Lead Network Designer

Lead Network Designer

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is currently seeking a Lead Network Designer to join the team in Hazelwood, MO; El Segundo, CA; Huntington Beach, CA; Huntsville, AL; Long Beach, CA; Mesa, AZ; Seattle, WA; or Plano, TX.

This individual will be responsible for defining, designing, and validating large-scale, resilient, secure network architectures across enterprise and multi-region environments. This role blends deep technical expertise with cross-functional leadership to drive network strategy, standards, and complex solution delivery.

Position Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end network architecture and design for global, multi-site, data center, cloud, and hybrid network solutions

• Define high-level and detailed designs (logical and physical), including topology, routing, IP addressing, segmentation, resilience, capacity, and Quality of Service (QoS)

• Develop and maintain architecture standards, reference designs, design patterns, and best practices

• Perform capacity planning, traffic engineering, and scalability analysis

• Validate designs with modeling and lab testing

• Lead technology selection and vendor evaluations for routing, switching, Wide Area Network (WAN) optimization, Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), Ethernet Virtual Private Network/Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (EVPN/VXLAN), WAN acceleration, and security integration

• Create and review solution documentation including design drawings, implementation runbooks, cutover plans, rollback procedures, and acceptance criteria

• Provide technical leadership during implementation and handover to operations

• Troubleshoot and resolve escalated design or deployment issues

• Drive cross-team collaboration with security, cloud, storage, compute, procurement, and operations to ensure cohesive solutions

• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level network engineers and designers

• Participate in architecture governance, architecture review boards, and present designs and trade-offs to stakeholders and executives

• Ensure designs meet compliance, security, performance, availability, and cost objectives

• Keep up to date on industry trends and emerging technologies

• Recommend strategic adoption where appropriate

• Present complex designs to multiple audiences, including executives

• Lead cross-functional technical discussions

• Manage multiple high-priority initiatives simultaneously

• Architect and document network reference designs and standards

• Deliver complex network projects on time and within scope

• Reduce incidents attributable to design issues

• Measure improvements in performance and availability

• Adopt and automate repeatable deployment practices

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Bachelor’s degree or higher

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise network design and architecture (or equivalent)

• 10+ years of experience designing and implementing solutions (e.g. client/server, storage, network, cloud, information security concepts, etc.)

• Experience with Design, Implementation and Troubleshooting of Local Area Networks (LAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN)

• Experience with BGP (Border Gateway Protocal)

• Experience developing Python and Ansible scripts for automation

• Experience with network devices including Routers, Switches, and Firewalls

• Experience with precedence development, generating operating/recovery plans, capacity analysis, and constraint-based analysis

• Experience writing proposals, Request For Information (RFIs) and/or Request For Proposal (RFPs)

• Willing to work flexible hours, including on call support as needed (including weekends and holidays)

• Willing to Travel Domestically and internationally as needed

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Master’s degree or higher

• Cisco Certified Network Professional/ Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCNP/CCIE) (Service Provider, Enterprise) or equivalent expert-level certifications

• Cloud certifications: Amazon Web Services (AWS) Advanced/Professional, Azure Architect, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Professional Cloud Network Engineer

• Network automation certifications or proven automation project experience

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: $148,750 – $215,050

Language Requirements:

English

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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