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Job Title: (DoW SkillBridge), Specialist, Network Engineer

Job Code: 42115

Job Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Job Schedule: 9/80

L3Harris' DoD SkillBridge is connecting transitioning service members to career training opportunities within our organization. We will provide service members with valuable civilian work experience through industry specific training, certifications and on the job experience during their DoD SkillBridge internship to help them ready themselves for their next mission.

L3Harris aims to attract and retain veteran talent and to help bridge the gap between their military service and civilian careers within our organization. L3Harris is eager to share our knowledge and experience with our service members. This internship is an opportunity for the service member to gain a full understanding of the job position outlined below.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR DOD SKILLBRIDGE JOB OPPORTUNITES YOU MUST BE AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE U.S. MILITARY WITH 180 DAYS OF SERVICE OR FEWER REMAINING PRIOR TO YOUR DATE OF SEPARATION AND HAVE AT LEAST 180 CONTINUOUS DAYS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.

Job Description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing 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 is seeking a Network Engineer to support the design, implementation, maintenance, and security of classified network environments up to Top Secret in Salt Lake City, Utah. The successful candidate will serve as a mid-level technical contributor responsible for ensuring secure, reliable, and compliant network operations supporting mission-critical programs.

This role requires strong experience with enterprise networking technologies, secure infrastructure design, and troubleshooting within controlled classified environments. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working independently, collaborating across multidisciplinary teams, and supporting lifecycle upgrades, compliance initiatives, and operational sustainment activities.

Essential Functions

• Design, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot classified network infrastructure supporting operations up to the Top Secret level
• Engineer secure network solutions including routing, switching, firewall, and VPN technologies
• Monitor and optimize network performance, availability, and capacity across mission-critical environments
• Investigate and resolve complex network issues, outages, and security-related events
• Support classified network compliance activities including system hardening, audit readiness, and accreditation efforts
• Apply cybersecurity best practices to network architecture, segmentation, access controls, and device configuration
• Create and maintain network diagrams, implementation plans, technical documentation, and standard operating procedures
• Execute network changes in accordance with established configuration management and change control processes
• Partner with cybersecurity, systems administration, and program teams to maintain secure and compliant infrastructure
• Support technology refresh, network modernization, and lifecycle replacement efforts
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to less experienced team members as needed
• Participate in on-call rotation, scheduled maintenance windows, and after-hours operational support as required 

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field and a minimum of 4 years of prior relevant experience, or Graduate degree and a minimum of 2 years of prior related experience, or in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 8 years of prior related experience
• Experience supporting enterprise network infrastructure in secure or classified environments
• Experience with routers, switches, firewalls, VPNs, and network monitoring/management tools
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, VLANs, ACLs, STP, and QoS
• Experience with secure network design, implementation, and sustainment
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve advanced network performance and connectivity issues
• Experience with technical documentation, network diagrams, and formal change management processes
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work onsite in Salt Lake City, UT
• Active Secret security clearance required, or ability to obtain and maintain one as required by the program

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience supporting DoD or other federal classified network environments
• Familiarity with DISA STIGs, RMF, NIST 800-53, and related cybersecurity/compliance frameworks
• CCNA certification
• Experience with Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper, or equivalent enterprise technologies
• Additional certifications such as Security+, CCIE, CISSP or firewall/security vendor certifications
• Experience with enclave architecture, cross-domain solutions, or air-gapped network environments
• Experience supporting network modernization, infrastructure refresh, or mission systems integration efforts
• Prior experience serving as a technical lead, senior engineer, or subject matter expert

Security Clearance

This position requires an active Secret clearance at time of hire and the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

Work Environment

• Onsite work in a classified environment