What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network Engineer L2 RB - TS/SCI Poly required position at EMTAK LLC?
The Level 2 Network Engineer shall have the following responsibilities:
• Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management.
• Conduct data captures to obtain network performance information.
• Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools.
• Provide input to the design of the organization's network and mission architecture.
• Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devices, interfaces and methodologies.
• Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components.
• Gather needed data to specify system/component performance and interface requirements
• Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load-balancing, VPN’s, firewall contexts, Traffic Shaping Voice over IP (VoIP), GRE Tunneling, IP Security (IPSec), IP Encryption, Media over IP (MoIP), and network address translation (NAT) where appropriate.
• Configure and maintain organization's network diagrams and accreditations.
• Oversee the support to all network equipment.
• Develop designs of the organization's network and mission architecture to meet new partner requirements.
• Manage assigned tasks and provide guidance to junior Network Engineers.
Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations.
Qualifications: A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline) from an accredited college or university and eight (8) years of relevant professional experience providing Network Engineering support and training commensurate with network engineering curriculum. A Master’s degree in relevant discipline may be substituted for two (2) years of relevant experience reducing the requirement to six (6) years of relevant experience. In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree an additional four (4) years of relevant experience may be substituted for a total of 12 years.
Certifications: Cisco certification is required.
Desired Sills (knowledge and/or experience):
• Experience or knowledge of Arista EOS (Extensible Operating System), vs Cisco IOS or NX-OS
• Experience hardening network devices to meet strict security requirements and implementing secure protocols such
• Experience configuring and managing various L2 and L3 network services such as VPN, QoS, and network slicing and segmentation
• Experience using network troubleshooting tools such as Wireshark, Tcpdump, or NetFlow to analyze and optimize network traffic
- Performs network services from network design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrading of existing networks.
- Analyzes design, specifications, and related documents.
- Performs general LAN/CAN/WAN administration.
- Schedules conversions and cutovers.
- Coordinates with all responsible users and sites to resolve network or system incidents.
- Translates business requirements into telecommunications (e.g., LAN, CAN, WAN, Voice and Video) requirements, designs and orders.
- Performs engineering analysis of telecommunications alternatives in support of strategic modernization efforts and telecommunications enhancement design for medium and large-scale telecommunication infrastructures.
- Assists telecommunications end users, telecommunications operations personnel, and telecommunications strategic program management with network interfaces.
• Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management.
• Conduct data captures to obtain network performance information.
• Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools.
• Provide input to the design of the organization's network and mission architecture.
• Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devices, interfaces and methodologies.
• Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components.
• Gather needed data to specify system/component performance and interface requirements
• Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load-balancing, VPN’s, firewall contexts, Traffic Shaping Voice over IP (VoIP), GRE Tunneling, IP Security (IPSec), IP Encryption, Media over IP (MoIP), and network address translation (NAT) where appropriate.
• Configure and maintain organization's network diagrams and accreditations.
• Oversee the support to all network equipment.
• Develop designs of the organization's network and mission architecture to meet new partner requirements.
• Manage assigned tasks and provide guidance to junior Network Engineers.
Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations.
Qualifications: A Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline) from an accredited college or university and eight (8) years of relevant professional experience providing Network Engineering support and training commensurate with network engineering curriculum. A Master’s degree in relevant discipline may be substituted for two (2) years of relevant experience reducing the requirement to six (6) years of relevant experience. In lieu of a Bachelor’s degree an additional four (4) years of relevant experience may be substituted for a total of 12 years.
Certifications: Cisco certification is required.
Desired Sills (knowledge and/or experience):
• Experience or knowledge of Arista EOS (Extensible Operating System), vs Cisco IOS or NX-OS
• Experience hardening network devices to meet strict security requirements and implementing secure protocols such
• Experience configuring and managing various L2 and L3 network services such as VPN, QoS, and network slicing and segmentation
• Experience using network troubleshooting tools such as Wireshark, Tcpdump, or NetFlow to analyze and optimize network traffic
