Network Engineer III

Job Requirements Fort Meade, MD Top Secret/SCI Full Scope Polygraph Career Level not specified $157,000 - $214,000 Job Description Job Description

SALARY RANGE

$157,000 - $214,000/year. DUTIES As a successful candidate for the Network Engineer III role you will provide assistance in all aspects of network management from network design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrading of existing networks; Analyzes design, specifications, and related documents; Implements communication system requirements to support the distributed functionality of a software engineering environment; Analyzes 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. Required Skills SKILLS Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools Develops algorithms used in modules or incorporated into models associated with the research and development of technologies and systems Ensures that all material received is inspected for evidence of tampering and, if any is found, submits a report of suspected physical incident immediately Configure and maintain the organization's network diagrams and accreditations Integrate hardware and software to satisfy

ISO 9000

requirements and other DoD/IC regulations Design, integrate, test, and deploy solutions to established network issues Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management Coordinate with appropriate dataflow organizations and end-customer recipients, follow-on data repositories, and tasking organizations, and mitigate potential adverse impacts on system-wide dataflow 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 Coordinate with the system engineering and dataflow efforts to ensure proper mission operations to minimize downtime Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test, and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devices, interfaces, and methodologies Applies Network Acceleration techniques such as Riverbed Conducts inventories as directed (e.g., semiannually/annually) Reports any known or suspected COMSEC incidents immediately Perform configuration, test, deployment, and maintenance of all network equipment Validate new and existing dataflow and data formats Manage assigned tasks and provide guidance to junior Network Engineers Facilitate the implementation of high-speed, scalable, fault-tolerant network topologies as applicable to WAN and LAN design Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components. Lead large efforts of dynamic requirements and scale Resolve complex network problems, operate network analyzers, WAN test equipment, and network simulators Assists System engineers and cross-organizational teams to define requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

Twelve (12) years' experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. A 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.

Additional Requirements:

Minimum of 3 years as a Network Engineer within the last 3 years Experience with Cisco routers, switches, and firewalls Proficient with Linux and or Windows system administration experience is a plus

CERTIFICATIONS & TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES A

CCNA or CCNP certification is required, as well as a Security+ certification. Desired Skills Experience patching and upgrading Linux servers and networking resources Ansible/Salt scripts AWS/VMs group id: 91130336 Apply now