Senior Network Engineer - DHA NE&S

Responsibilities

• Support the medical mission of the DoD and ensure that the highly complex and technical requirements related to the infrastructure are addressed.
• Identifies and resolves larger, more complex LAN/WLAN/WAN network problems and issues, researches network-level problems using network management tools.
• Provides high-level installation, configuration, documentation, management and troubleshooting of LAN/WLAN/WAN communication equipment for all DHA networked facilities.
• Serves as the premier Network Specialist; subject matter expert for all issues covered under the other jobs discussed within.
• Serves as the CONUS, as well as global, point of contact for network issues, configuration management and communications interconnection, addressing, and multi-protocol routing and network management.
• Interfaces with and leads Network Specialists and internal or external organizations to resolve LAN/WLAN/WAN issues.
• Resolves technical issues associated with network and routing protocols at all levels of the OSI model through the use of diagnostics and network administration tools such as Orion SolarWinds, ARMIS, and Ansible.
• Establishes and implements LAN/WLAN/WAN procedures and standards to ensure compliance with DoD and DHA Command objectives and policies.
• Communicates with key customers on the status of all network support requests.
• Beyond network design and implementation, the engineer continuously evaluates and resolves complex technical issues associated with network and routing protocols at all levels of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model through the use of diagnostics and network administration tools.
• Provides proactive input on policies and issues related to standardization as well as develop and write policies and procedures that identify best practice solutions necessary for operations in support of the LAN/WLAN/WAN.
• Defines and establishes minimum standards related to LAN/WLAN/WAN access and its impact on overall network operations.
• Leads/participates on other projects and support as the need arises.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Sciences, Engineering, technical degree or related discipline AND five years of directly related experience OR Successful completion of a certified Technical or Vocational School and 10 years of directly related experience gained through progressively higher levels of complexity.
• Must be a Certified Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP).
• Must be a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
• Must possess an Active Secret Clearance.
• Must have a mastery of normal networking protocols and technologies, such as TCP/IP, XDM, HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, SNMP, DNS, DHCP, RSTP, VRRP, Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND), EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, Point to Point Protocol (PPP), High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC), V.35, RS-449 and a clear understanding of the 802.1d, 802.1q, 802.1w, 802.3, 802.5, 802.10, 802.11, 802.3u, 803.2, and 802.3z communications and Internet standards is required.
• Must demonstrate a clear understanding and direct experience with synchronous and asynchronous communications, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, ATM, and other communications medium in use by the DoD and DHA.
• Experience with various Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR), cable testers, network sniffers and EIA/TIA cable standards and specifications are also required.