What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network Engineer position at Global Business Solutions Inc?
Overview
GBSI is seeking an Information Technology (IT) professional for the role of Network Engineer in Landover, MD to provide world-wide communications network support. The Network Engineer processes office automation packages, documents and manages information management tools, and collaborates with voice and video tools in a secure, flexible, distributed architecture supporting a classified DoD IT system.
Responsibilities
- Review and analyze the existing network architecture and provide designs of current / modern WAN / MAN / LAN technologies.
- Recommend best practices such as SDN, Intent-based networking, and network segmentation protocols, etc., in order to improve the existing architecture and meet new networking requirements.
- Design telecommunications circuit specifications.
- Identify the need for routers, switches, and encryption devices to support enterprise services.
- Deliver service catalog items for automatically provisioning network configurations to deliver Infrastructure-as-Code.
- Develop and maintain network architecture specifications and artifacts.
- Designs and plans network communications systems.
- Provides specifications and detailed schematics for network architecture.
- Conducts cost / benefit analysis and provides specific detailed information for hardware and software selection, implementation techniques and tools for the most efficient solution to meet business needs, including present and future capacity requirements.
- Conducts testing of network design.
- Responsible for monitoring network hardware operations to ensure properly set configuration options.
- Plans implementation of enhancements and upgrades to the network.
- Advises network users of hardware requirements, configurations, and limitations.
- Maintains technical expertise in all areas of network and computer hardware and software interconnection and interfacing, such as routers, multiplexers, firewalls, hubs, bridges, gateways, etc.
- Evaluates and reports on new communications technologies to enhance capabilities of the network.
Qualifications
About GBSI
Established in 1995, Global Business Solutions, Inc. offers customers a distinctive blend of information technology capabilities, education and training services, and information assurance solutions. Managed by a team of executive leaders experienced in the field of information technology and training services within the industry and government, GBSI prides itself on exceeding expectations. Our award-winning solutions give clients the support tools needed to successfully deliver in evolving environments with confidence.
GBSI is an affirmative action / equal opportunity employer. All Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.
This Contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR-60-300.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans, and requires affirmative action covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision :
GBSI will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with GBSI's legal duty to furnish information.
Drug Free Workplace :
We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
