation TechnologyNational Security

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Meeting with customer(s) and gathering requirements

Designing networks to meet customer needs (requirements)

Performing technical trades including technologies and equipment/vendor

Write technical responses in Proposal, Lab testing, and supporting proposal process

Ensure customer technical requirements are met by architecture

Contribute to budgeting for and understand the financial impact of technology decisions

Assess competitors and the types of technology they use

Develop and implement test plans

Develop project timelines for projects

Implement and tune network

When implementing a new solution, unexpected issues arise where the network architect will need to make small changes to ensure the network operates properly

Write functional requirements/specifications documents

Maintain knowledge of new technologies and know when and where they should and should not be used. Example: SD-WAN, network automation, and Network Virtualization Function (NFV) technologies

Guide the selection, implementation and deployment processes for new technology rollouts

Evaluate technologies and designs in relation to the critical infrastructure and service needs for external customers

Implement solutions that support customer visions and objectives

Participate in inter program initiatives and discussions to resolve technical challenges

Create and maintain documentation and training for engineering and NOC teams

Maintain operational excellence of network system and components to exceed customer expectations

Define and implement best practices for network and capacity management

Identify areas of opportunity for automation and network optimization

Routinely perform proof of concepts and service trials while documenting system integration

Perform network planning, modeling, and analysis

Ensure that network architecture design, implementation and management support customer security requirements

Travel as required to meet for requirement meetings and system integration planning

Qualification

Network ArchitectureIP Network EngineeringNetwork DesignNetwork TroubleshootingTechnical LeadershipCisco EquipmentNetwork AutomationCloud CertificationProject ManagementCommunication SkillsDocumentation SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems or equivalent of a 4-year accredited degree in a technical discipline

10+ years of network engineering experience with IP networks

Experience with proven leadership as a team leader, manager or technical expert. Recent experience leading a project in a large-scale environment

Experience looking at the big picture and what's needed over the next three to five years (strategic growth and planning)

Experience analyzing requirements to develop technological roadmaps that point to solutions and their frameworks, as well as performing network modeling, analysis, planning and budgeting

Experience designing efficient, cost-effective network infrastructures that meet the long-term goals of the customer, while also permitting the customer to meet its short-term goals and financial obligations

Experience designing computer networks, including local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), Internet connections, intranets and other data communications systems for large, distributed communications systems

Preferred

Experience in presenting strategies and solutions to senior managers and executives, and excellent communication skills are required

Experience interacting with and managing technology vendors such as Cisco, Juniper, Arista, F5

Experience implementing network design, testing and building an enterprise network

Experience pairing with Tier 1 Internet Service providers, troubleshooting routing within the Internet (experience with looking glass sites)

Must be able to demonstrate the ability to configure, implement and support IP network infrastructure

Experience configuring MPLS, ISIS, QoS, BGP, VPLS, AS prepending, route policies, and in-depth BGP troubleshooting and configuring (Route-leaking, BGP attributes (local preference and community's)) using Cisco XR code

Experience configuring and troubleshooting OSPF redistribution, costs, and route-maps using Cisco XE code

Experience with Cisco ASR903, ISR3, ASR99xx routers and Cisco Nexus switches

Experience with Cisco's GetVPN

Experience doing network planning, recommending network upgrades based on network trends and network issues

In depth implementation and troubleshooting experience of IP networks and the ability to think critically in high pressure, confidential environments

Experience implementing and managing carrier grade network and network technologies such as Carrier Ethernet, MPLS and SDN technologies

Ability to obtain a security clearance

Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing

Experience with power point, giving presentations and mentoring less experienced engineers

CCNP, CCDE, or CCIE or other advanced certification(s), is preferred

Strong enterprise network troubleshooting (Multicast, Layer 2, Cisco IOS(s), IP routing [BGP, ISIS, OSPF, and EIGRP], HSRP and physical layer issues (Ethernet, Optical, TDM))

Strong skill set with Microsoft Office software applications

Experience with Network Automations tools

System engineering background to analyze and engineer functions

Programming skills to support automation frameworks (Ansible, Puppet, etc.), JSON and coding languages like Python and Perl

AWS cloud certification

ITIL Master

Zachman Certified – Enterprise Architect

An SDW-WAN Certification

PMP

Security certifications (example CISSP)

Cisco Network Programmability Design and Implementation Specialist (NPDESI)