Sr. Network Engineer

Description

Who we are:

At Applied Network Solutions (ANS), we bring together some of the most curious minds in networking and cybersecurity. ANS was founded to disrupt the status quo. For over 20 years, our team provides expertise in network, system engineering and both offensive and defensive cybersecurity operations.

What we do:

Our vision is for a future in which talent and customers alike come to ANS because of our reputation for delivering technical excellence, solving our nation’s toughest challenges and our ability to exceed expectations.

Why ANS:

At ANS we value the integrity of your work. We are looking for the right person to plan, analyze, design, develop, test, secure, integrate, implement, operate, and maintain the custom solutions that ANS delivers. Together, let’s ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.

We are seeking a skilled Connectivity Engineer, LINE 3 FUCTION 1to join our team in Annapolis Juction, MD.

Requirements

• Performs 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.
• Implements and sustains Wide area networks (WANs), Campus Area Networks (CANs), Data Center Networks/Interfaces (DCN/DCI), Network Security (NETSEC) and Tactical/Deployable Networking Systems.
• Analyzes 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. 
• Resolve complex network problems, and operate network analyzers, WAN test equipment and network   simulators. 
• Perform site surveys, system installations, configuration management, maintenance, modernization, and sustainment of a global Enterprise Network.
• Perform Connectivity engineering services to pre and post deployment tests.
• Implement specific   network solutions to support server requirements to include load-balancing, VPN’s, firewall contexts, and network address translation (NAT) where appropriate,
• Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput.
• Validate new and existing dataflow and data formats.
•  Lead large efforts of dynamic requirements and scale.
• Work with System engineers, customers, and cross organizational teams to refine requirements. 
• 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.
• Perform security testing and design evaluations. 
• Employ Government standards to configure the interconnects between data centers, networks and   security boundaries.
•  Draft technical requirements, configuration management, and planning documentation. 
• Perform support to QC, QA, and CM services.
• Design, integrate, configure, deploy, test and maintain numerous types of network devices, interfaces and technologies to include VPN, VRF, VSS, BGP and OSPF routing, and VLAN.
• Optimize end-to-end system performance (capacity, margins, data quality etc.) and dataflow management. 
• Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components 
• Coordinate with the system engineering and dataflow efforts to ensure proper mission operations with minimal down time. 
• Facilitate the   implementation of high-speed, scalable, fault-tolerant network topologies as applicable to WAN and LAN design. 

Requirements:

• 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.
•  An IAT level III baseline certification as defined by DoD 8570.01-M is required. An IAT II will be accepted (Security + CE, GSEC, or SSCP) if the candidate obtains an IAT level III (CISA, CISSP, CASP, GCIH, or GCED) within 1 year
• TS/SCI Poly Required

Benefits: ANS offers excellent compensation along with a generous benefits package to include:

• Family Medical, Dental (w/ adult orthodontia) and Vision coverage
• Pet Discount Program
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Maternity/ Paternity Leave<