Network Engineer III
About the role
At Lockheed Martin, our Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications (C2BMC) National Team (C2NT) is pioneering the development and integration of cutting-edge technologies to advance the Missile Defense System, safeguarding the United States and its allies. You will support the implementation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Lockheed Martin’s enterprise network infrastructure for the C2BMC program.
This position is based at a Lockheed Martin facility in Colorado Springs, CO and requires a government security clearance; you must be a US Citizen for consideration. The role requires flexibility to travel to alternate work locations as needed (valid passport required).
Responsibilities
- Configure and maintain routers, switches, and firewalls (Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, Palo Alto).
- Monitor LAN/WAN performance and resolve connectivity, latency, and packet-loss issues.
- Implement core networking technologies such as VLANs, OSPF, BGP, GRE tunnels, and multicast.
- Collaborate with senior engineers and cross-functional IT teams on network design, upgrades, and project deployments.
- Travel to remote sites for installations, independent troubleshooting, and status reporting.
- Provide on-call support outside regular business hours when critical activities arise.
- Design and plan network communications systems; provide specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture.
- Conduct testing of network design and evaluate new communications technologies to enhance network capabilities.
- Maintain technical expertise in network and computer hardware/software interconnection (routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.).
Requirements
- Active Secret security clearance and U.S. citizenship with a valid passport.
- IAT-Level II (8570-compliant) certification (e.g., Security+, GSEC, SCNP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, GSE, SCNA).
- CCNA or JNCIA certification.
- At least three years of hands-on experience designing, testing, and supporting multi-vendor LAN/WAN environments.
- Proven experience with Cisco and Juniper routing/switching, firewalls (Juniper, Fortinet, Palo Alto).
- Solid understanding of the OSI model, TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, GRE tunnels, UDP multicast, SONET, and MSPP.
- Experience with WAN optimizers, TACLANEs, and optical transport equipment.
- Strong network traffic analysis, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills.
- Effective written and verbal communication; proficiency with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Visio).
Desired Skills
- Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position.
- Top Secret clearance.
- CCNP or JNCIP certification.
- Knowledge of VMware NSX, vSAN, and Aria.
- Network automation experience using Ansible.
- Familiarity with DoD security standards (STIG compliance, system accreditation).
- Prior experience with the C2BMC program or other missile-defense networking environments.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision.
- Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10).
- 401(k) match.
- Paid time off, holidays, parental leave.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Education Assistance.
- Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs (performance-based, not guaranteed).
Pay
Full-Time Salary Range: $85,300.00 - $158,300.00. The salary range is a general guideline; actual offers consider factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, and market/work location.
Schedule
For Washington state applicants only:
- Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) for incidental absences; receive at least 90 hours for holidays.
- Represented full-time employees: accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays.
PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.