Network Engineer - SME

2256 - Network Engineer

Skill Level : Subject Matter Expert

Location : Chantilly (fully on-site, no remote options)

• MUST HAVE A POLY CLEARANCE TO APPLY
• Work requirementS
• The candidate shall assist with continuous monitoring of IT systems that are required to sustain accreditation of these systems.
• The candidate shall coordinate engineering projects including performing technical risk assessment, de-conflict implementations, and resolve technical questions or conflicts.
• The candidate shall deploy and maintain network systems.
• The candidate shall diagnose network issues and follow troubleshooting procedures for restoring the network to optimal performance levels
• The candidate shall gather performance and utilization metrics from infrastructure components
• The candidate shall guide networking engineering efforts in the hardware, software, and virtual infrastructure domain.
• The candidate shall maintain up to date network topology drawings.
• The candidate shall perform moderately complex network designs and upgrades using existing technology with limited guidance.
• The candidate shall perform Tier-3 engineering and support for virtualization infrastructure, consisting of virtual servers, virtual desktops, and automation solutions.
• The candidate shall plan network configurations for integration into the network, using knowledge of the performance characteristics of the systems being added to the network and the specifications for network interfaces to insure effective integration and optimal network performance.
• The candidate shall prepare technical proposals for presentation to engineering review boards to make changes or add new technologies to the network.
• The candidate shall provide system documentation to system security managers to support A&A efforts.
• The candidate shall review user requests for upgrades or additions to the network to assess impact on network performance.
• The candidate shall shepherd and perform engineering efforts in the areas of Windows and Linux servers, workstations, storage, and virtualization.
• The candidate shall support network life cycle stages such as design, configure, test, deploy, and maintain.
• The candidate shall utilize network analysis tools to identify performance problems in the network.
• The candidate shall diagnose and resolve technical problems with overseas populations.
• The candidate shall direct or perform the installation of IT infrastructure as well as the installation and configuration of operating systems and applications.
• The candidate shall inspect and test all equipment prior to deployment to respective overseas locations.
• The candidate shall make recommendations on the best deployment strategy, considering the business priorities for any application or tool.
• The candidate shall provide end-to-end support of field network and forensic capabilities.
• The candidate shall provide real-time and 24 / 7 on-call support to worldwide users.
• The candidate shall provide Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other integrated documentation to support the success of field users and the program.
• The candidate shall provide technical support to various developers and COTS forensic application developers ensuring the integrity of data flow and enhance business efficiency and insights.
• The candidate shall research and recommend systems, equipment and technologies to improve and enhance existing systems.
• The candidate shall use application deployment guides and information from application developers to determine the most efficient and performant IT infrastructure components to deploy a particular application.

required skills and demonstrated experience

Highly Desired skills and demonstrated experience