Overview

Are you a Network Engineer who would like to be part of delivering initiatives for digitization, automation, modernization, infrastructure, security, and interoperability of systems and processes to provide Veterans and their families the most efficient and timely service and benefits resulting in a positive impact for millions of people? If so, we may have an opportunity for you! Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Plans, supports and evaluates complex existing network systems and make recommendations for resources required to maintain and/or expand service levels
• Provides and develops technical standards and interface applications; identifies and evaluates new products; provide solutions for network problems
• Plans and incorporates how new network resources and applications will exist on the network
• Provide monthly metrics for network availability and bandwidth usage as well as other metrics as requested
• Leads and directs work of other Network Engineers
• Design, build, implement, and maintain ITOPS IO’s network infrastructure as well as connectivity among data centers. These tasks shall be performed in an environment characterized by Cisco enterprise class switches and routers including Cisco 6500 4500, 3900, Cisco Integrated Services Router (ISR), Cisco Aggregation Services Router (ASR), Cisco Nexus. The environment numbers approximately twenty firewalls 500-600 switches, and 150-200 routers, 20-30 Load Balancers, approximately 100 WAN acceleration devices, and miscellaneous wireless network equipment
• Perform Network Operating System upgrades on all network devices

Qualifications

• Must have strong Knowledge within network High Availability (HA) designs. ITOPS IO networks include the following HA solutions: First Hop Redundancy Protocols (FHRP), Virtual Port Channels (VPCs), Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation, Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) routing protocols, and Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV)
• Must be able to design Network Implementation Plans for Layer 2/3 that include Spanning Tree, virtual local area networks (VLANs), Virtual Port Channels (VPCs), Port Channels, Multi-Chassis Link Aggregation, redundant connectivity to ISPs, complex routing/switching infrastructure, extranet connectivity, data center design, and Wide Area Network (WAN) integration
• These tasks shall be performed in an environment that includes network interfaces using a variety of network data link technologies such as wired Ethernet, enterprise Wi-Fi and serial interfaces/leased TELCOM connections using Frame Relay, VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), Metro-E and High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC)
• Routing protocols used in ITOPS IO networks include Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Routing Information Protocol (RIP) internal routing protocols, and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
• Must be able to implement networks per the Network Implementation Plans
• Must be able to Design, deploy, configure, and maintain multicast networks.Multicast protocols used in ITOPS IO include Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM) dense and sparse mode, Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP), Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP), Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD), Bootstrap Router (BSR) protocol

Education:

• Bachelors Degree in computer science, electronics engineering or other engineering or technical discipline; 5 years of experience
• 8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education (13 years total)

Clearance: 

• The ability to pass a Tier 2/Modest Background Investigation 

Location:

• Austin, TX
• Monday - Friday (7:30 AM - 4:00 PM CST Time)

• Austin Information Technology Center 

  Department of Veteran's Affairs 

  1615 Woodward St 

  Austin, TX 78741