Telecommunications Network Engineer 3

About us: Mission Driven, Employee Focused  At CTI, you’ll be at the center of an award-winning corporate culture, breaking technological barriers and solving real-world problems for our federal government customers. We are committed to hiring the best of the best, and in return, we offer a world-class, truly unique employee experience that is rare within our industry.  If you’re a technical changemaker with a passion for Cyber Operations, Cloud and Data Analytics, or Engineering, we’re looking for you! Love what you do AND where you work - alongside a supportive, innovative team of like-minded individuals. After all, we know that your best work happens when you live your best life, and we do everything we can to make that possible. Are you ready for your best career move?
Due to Federal contract requirements, US citizenship and a top secret security clearance is required for this position.
The Day-to-Day:As a Telecommunications Network Engineer you will perform engineering services to enable all aspects of network management from network design through implementation, maintenance, sustainment of existing networks, and identification/correction of complex internetwork issues. You'll implement and sustain Wide Area Networks (W ANs), wired and wireless Campus Area Networks (CANs), Data Center Networks/Interfaces (DCN/DCI), Network Security (NETSEC), and Tactical/Deployable Networking Systems. You will also analyze design, specifications, and related documents. Implements communication system requirements to support the distributed functionality of a networked enterprise environment. Analyzes network characteristics ( e.g., traffic connect time, transmission speeds,  packet sizes, and throughput), troubleshoots problems, and recommends modification of network configurations.

Basic Requirements:

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph required.
• Twelve ( 12) years of experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity are required.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited college or university is required. Four  (4) years of additional network engineering experience may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree. 
• Certifications: An IAT level II baseline certification as defined by DoD 8570.01-M is required. IAT III within 12 months. CCIE certification or higher required. 

Capabilities:

• Resolve routine network problems; operate network analyzers, WAN test equipment, and network simulators.
• Coordinate with the system engineering and dataflow efforts to ensure proper mission operations with minimal down time.
• Assist in implementing specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load balancing, VPN's, firewall contexts, and Network Address Translation (NAT) where appropriate.
• Assist in site surveys, system installations, configuration management, maintenance, modernization, and sustainment of a global Enterprise Network.
• Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load balancing, VPN's, firewall contexts, and Network Address Translation (NAT) where appropriate.
• Perform site surveys, system installations, configuration management, maintenance, modernization, and sustainment of a global Enterprise Network. 
• Perform quality control and quality assurance services.
• Resolve complex network problems; operate network analyzers, WAN test equipment, and network simulators.
• Perform connectivity engineering services to pre- and post- deployment tests.
• Draft technical requirements, configuration management, and planning documentation 
• Employ government standards to configure the interconnects between data centers, networks, and security boundaries.
• Lead large efforts of dynamic requirements and scale.
• Validate new and existing dataflow and data formats.
• Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput. 
• Facilitate the implementation of high-speed, scalable, fault-tolerant network topologies as applicable to WAN and LAN design. 
• Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components.
• Optimize end-to-end system performance (e.g., capacity, margins, data quality, etc.) and dataflow management.
• Design, integrate, configure, deploy, test, and maintain numerous types of network devices, interfaces, and technologies to include VPN, VRF, VSS, BGP and OSPF routing or other routing protocols as required, and VLAN .
• Perform security testing and design evaluations.
• Coordinate with appropriate dataflow organizations and end-customer recipients, follow-on data repositories and tasking organizations, and understand potential adverse impacts on system-wide dataflow.
• Work with System engineers, customers, and cross organizational teams to r