Job Description

Description:

Job Title: Senior Member Engineering Staff (Network Architect)

Job Location: Camden, NJ

Job Description:

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers' mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is an agile global aerospace and defense technology innovator, delivering end-to-end solutions that meet customers' mission-critical needs. The company provides advanced defense and commercial technologies across air, land, sea, space and cyber domains. L3Harris has approximately $17 billion in annual revenue, 50,000 employees and customers in more than 130 countries. L3Harris.com

Essential Functions:

Conducts undersea network architecture design, feasibility and modeling. Designs, analyzes, plans, and modifies network components and/or software by translating customer requirements and objectives into final product design. Develops and evaluates network performance criteria and measurement methods. Prepares the analysis of the short-term or long-term capacity needs for high assurance switching, routing transmission and signaling.

Additionally, the successful candidate will possess the following skillsets:

* Exceptional leadership skills including the ability to make strategic and tactical decisions

Duties and Responsibilities

* Development of mission-critical, military/intelligence undersea networks ranging from the tactical edge to strategic core
* Decompose high-level business and system requirements into smaller detailed tasks to facilitate low-level network design. Interpret, Allocate, and Derive project requirements into design specifications.
* Perform Requirements Analysis using DOORS, UML, Model-Based Systems Engineering, and other system engineering practices.
* Research, design, and test complex wide-area undersea communications networks to include both hardware and software. Hardware includes, but is not limited to, routers, switches, servers, inline encryptors, and modems.
* Evaluate and identify new acoustic technologies for network implementation
* Participate on design teams for computing infrastructure, primarily as a computer network designer or architect.
* Participate in product selection, recommendation, design, deployment, integration and test.
* Investigate, develop and design the network architecture and assist the software application and development effort as it relates to the computing architecture.
* Configure Cisco Switches, Network Test, Network Security, Network Analyzer, Network Management systems
* Produce technical documentation in support of engineering solutions that include, but are not limited to, architectural drawings, detailed design specifications, and thorough implementation instructions.
* Troubleshoot networking or design problems.
* Supports installation, troubleshooting, and system validation
* Review, recommend, and write updates to technical documentation.
* Maintain standards compliance
* Supports Cybersecurity analysis and documentation of large networked systems
* Develops, updates, and maintains program of record documentation.

Required Education and Experience:

* B.S. in Network Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science/Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or equivalent.
* Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret or higher security clearance.
* 8 + years related network design experience of mission-critical military/intelligence networks. Associated experience with Switching, Routing, Network Test/Troubleshooting, Network Security, Network Analysis.
* Ability to prepare briefings and technical reports. Must demonstrate excellent oral and written communication.
* Multiple engagements/experience with Systems Engineering discipline, process, and protocols. Ability to conceptualize, architect, design and specify complex Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber and Intelligence (C5I) Systems
* Ability to decompose, define and document system performance requirements and associated key measurements of effectiveness.
* This position requires an advanced understanding of networking protocols, appropriate for mission-critical, near-real-time, military/intelligence networks. These include, but are not limited to:
* Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
* Simple-Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
* Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
* Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing protocols.
* Transmission Layer Security (TLS)
* Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
* A thorough understanding of all phases of network design is required.
* Experience with developing large/complex network projects and a successful history of task accomplishment
* Expertise with Network Architecture, Modelling, and Simulation tools.
* Excellent computer skills with strong proficiency in Windows interface, Microsoft Office package (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Access, Visio).
* Working knowledge of project management systems
* Familiarity and working knowledge of cost-based accounting systems.
* Windows and Linux administration expertise

Desired:

* A masters' degree in Network Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and/or Electrical Engineering is desired or equivalent experience; advanced degrees desired. Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and/or Electrical Engineering degrees preferred
* Cisco certification at the Associate level or above (e.g., CCNA)
* Experience with acoustic transmitters and receivers.
* Possess at least one (1) security certification that is Cyber Security Workforce (CSWF) compliant (e.g., CISSP)
* Cisco certifications at the professional or expert level (e.g., CCNP, CCIE)
* Effective time and project management skills
* Experience/understanding of network design practices/processes specific to Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific is desirable.
* Six years minimum technical experience designing Automated Digital Network System (ADNS) or similar networks.
* Six years minimum of technical experience installing and validating Automated Digital Network System (ADNS) or similar networks.
* Six years experience acting as technical lead in large-scale Automated Digital Network System (ADNS) or similar networks.
* Hands-on experience administrating, installing, and troubleshooting ADNS on board US Navy Ships or US Navy Network Operations Centers.
* Three (3) years' experience programming networks utilizing Software Defined Networking techniques.
* C/C++/JAVA/HTML/PYTHON and similar application software and scripting language competence
* Cybersecurity/Risk Management Framework Accreditation Experience
* Model-Based Systems Engineering Experience

Travel:

* Possible infrequent and intermittent travel is associated with this role.
* Some travel is required to offsite locations including direct waterfront support to surface ships.