Connectivity Engineer 3 Requires a TS/SCI with MD Poly security clearance
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Job description
Perform engineering services to enable all aspects of network management from network design through implementation, maintenance, sustainment of existing networks, and identification/correction of complex internetwork issues. Implements and sustains Wide area networks (WANs), Campus Area Networks (CANs), Data Center Networks/Interfaces (DCN/DCI), Network Security (NETSEC) and Tactical/Deployable Networking Systems. Analyzes design, specifications, and related documents. Implements communication system requirements to support the distributed functionality of a networked enterprise environment. Analyzes network characteristics (e.g. traffic connect time, transmission speeds, packet sizes and throughput), troubleshoots problems and recommends modification of network configurations.
The Level 3 Connectivity Engineer shall possess the following capabilities:
- Resolve complex network problems, and operate network analyzers, WAN test equipment and network simulators.
- Perform site surveys, system installations, configuration management, maintenance, modernization, and sustainment of a global Enterprise Network.
- Perform Connectivity engineering services to pre and post deployment tests.
- Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load-balancing, VPN's, firewall contexts, and network address translation (NAT) where appropriate.
- Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput.
- Validate new and existing dataflow and data formats.
- Lead large efforts of dynamic requirements and scale.
- Work with System engineers, customers, and cross organizational teams to refine requirements.
- Coordinate with appropriate dataflow organizations and end-customer recipients, follow-on data repositories and tasking organizations and understand potential adverse impacts on system-wide dataflow.
- Perform security testing and design evaluations.
- Employ Government standards to configure the interconnects between data centers, networks and security boundaries.
- Draft technical requirements, configuration management, and planning documentation.
- Perform support to QC, QA, and CM services.
- Design, integrate, configure, deploy, test and maintain numerous types of network devices, interfaces and technologies to include VPN, VRF, VSS, BGP and OSPF routing, and VLAN.
- Optimize end-to-end system performance (capacity, margins, data quality etc.) and dataflow management.
- Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components
- Coordinate with the system engineering and dataflow efforts to ensure proper mission operations with minimal down time
- Facilitate the implementation of high-speed, scalable, fault-tolerant network topologies as applicable to WAN and LAN design.
Requirements
Do you have experience in WAN?, * Twelve (12) years' experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type,
and complexity is required. Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional network engineering experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree.
- Certifications: An IAT level III baseline certification as defined by DoD
8570.01-M is required. An IAT II will be accepted (Security + CE, GSEC, or SSCP) if the candidate obtains an IAT level III (CISA, CISSP, CASP, GCIH, or GCED) within 1 year of contract award and provide expected date for completion. A CCNP certification or higher. ITIL ® V3 Foundations.
Benefits & conditions
Pulled from the full job description
- AD&D insurance
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Vision insurance
- Health savings account
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance, We offer a competitive benefits and compensation package and FUN place to work! Benefits include, but not limited to:
Health and Wellness Benefits
- Medical Insurance (three CareFirst healthcare plans to choose from, Dental and Vision Insurance, 75% covered for employee/ 50% per dependant
- Health Savings Account (HSA) contributions $1500 individual/ $3000 family
Personal Insurance Benefits
- Company-paid Life Insurance and AD&D coverage
- Company-paid Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurance
Paid Leave
- Employees receive 20 days of vacation/10 holidays built into hourly rate/ 5 days of Administrative Leave (currently used for snow, jury, bereavement)
Retirement
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Pre-tax 401k program including 6% company match
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100% fully vested from eligibility date
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Eligible after 90 days of employment