Network Engineer - Level 3 - Dept 18

*** Only candidates with current TS/SCI clearance will be considered ***

** We are unable to sponsor a clearance at this time ***

** A POLYGRAPH is required for this position **

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JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Performs network services from network design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrading of existing networks
• Analyzes design, specifications, and related documents
• Performs general LAN/CAN/WAN administration
• Schedules conversions and cutovers
• Coordinates with all responsible users and sites to resolve network or system incidents
• Translates business requirements into telecommunications (e.g., LAN, CAN, WAN, Voice and Video) requirements, designs and orders
• Performs engineering analysis of telecommunications alternatives in support of strategic modernization efforts and telecommunications enhancement design for medium and large-scale telecommunication infrastructures
• Assists telecommunications end users, telecommunications operations personnel, and telecommunications strategic program management with network interfaces

REQUIRED SKILLS:

• Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management
• Conduct data captures to obtain network performance information
• Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools
• Provide input to the design of the organization's network and mission architecture
• Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devices, interfaces and methodologies
• Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components
• Gather needed data to specify system/component performance and interface requirements
• Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load-balancing, VPN’s, firewall contexts, Traffic Shaping Voice over IP (VoIP), GRE Tunneling, IP Security (IPSec), IP Encryption, Media over IP (MoIP), and network address translation (NAT) where appropriate
• Configure and maintain organization's network diagrams and accreditations
• Oversee the support to all network equipment
• Develop designs of the organization's network and mission architecture to meet new partner requirements
• Manage assigned tasks and provide guidance to junior Network Engineers
• Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other regulations
• Resolve complex network problems, operate network analyzers, WAN test equipment and network simulators
• Design modules representing traditional circuit switched networks
• Lead large efforts and installation projects of dynamic requirements and scale
• Develop algorithms for models using networking and/or telecommunications technologies and systems

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security Systems Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university and ten (10) years of relevant professional experience providing Network Engineering support and training commensurate with network engineering curriculums
• Alternatively, this requirement may be satisfied with: - a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline and Twelve (12) years of relevant professional experience providing Network Engineering support. - a High School diploma and Twenty (20) years of relevant professional experience providing Network Engineering support
• Certification: An Information Assurance Technical (IAT) level III baseline certification as defined by 8570.01-M is required
• Cisco certification is required, at least one of the following: CCNA, CCNP, CCIE

** You must have TS/SCI Clearance for this position **
** A POLYGRAPH is required for this position **

BENEFITS:

• Competitive salary
• Employer-paid health care 100% (CareFirst – Medical, Dental, and Vision)
• 401k Safe Harbor Plan – 6% match – Immediately vested
• 25 days personal time off
• 11 Federal Holidays
• Up to 3 Employer Paid Code Red Days (due to weather, shutdown, etc.)
• $5,000 per year for Training/Personal Development
• Employer-paid Short-Term Disability/Long Term Disability/Life Insurance/AD&D

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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