The BAN and WLAN WAN Systems Engineer will proactively contribute to the analysis of system requirements, planning, solutioning/architectural design, system verification testing, and ongoing technical oversight to NMCI transport systems.
Serve as a technical expert for vendor solutions.
Perform research, development and analysis, and validation testing of vendor solutions to ensure effective design and application in the production environment
Collaborate with system Domain Architects to define system requirements and recommend hardware selections based on cost and capability analysis
Provide technical knowledge transfer to operational teams as part of the planning of upgrades, replacement, configuration, and maintenance of networking/transport projects
Engineer solutions that provide secure, effective, and efficient operations of systems, architecture, and topology for transport
Participate in new and existing IT modernization, expansion, and improvement projects related to transport for the NMCI network
Collaborate with technical experts to synthesize solutions related to transport
Lead analysis, review, and validation with customers, stakeholders, and team members for NMCI projects and changes related to transport
Significant collaboration and coordination with external customers, management, subcontractors, vendors, and other engineering disciplines
Comply with ITSM processes and procedures, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) governance, and Cybersecurity requirements within the DoDI 8500.01 and DON 5239
Support development and maintenance of engineering processes, checklists, and procedures for transport.
Analyzes network bandwidth needs and recommend measures to meet those requirements

Requirements

Typically requires B.S. Degree and 8–12 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6–10 years of prior relevant experience (in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university)
Eight (8) or more years’ experience on programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity
Must be a U.S. Citizen and possess an active DoD Secret clearance to start the program
General Technical knowledge and skills in one or more of the following areas: BAN/LAN/WLAN/WAN, cross domain solutions, communications security, and piers connectivity
In-depth knowledge of Cisco, Aruba, Tellabs, Ruckus (Brocade), Cisco DNA-C network hardware/platforms
Experience working in large information technology enterprise environments designing/architecting networks
Experience in collaborating with other enterprise technologists both internal and external to resolve complex technical issues
Strong analytical, communication and troubleshooting skills that enable proactive and effective collaboration with a virtual team
Experience working on DoD programs, specifically Navy programs
Experience with network, security, infrastructure architecture activities and tasks on a large government IT Infrastructure project with 24x7 mission support requirements; Network Design and Development; Data Center Services; Site to Site / Remote Access Virtual Private Network (VPN) Services; Trusted Internet Connection (TIC) Services; Network Backbone Services; Local Area Network (LAN); Wide Area Network (WAN) Services; Voice over IP (VoIP); Wireless Networks; Cloud Network Services; Firewall; Web Filtering; Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS); Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS); Network Access Control (NAC);Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificate Management; Traffic/Infrastructure Monitoring; System Accreditation and Authorization
Minimum of DoD 8570.01 IAT Level II Certification required prior to onboarding: CompTIA Security+ CE, ISC2 SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, or CYSA+
An Associate level Network Vendor Certification is required prior to onboarding (from one of the following Vendors): Cisco, Juniper, CommScope/Ruckus/Brocade, F5 Networks or Aruba Networks, Azure, Palo Alto.
8+ years’ experience engineering and troubleshooting networks, including extensive routing and switching experience such as MPLS, VPNs, routing protocols i.e. BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, switching protocols i.e. Spanning Tree Protocol, VLANs, LLDP, VoIP, Multicast protocols and emerging network technologies
Strong understanding and in-depth knowledge of IP network/subnet addressing
Experienced and adept at developing and maintaining technical documents, analyses, and reports

Benefits

Health and Wellness programs
Income Protection
Paid Leave
Retirement

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills

BANLANWLANWANnetwork designroutingswitchingVPNVoIPIP addressing

Soft skills

analytical skillscommunication skillstroubleshooting skillscollaborationtechnical knowledge transferproblem-solvingleadershipcoordinationplanningvalidation

Certifications

DoD 8570.01 IAT Level IICompTIA Security+ CEISC2 SSCPGSECGICSPCYSA+Cisco certificationJuniper certificationCommScope/Ruckus/Brocade certificationF5 Networks certification