Lead, Network Systems Engineering

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Job Title: Lead, Network Systems Engineering

Job Code: 38195

Job Location: Greenville, TX

Schedule: 9/80 - Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off

Job Description:

The Lead, Systems - Network Engineer (NE) performs technical planning, system integration, verification, and validation, and troubleshooting for total systems and/or subsystems. The Lead NE is part of a team that supports the requirements, design, development, test, and integration of complex, specialized hardware/software systems installed on ground and airborne communication platforms. 

Essential Functions:

• Ability to obtain DoW Security Clearance.
• This position includes an expectation of 10 to 15% shift, on-call, or weekend work.
• Willingness to travel primarily domestic.
• Assist in the design and development of physical and logical network architectures incorporating voice, video, and data capabilities across multiple security domains.
• Design robust and scalable network solutions to meet business requirements.
• Implement network changes and upgrades according to project plans.
• Maintain networks (both LAN, MAN & WAN).
• Coordinate with the ISP for the installation of lines and necessary hardware.
• Configure edge devices and establish BGP peering if required.
• Collaborate with the ISP for effective issue diagnosis and resolution.
• Translate the voice of the customer into system-level requirements.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network issues, i.e., BGP flapping, .and network instability.
• Monitor network performance and ensure network reliability and availability.
• Perform requirement traceability methods and purposes, to reduce risk and improve project outcomes.
• Knowledgeable of IP Multicast, Class of Service (CoS), Layer 3 VPNs, and Layer 2 VPNs.
• Assist and/or perform systems engineering trade studies.
• Assist in the evaluation of trade studies for accuracy and completeness.
• Write subsystem specifications based on system level requirements.
• Evaluate alternative solutions and establish preliminary system design.
• Review and evaluate diagrams to ensure design details trace to system requirements.
• Develop and execute network test procedures ensuring system performance and capabilities meet system requirements.
• Prepare effective presentations to communicate technical network information to non-technical professionals.
• Collaborate with multiple engineering disciplines to design a cohesive, credible multi-security domain network and integrate the resulting design in a MIL-STD based development environment.
• Prepare and maintain detailed network documentation.
• Generate reports on network performance, issues, and project progress.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant systems engineering experience.
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related systems engineering experience.
• In lieu of a degree, there is a minimum of 13 years of prior related systems engineering experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in network (LAN/WAN) design incorporating industry standard security best practices; NIST framework.
• Demonstrated network engineering experience including IP addressing, switching and routing, VLANs,