Network Engineer, Senior

Network Engineer, Senior Draper Labs United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge 555 Technology Square (Show on map) May 05, 2026

Overview:

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.

Job Description Summary:

The Senior Network Engineer's role is to build and implement network systems across the enterprise. The Network Engineer works with team members and system support personnel with operations related to connectivity. This includes designing, developing, installing, configuring, maintaining, supporting and optimizing all local and wide area network hardware, corporate servers, associated software, and communication links. Also troubleshoots network performance issues, as well as analyze network traffic and provide capacity planning solutions.

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze network performance across the organization's LANs, WANs, and wireless deployments.
• Ensure the stable operation and efficient performance of company networks.
• Plan, design and implement improvements, modifications, and replacement of network infrastructure components.
• Monitor system capacity to determine its affect on performance and recommend enhancements to meet new or changing network demands.
• Install, configure and troubleshoot network hardware and equipment; including routers, switches, intrusion prevention systems, proxies, firewalls and load balancers.
• Configure and support VPNs and enterprise gateway devices.
• Monitor and report on compliance of security policies.
• Maintain records for network asset management, including network component inventory and technical specification information. Manage and monitor support contracts and licensing.
• Conduct research on network products, services, and standards in support of network procurement and developmental efforts.
• Interact and negotiate with vendors to secure network products and services.
• Establish connectivity and uptime service level agreements.
• Perform additional duties and projects as assigned by management. Skills/Abilities
• Expert technical, analytical and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Ability to prioritize and multi task. Education Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related required. Security +, CISSP, CCNA security, CCIE, PCNSA, or other industry certifications preferred. Experience 7
• 10 years experience as a Network Engineer or equivalent work required.

Additional Job Description:

Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance. Current Secret security clearance is required. Connect With Draper for Future Opportunities! If you don't find the right posting in our Career Opportunities, you may submit your resume for future consideration. Job Location

• City:

  Cambridge Job Location

• State:

  Massachusetts Job Location

• Postal Code:

  02139-3563 The US base salary range for this full-time position is $95,000.00
• $245,000.

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