The SEI helps advance software engineering principles and practices and serves as a national resource in software engineering, computer security, and process improvement. The SEI works closely with defense and government organizations, industry, and academia to continually improve software-intensive systems. Our core purpose is to help organizations improve software engineering capabilities and develop or acquire the right software, defect free, within budget and on time, every time.

The Network and Infrastructure Engineering group mission is to provide and maintain a reliable, resilient, and sustainable core technical infrastructure which securely meets the current and anticipated needs of all programs and initiatives at the Software Engineering Institute. As a Principal Network Design Engineer, you will participate in and lead technical efforts that support the mission as well as provide a vision and direction for the network infrastructure. You should be a domain expert on network and network security technologies. You should have strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with both technical and non-technical personnel.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to deal with software and network systems integration at various levels (service design, deployment, maintenance).
• You will also have working experience with intrusion/anomaly detection, network forensics, and vulnerability assessment tools/techniques and load balancing technologies.
• Employee should possess strong analytical problem solving and troubleshooting abilities
• Employee may, at the manager or team leader's discretion, task/supervise other employees in completion of specific tasks.
• Ability to participate in conversations collaboratively, diplomatically, and successfully with customers, co-workers and other professional colleagues, managers, and staff.

Duties:

• Technical leadership in IT and within the SEI community.
• Strong hands-on knowledge in the configuration, securing, and troubleshooting of Juniper and Cisco network devices, LAN and WAN technologies, firewalls, VPNs, routing protocols (OSPF, BGP), Linux-based network services, and monitoring/maintaining all of these to ensure their continued secure operation is required.
• Participate in the entire lifecycle (planning, deployment, maintenance) of network management and administration You will administer networks in multiple geographic locations, including 'lights out' operations.
• Provide thought leadership in use and implementation of cryptography, software-defined solutions, multi-site and cloud network architecture, authentication and identity, and information security topics.
• Protect SEI networks from unauthorized access, modification, disclosure, or interference.
• Computer hardware installation and configuration required on a periodic basis, sometimes involving transport of heavy objects (typically under 50 lbs.) short distances, use of hand tools, etc.
• You will respond to outage events via remote access (in appropriate circumstances) within 30 minutes.
• Some situations in this role will demand an on-site response; on-site response to the local SEI facility needs to be achieved within 60 minutes barring utmost adverse weather conditions.
• Support compliance and accreditation activities.
• Be creative in ensuring highly reliable solutions, implementing new products and approaches, and enabling automation.
• Plan, organize, and exercise independent judgement and sound decisions in your work to meet deadlines and initiatives.
• Work as part of a team in a manner consistent with SEI Core Values.

Requirements:

• BS in Computer Science, Information Science, Information Technology with 5 to 8 years of experience or equivalent combination of training and experience; or a degree in other technical fields (e.g., engineering) and years of relevant experience as described above will be considered as well.
• Ability to provide technical support on a 24x7 basis is required, including weekends and an on-call rotation.
• Movement between buildings within the SEI and CMU community required.
• Willingness to travel to various locations to support the SEI's overall mission. This may include national travel to SEI sites, conferences, and offsite meetings on occasion.
• Experience as a Network Engineer for a heterogeneous infrastructure in a professional environment.
• You will have at least three of five years relevant experience maintaining and evolving a network for the same organization.
• You will be subject to a background check and will need to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense security clearance.

Desired Experience:

• Working governmental accreditation requirements for operating IT environments and networks such as NISPOM, DCID, and STIG.
• Licenses: Juniper Networks Certified Professional Enterprise Routing and Switching (JNCIP-ENT), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or better

CMU's COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements: As a condition of employment, Carnegie Mellon University requires all staff and faculty working in the United States to be fully vaccinated, including a booster when eligible, against COVID-19. Prior to commencement of employment, new hires in the United States must provide proof of vaccination or obtain an approved exemption. (Exemptions may be requested for medical reasons or for religious or strong moral or ethical conviction.) Those granted an exemption must comply with all applicable COVID-19 mitigation requirements. The most up-to-date information on CMU's COVID-19 mitigation requirements can be found here: Minimum Requirements to Return to Campus.

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