Senior Network Engineer Team Lead for Pacific Region w/Secret Clearance

About the role

The Senior Network Engineer for the Pacific region supports the medical mission of the DoD and ensures that the highly complex and technical requirements related to the infrastructure are addressed. This position serves as a key personnel, identifying and resolving larger, more complex LAN/WLAN/WAN network problems and issues.

Responsibilities

• Supports the medical mission of the DoD and ensures 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 within the Pacific Region.
• Serves as the regional point of contact for network issues, configuration management and communications interconnection, addressing, and multi-protocol routing and network management.
• Advises and consults with government staff, agencies and other contractor representatives involved with LAN/WLAN/WAN design, network implementation, network deployment, and network management to ensure the LAN/WLAN/WAN adequately supports the MHS mission and provides optimal performance.
• Serves as the regional 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, DHA, and DHA Pacific Regional Command objectives and policies.
• Communicates with key customers on the status of all network support requests.
• 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.
• Led/participates on other projects and support as the need arises.

Qualifications

• 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, 802.3z communications and Internet standards.
• 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.
• Mastery level of experience in routed, switched and shared LAN environments that operate such items as current supported versions of Microsoft OS, Windows Active Directory, UNIX and OpenVMS and employ routers, switches, and terminal servers as well as various local and long-haul WAN connectivity.
• Demonstrated experience supporting government agencies, customers, or contracts within federal environments. This includes the Intelligence Community (IC), Department of Defense (DoD), Federal Civil agencies, and military organizations.
• Prior experience supporting the same or similar contract, with an in-depth understanding of the customer environment, requirements, and operational landscape, is highly desirable.

Skills

• Expertise in Windows networks, Cisco Systems, and Orion SolarWinds.
• Experience with Zero Trust Architectures and Methodologies is desired.

Benefits

Compensation: $130,000 - $170,000 per year. Benefits: Health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

Pay

$130,000 - $170,000 per year

Schedule

7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays