Sr Specialist, Network Systems Engineer 1

Job Description :

The Senior Specialist, Network Engineer (NE) performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, and troubleshooting for total systems and or subsystems.

The Sr. Specialist NE is part of a team that supports the requirements, design, development, test, and integration of complex, specialized hardware / software systems installed on ground and airborne communication platforms.

Essential Functions :

• Assist in the design and development of physical and logical network architectures incorporating voice, video, and data capability across multiple security domains
• Maintains networks (both LAN & WAN) connecting airborne and ground systems via terrestrial and BLOS (Beyond Line of Sight) circuits
• Translate the voice of the customer into system level requirements
• Perform requirement traceability methods and purpose
• Assist and or perform systems engineering trade studies
• Assist in the evaluation of trade studies for accuracy and completeness
• Write subsystem specifications based on system level requirements
• Evaluate alternative solutions and establish preliminary system design
• Review and evaluate diagrams to ensure design details trace to system requirements
• Develop and execute network test procedures ensuring system performance and capabilities meet system requirements
• Prepare effective presentations to communicate technical network information to non-technical professionals
• Collaborate with multiple disciplines of engineering, to design a cohesive creditable multiple security domain network, and integrate the resulting design in a MILSTD based development environment

Qualifications :

• U.S. Citizenship
• Active Top Secret / SCI Security Clearance
• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 6 years of relevant experience or Master’s Degree with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
• Intermediate knowledge and experience in network (LAN / WAN) design incorporating industry standard security best practices; NIST framework
• Intermediate network engineering experience including IP addressing, switching and routing, VLANs, VPNs, video teleconferencing, VoIP telephony, and LANs / WANs
• Intermediate experience in routing protocols including RIP, EGIRP, OSPF, and BGP
• Certification and Accreditation process and implementation of systems that achieved an Authorization to Operate on government networks
• DODAF knowledge
• Configuration, integration, and troubleshooting of routers, switches, voice, and video teleconferencing equipment
• Excellent written, oral, and presentation communication skills
• Experience developing, authoring, and implementing software and system test plans in a team environment
• Experience working successfully both independently and in a team environment with the ability to lead small test teams through an entire build cycle
• Hands-on experience with testing, integrating, and verifying software and / or hardware

Preferred Additional Skills :

• Current Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification
• Experience with Kubernetes deployment / administration
• Experience with SATCOM solutions / protocols
• Experience with HAIPE devices is also a plus
• RedHat Enterprise : Linux
• Experience working with subcontractors and US Government customers
• Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process and implementation of systems that achieved an Authorization to Operate (ATO) on government networks DODAF knowledge
• Experience working government and / or military programs
• Excellent written, oral communications skills
• Willingness to travel
4 days ago