Senior Principal Network & Security Engineer - Chicago

Your impact 

You will play a pivotal role in a team of Network and Security Engineering professionals to design, manage, and deploy Intelsat’s network/security infrastructure and associated technologies which support 2500+ users, services and products. You will provide network and security designs with appropriate redundancy, availability, scalability, safeguards, and manageability requirements needed for the continuing success of Intelsat’s critical Enterprise, Satellite, Commercial Aviation datacenter and teleport network Infrastructure. 

What you will do 

• Lead roadmap projects for Network and Security Engineering team.
• Provide design, configuration, and testing capabilities for security and network aspects of new enterprise site/architecture deployments.
• Collaborate with various teams within the company like Innovation, IntelsatONE, Platforms, RF Engineering, Satellite Operations and Engineering, Commercial Aviation teams, Software Engineering in developing new services and products
•  Provide input to the IT Engineering roadmap pertaining to Network and Security aspects and as required identify related gaps and propose mitigation techniques to close the gaps.
• Provide escalation technical support for Intelsat enterprise, satellite and CA infrastructure for network and security related issues.
• Troubleshoot ongoing network and security issues until resolution and maintain/develop procedures for optimizing support of internal engineering needs and projects.
• Participate in regularly scheduled week-long on-call engineer rotation to provide emergency Enterprise maintenance/trouble support.
• Perform staging, testing, installing, integrating, and documenting of the security and IP network architecture and related technologies and services.
• Execute and document planned and emergency maintenance evolutions, which will involve the use of Network Change Requests (NCR’s) with detailed procedures for conducting the maintenance and handling failure scenarios.
• Assist in providing engineering standards and training to other members of the network engineering and network operations groups.

 Your required experience/skills

• Four-year college degree or equivalent
• At least 8 years of hands-on experience with Cisco routers/switches
• At least 7 years of experience with firewalls
• Certifications from Cisco, Palo Alto Networks and/or Juniper Networks
• OSPF and BGP routing implementation and troubleshooting experience
• Experience in network and security implementations in AWS, Azure or other cloud platforms
• The role is subject to ITAR: candidates must be a US Person (this includes US Citizen Permanent Resident or Protected Individual such as an asylee or refugee).

Your success in this role will look like: 

• Lead projects with participants from different areas (Infrastructure, Product, Developers, NOC) of the company 
• Exhibit adaptability, creative thinking, openness, embrace diverse thinking and styles
• Effective verbal and written communication skills

It would be nice if you had: 

• CCIE
• CISSP

How we support you: 

• Hybrid work environment offering up to two days per week work from home (for eligible positions)
• Development opportunities supporting professional growth championed by our dedicated Learning & Development team. 20-25% of our positions are hired internally!
• Ways to get involved: satellite launch parties, company connect events, charitable activities, team social events, recognition programs, and employee resource groups.
• Wide range of benefits and perks to help you stay healthy, happy, and productive. These include paid leave programs, medical, tuition reimbursement, and retirement benefits, employee wellness offerings, and more! 

These benefits are designed to support your overall well-being and help you succeed in your role.

Our D&I Commitment

We’re committed to fostering a culture and environment of diversity, inclusion and respect – a place where everyone can show up fully as themselves and do their best work every day. We're a technology leader committed to advancing diverse, inclusive teams – where belonging is rooted in our culture. Intelsat has an established Diversity & Inclusion Council and Employee Resource Groups. Intelsat is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon  race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, pregnancy, veteran status,  sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. 

While it is important to note that meeting the minimum qualifications is a fundamental requirement for consideration, if you are enthusiastic about this role and are unsure how well your experience aligns with these requirements, we encourage you to apply. Our recruitment team will assess your application and determine if your skills and qualifications meet the essential criteria for this role or whether there might be another role within our organization that is a better match.

• These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job.  This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job.
• Job requires ability to lift up to 10 lbs

As the foundational architects of satellite technology, Intelsat applies our expertise to develop breakthrough solutions that advance and secure boundless applications for our customers and partners.

At Intelsat, we increase human potential by connecting people, communities, businesses, and governments. Our employees enjoy a casual and collaborative environment, where we celebrate professional excellence in pursuit of the corporate mission. We hire skilled professionals who work in various areas such as: satellite engineering, network operations, cloud architecture, accounting, sales, legal, and more. Browse our current job openings or create a professional profile to stay informed about opportunities that match your interests and expertise.

Intelsat is subject to regulation by certain U.S. Government national security agencies, which require that we collect and share certain Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”) with the U.S. Government to obtain permission to employ non-U.S. persons in certain roles.  If selected for a role at Intelsat, we may collect and share your PII for these purposes. 

Intelsat is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including Vets and Disabled