Telecommunications Engineer

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Currently, ManTech is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Telecommunications Engineer in the Northern Virginia, Maryland, and DC area. There are several levels open for this role.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provides technical direction for telecommunications activities including planning, designing, installing, and maintaining large telecommunications networks.

• Develops, operates, and maintains voice, video, and data communications systems.

• Applies telecommunications engineering principles and theory to propose design and configuration alternatives.

• Evaluates existing communications systems to identify deficiencies and network performance improvements.

• Consults with user personnel to ensure that problems have been properly identified and that the solution will meet the requirements.

• Analyzes network performance, usage and traffic flows, accesses and interfaces, transmission techniques, and protocols.

• Performs network analyses and feasibility studies concerning communications and communication networks.

• Prepares studies and gives presentations on communications concepts.

• Provides technical guidance to other personnel concerning data communications requirements.

• Prepares or participates in preparing functional specifications for acquiring commercially available data communications networks.

• Designs entire networks or portions of networks that include selection of hardware and software packages.

• Oversees voice network reconfiguration and billing reconciliations.

• Ensures that all software including network control programs satisfy the communications needs covering both the hardware and software installed.

• Provides regulatory monitoring and voice network analysis regarding short- and long-range planning for in-house systems.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in directly related field

• Must have at least 4 years of Digital Audi Recording (DAR) and Video Tele-conferencing (VTC) experience

• Must have Cisco Voice over IP (VOIP)/ Unified Communications experience. Experience configuring and maintaining Cisco routers and switches.

• Technical supervisory experience regarding telecommunications engineering

• Experience planning, evaluating, and coordinating the installation of local and/or remote data and voice communications equipment such as terminals, video conferencing units, multi-point conferencing units, and VOIP telephones

• Experience managing and issuing individual and system PKI certificates

• Ability to ensure that appropriate network documentation exists, including operational instructions

Preferred Qualifications:

• CCNA certification

• CCS experience

• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)

• Cisco Certified Voice Professional (CCVP)

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in an IT, engineering, or network field

• 10+ years IT experience

• Clearance with Polygraph

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have a current/active TS/SCI security clearance.

Physical Requirements:

• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing/walking/talking; and must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%

• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one work site to another

• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

• Requires frequently communicates with co-workers, management, and customers

• Communicating with others to exchange information

• Working with computers

• Must be able to lift and move hardware weighing up to 75 pounds

For all positions requiring access to technology/software source code that is subject to export control laws, employment with the company is contingent on either verifying U.S.-person status or obtaining any necessary license. The applicant will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes, and that information will be reviewed by compliance personnel to ensure compliance with federal law. ManTech may choose not to apply for a license for such individuals whose access to export-controlled technology or