Network Engineer III

Criterion Systems LLC, part of Cherokee Federal, delivers mission-focused solutions for federal clients.

Responsibilities

• Engineer and implement solutions for projects based on customer change requests.
• Serve as the technical representative for assigned projects.
• Provide recommendations on newly submitted action items.
• Coordinate issues with the appropriate owners/organizations.
• Provide concurrence on decisions or recommendations by assigned suspense.
• Elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, surveys, site visits, scenarios, business analysis, and test/workflow analysis.
• Write requirement specifications according to standard templates.
• Decompose high-level business and user requirements into functional requirements.
• Represent requirements using alternative views, such as analysis models (diagrams).
• Perform requirement analysis and verification, ensuring requirement statements are complete, consistent, concise, comprehensible, traceable, feasible, unambiguous, and conform to standards.
• Manage requirements traceability information and track requirements status throughout the review process.
• Identify requirement errors and defects, and write response statements to appropriate owners/organizations.
• Support network traffic analysis and bandwidth optimization efforts to ensure attainment of performance and availability objectives.
• Evaluate and report on new/emerging network/communication technologies to enhance capacity, performance, and reliability of the network.
• Evaluate and recommend changes and/or technology upgrades to address performance, standardization, and industry best practices.
• Follow all customer network security processes and procedures; ensure compliance with all government policies.
• Develop and maintain network architecture diagrams.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Current TS/SCI security clearance with the willingness and ability to obtain a Counterintelligence polygraph.
• Minimum of ten (10) years related technical experience in Network and Transport technologies, tools, and techniques.
• Minimum of five (5) years experience with large-scale enterprise/global networks in a high-paced, diverse environment.
• Ability to work independently with little direction and guidance.
• Experience with network design, engineering, and implementation (Advanced Level).
• Experience in creation of network-related Rough Order Magnitude (ROM) equipment lists and costing.
• Ability to estimate labor needed to complete planning, engineering, procurement, and installation of complex Enterprise Transport solutions.
• Understanding of DISA and IC standards and processes.
• Excellent writing and communication skills, including the ability to develop analytical documents and present oral presentations to senior/executive management.
• Interpersonal skills to help negotiate priorities.
• Understanding of how to practice requirements engineering according to several hardware/software development lifecycles in a team environment.
• Knowledge of product management concepts and how Enterprise network products are positioned and implemented.
• Proficient in MS Office suite – Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
• Ability to work weekends and evening hours as needed.
• Understanding and experience with the DoD Architecture Framework and other key DoD network architecture and strategic planning instructions.
• Experience with CISCO and Juniper: switches, routers, as well as Cryptographic devices, IPSEC.
• Experience with Network analysis tools (CISCO Network Analysis Modules, Solar Winds Network Management, OPNET NetOne, HP Network Node Manager, etc.).
• Experience with CISCO and Juniper firewall/VPN devices.
• Experience with supporting IP services to connect to NIPRNET, SIPRNET, and JWICS (IPv4, VPN, IPSEC, GRE, IPv6, Multicast, QOS, SDN, SNMP, VOIP, VTC, etc.).
• Experience with BGP, OSPF, and MPLS.
• Experience with one of the following cloud environments a plus: AWS, AZURE.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and pass pre-employment qualifications of Cherokee Federal.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
• 401K retirement plan.
• Other possible benefits as provided.

Pay

$140,000 - $145,566 (commensurate with experience).