Senior Telecommunications Network Engineer

Responsibilities & Qualifications

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works under general supervision, developing the requirements of a product from inception to conclusion.
• Develops required specifications for simple to moderately complex problems.
• Coordinates with the Vendor PM, COTRs, and government user representatives to ensure accurate solutions and user satisfaction on technical matters.
• Complex applications involving all phases of telecommunications network design, implementation, and analysis.
• Experience in managing the evaluation and cost estimation of voice and data WAN services from telecommunications carriers, designing access and backbone networks using carrier services, or in managing the analysis and design of wireless voice or data networks (using private radio facilities or commercial services).
• Provides technical and administrative direction for personnel responsible for telecommunications network design, implementation, and operations tasks, including the review of work products for correctness, adherence to the design concept and to user standards and progress in accordance with schedules.
• Makes recommendations, if needed, for approval of major network installations.
• Prepares milestone status reports, and deliveries/ presentations on network progress to colleagues, subordinates, and end user representatives.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Clearance: Secret with IT-1 Sensitivity
• DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification: Category IAT Level I
• Cisco computing environment certificates such as CCNA, CCNP and CCIE. Equivalent certifications from other vendors are also acceptable.
• OSHA compliant Aerial Lift Training prior to the use of Aerial Lifts is required.
• 7 years’ network operations experience is required.
• Higher Level Education or Military service can be used in lieu of 2 years’ network operations experience.

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Telecommunications Network Engineer to join our team.

 

TekSynap is a fast-growing high-tech company that understands both the pace of technology today and the need to have a comprehensive well planned information management environment. “Technology moving at the speed of thought” embodies these principles – the need to nimbly utilize the best that information technology offers to meet the business needs of our Federal Government customers.

 

We offer our full-time employees a competitive benefits package to include health, dental, vision, 401K, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability plans, vacation time and holidays.

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Additional Job Information

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Location: Texarkana, Texas
• Type of environment: Office
• Noise level: Medium
• Work schedule: Schedule varies. May be requested to workdays, evenings and weekends to meet program and contract needs.
• Amount of Travel: Less than 10%

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle, feel, touch; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is regularly required to lift up to 10 pounds. The employee is frequently required to lift up to 25 pounds; and up to 50 pounds. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.