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Network Engineer Level 3 – 29122 

Active TS/SCI security clearance with active poly

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 largescale telecommunication infrastructures. Assists telecommunications end users, telecommunications operations personnel, and telecommunications strategic program management with network interfaces.

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The Level 3 Network Engineer shall possess the following capabilities:

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• 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.

• Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management.

• Troubleshoot networks, computers, and peripheral devices in order to isolate the causes of failures or problems.

• Maintain computer system or network hardware or software.

• Monitor and maintain integrity of data, reports, and interfaces in Information Technology (IT) systems.

• Consult, task, or coordinate with outside organizations to resolve network, system, server, or other problems.

• Manage, monitor, and control networks (includes security, fault management, configuration, performance, and accounting of computer systems, processes, and networks).

• 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 DoD/IC regulations.

• Resolve complex network problems, operate network analyzers, WAN test equipment and network simulators.

• Lead large efforts and installation projects of dynamic requirements and scale.

• Develop algorithms for models using networking and/or telecommunications technologies and systems.

Additional contract or position specific required experience for this level (skills, technologies, expertise).  Experience in at least four (4) of the following areas with four (4) years of experience in each of the four areas: 

1. Red Hat and Windows Certificate Authority;

2. JunOS (+SRX) Ipsec VPN Gateway;

3. Hypori Transport Layer Security (TLS) software application;

4. NetApp storage/filing application;

5. VMware Cloud Computing enhanced tools;

6. Secure cellular and fixed network software applications;

7. VMware and Networking tools

8. Windows Server/Active Director, WSUS/SCCM, VMware ESXi and v Center, NAS/SAN, Cisco switches, ASAs,WLAN and VPNs; and

9. Aruba WLAN and VPNs

Qualifications: 

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A 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 or 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. Fifteen (15) years of relevant experience providing Network Engineering support may be substituted for a Bachelor’s degree or Twenty (20) years for a Master’s degree. Certification: An Information Assurance Technical (IAT) level III baseline certification as defined by DoD 8570.01-M is required. Cisco certification is required.