Network/Systems Engineer 4

Responsibilities

• Gathers information concerning the capabilities of Company products; investigates the technical capabilities of Company products and competing equipment and/or solutions; stays abreast of developments in hardware and software.

• Generates quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and ensures requirements comply through formal verification methods.

• Translates high level product development strategies into network and system requirement specifications and works with other engineering disciplines to develop lower level detailed implementation requirements.

• Establishes and coordinates development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the network and system development.

• Designs interfaces and brings network and system elements together so they work as a whole.

• Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.

• Customer liaison and support for business development activities and to understand and shape requirements.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for:

• Design, Develop and Implement Diverse Wide Area Networking Environments

• Develop and implement QoS for a voice / video / data network environment

• Use network/application performance management tools to troubleshoot, analyze, test and provide recommended solutions for performance problems

• Develops and generates conceptual, logical, and physical network architectures, resulting documents and drawings, testing analyses, test plans, and risk assessments to ensure sound architecture

• Provide operational support services for WAN and LAN technologies

• Plans network layouts and configures systems to user environments

• Analyzes network topologies and traffic and capacity requirements

• Work with DOD customers to fill information gaps and communicate architecture and technical solutions

• Supports the acquisition of hardware and software

• Develop detailed logical designs in areas of: : Gigabit Ethernet Switching/Routing (OSPF, EIGRP & MP-BGP), QOS, DMVPN, FLEXVPN, IPv4 & Multicast architecture, L3VPN, L2VPN, Zone Based Firewalls, MPLS, MPLS Traffic Engineering and 802.1X configurations

Qualifications

Bachelor's with 8+ years (or commensurate experience)

Required Skills and Experience

• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) (Routing and Switching) certification

• CompTIA Security Plus Certification.

• 3+ years of Cisco Routing and Switching experience; demonstrated technical proficiency in LAN, WAN, Network Management, and Security. Basic understanding of DHCP, DNS, and Active Directory

• Demonstrated ability to handle several projects simultaneously

• Must have a strong, proven background with senior-level experience with Cisco Routing and Switching

• Strong attention to detail, good documentation skills, ability to write clear, concise project reports

• Strong troubleshooting and critical thinking skills

• Demonstrated ability to function with minimal instruction or supervision, or as a part of a larger team reporting to formal project management. Strong communication and organizational skills

• Intermediate to High-Level experience in designing and implementing enterprise-level networks

• Intermediate to Expert level knowledge of QOS, 802.1X, Zone Based Firewalls and other WAN-based technologies

• 3+ years of Network Integration Experience

• Demonstrated experience with Layer 2, and layer 3 networking - Advanced knowledge and experience with OSPF, EIGRP and MP-BGP routing protocols.

• Advanced knowledge of multicast protocols/architecture across Wide Area Networks

• Must have the ability to wear personal protective equipment, including a protective mask, ballistic helmet, body armor, and chemical/biological protective garments

• Medically/Physically fit for deployment with U.S. Military Forces Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) under the provisions of USCENTCOM Medical Standards

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience supporting DoD Special Operations

• Experience working in SCIFs

Required Security Clearance

• TS/SCI