Senior Network Engineer
Company: CIBR Force
Location: Chantilly
Posted on: March 19, 2023
Job Description:
LCAT: Network Engineer, Level 2Required Clearance: Active TS/SCI
with CI Poly.Job Highlight: Employer Benefits! 100% Company paid
Healthcare, Dental and Vision Plan for the Employee and Family and
401k up to 8% match and more. More information on CIBR Force
website.DESCRIPTIONJob Description:
- Installs, configures, and supports an organization's local area
network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), DOD client's Internet
Network, Intranet and Internet and other data communications
systems or a segment of a network system. Maintains network
hardware and software.
- Monitors network to ensure network availability to all system
users and perform necessary maintenance to support network
availability. May supervise other network support and client server
specialists and plan, coordinate, and implement network security
measures.
- Oversees network control centers. Provides support to projects
that involve networks.
- Evaluates new network technologies and makes recommendations to
project managers regarding the integration of these technologies
into the existing network.
- Plans new network configurations and integration into existing
networks to maintain optimal performance.
- Ensures that plans for hardware and communications are
adequate.
- Develops and implements methodologies for analysis,
installation and support of voice communications systems. Provides
support in the translation of business requirements into
telecommunications (e.g., LAN, MAN, WAN, Voice and Video)
requirements, designs and orders.
- Diagnose hardware and software problems, and replace defective
components. Perform data backups and disaster recovery
operations.
- Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing
environments, including computer hardware, systems software,
applications software, and all configurations.
- Monitor the performance of computer systems and networks
- Perform routine network startup and shutdown procedures, and
maintain control records.
- Configure, and test hardware, networking software and operating
system software.
- Prepare technical proposals for presentation to the NRO's
engineering review boards for adding new technologies to the
network.
- Perform a full range of upgrades in accordance with existing
network architecture.
- Review user requests for upgrades or additions to the network
to assess impact on network performance and provide advice and
guidance on the most practical technical approach to meeting user
requirements.
- Perform long term O&M activities to include tier 3
troubleshooting and problem resolution.
- Utilize complex network analysis tools to identify and correct
problems in the network.
- Prepare troubleshooting procedures for restoring the network to
optimal performance levels.
- Provide fault management for the network and supports
performance management functions.
- Respond, isolate, and resolve network troubles. Monitor alarms
and alerts to identify network elements causing network degradation
or failure.
- Maintain logs and records associated with reported problems or
situations.
- Execute reporting functions and data input associated with
network management.
- Monitor security posture of the network, report suspected
violations to designated authority.
- Coordinate with configuration management and implementation
teams.
- Perform operator-level maintenance on components for network
management systems
- Analyze network characteristics (e.g., traffic, connect time,
transmission speeds, packet sizes, and throughput); recommend
procurement, removals, and modifications to network
components.
- Optimize network topologies and site configurations. Plan
installations, transitions, and cutovers of network components and
capabilities.
- Coordinate requirements with users and suppliers.
- Organize and direct network installations on site surveys.
- Assess and document current site network configuration and user
requirements.
- Maintain operating systems, communications software, data base
packages, compilers, assemblers, and utility programs.
- Apply software, hardware, and standards information technology
skills in the analysis, specification, development, integration,
and acquisition of open systems for Information Management (IM)
applications.
- Ensure these systems and applications are compliant with
standards for open systems architectures, reference models, and
profiles of standards - such as the IEEE Open Systems Environment
(OSE) reference model - as they apply to the implementation and
specification of IM solutions on the application platform, across
the application program interface (API), and the external
environment/software application.
- Evaluate and recommend COTS applications and methodologies that
can be acquired to provide interoperable, portable, and scalable
information technology solutions.REQUIREMENTSRequired Skills,
Experience, and Education: Candidate must have 10 years of
experience that can be a combination of work history and education.
This equates to a Doctorate and 3 years of experience OR Masters
and 4 years, Bachelors and 6 years, Associates and 8 years or HS
and 10 years.Desired: 8570 CertificationReferral Bonus
available.
Keywords: CIBR Force, Chantilly , Senior Network Engineer, Engineering , Chantilly, Virginia
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