Position Description:

• Provides assistance in all aspects of network management from network design through implementation, maintenance and upgrading of existing networks; specification, and related documents and implements communication system requirements to support the distributed functionality of a software engineering environment;
• Analyze network characteristics (e.g. traffic connect time, transmission speeds, packet sizes and throughput), troubleshoots problems and recommends procurement of, and/or modifications to network components.
• Primary emphasis on Cisco Systems, and at least some Juniper and IBM BladeCenter (SwitchModule) experience.
• Need to be our authority with all network issues and tuning.

 Labor Requirements:

Candidate must be willing and able to:

• be on-call 24×7
• mission critical (Agency Code Red required)
• interface with agency and non-agency sites via emails/phone to walk them through hands-on troubleshooting
• work flexible hours, staying until the job is completed (mission is restored)

 Technical Skills Required:

• Experience in developing networks from design through implementation;
• Experience with Cisco IOS or JunOS or equivalent;
• Experience in configuring multi-vendor network equipment; Experience with network test gear and testing network equipment;
• Experience in configuring NAT and Routing Protocols;
• Experience with Ethernet Trunking and configuring Ethernet VLANs.

 Special Technical Skills Desired:

• Linux skills would be a plus

Minimum Experience Required:

• Ten (10) years’ experience in a technical role in projects and programs for Government or Industry customers with:
  • Eight (8) years’ experience as a Network Engineer in programs that encompass system architecture, requirements analysis, process execution and evaluation;
• Bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields: Communications Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems or Mathematics
• TS/SCI with Polygraph Required