Job Description
Job DescriptionJob Title: Network Engineer; Subject-Matter Expert
Location: Bedford, MA
Job Type: Full-time Job Description:
- Architect & Design
- Lead creation of the PG network reference architecture spanning Nomad hardware, Smith software builds, and Watch node‑management elements.
- Define routing schemas (BGP/OSPF/IS‑IS), QoS policies, IPSec/crypto overlays, and multi‑level security / cross‑domain data‑flow rulesets that comply with NSA and DISA STIG requirements.
- Produce SysML/CAMEO artefacts feeding the government‑owned digital thread.
- Integration & Lab Leadership
- Specify and configure routers, switches, firewalls, SATCOM modems, and SDRs inside the Integration SIL; drive interface‑control documentation (ICDs) for airborne PIMs.
- Develop automated test harnesses (IXIA/TestCenter, Spirent, Ansible) to validate throughput, latency, packet loss, and IA posture before DT/OT.
- DevSecOps & Cyber Hygiene
- Embed network‑security controls into the PG DevSecOps pipeline; champion zero‑trust principles and continuous ATO artefacts (RMF eMASS packages, ACAS/SCAP scans).
- Guide implementation of Software Defined Networking (SD‑WAN, OpenFlow, or comparable) for dynamic airborne/ground path selection.
- Fielding & Operations
- Partner with platform SPOs and flight‑test organisations to translate lab configs into flight‑worthy builds; draft Interim Authorisations To Test (IATT) and airworthiness network annexes.
- Support Watch help‑desk playbooks, operational runbooks, and remote monitoring dashboards (Elastic, Grafana, Prometheus).
- Leadership & Mentoring
- Serve as the chief technical adviser to Government IPT leads; brief on network readiness, risk, and performance metrics at program reviews.
- Mentor mid‑level engineers and ensure knowledge transfer to Government personnel.