Network Engineer 3 - (LAN, WAN, Network Performance)

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required
Position ID: 24-0644-NE3
Location: Fort Meade, Maryland

Description:

Performs network services from network design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrading of existing networks.

Analyzes design, specifications, and related documents.

Performs general LAN/CAN/WAN administration.

Schedules conversions and cutovers.

Provide input to the design of the organization's network and mission architecture.

Perform configuration, test, deployment, and maintenance to all network equipment.

Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components.

Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools.

Develops algorithms used in modules or incorporated into models associated with the research and development of technologies and systems.

Configure and maintain organization's network diagrams and accreditations.

Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations.

Design, integrate, test, and deploy solutions to established network issues.

Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management.

Coordinate with appropriate dataflow organizations and end-customer recipients, follow-on data repositories and tasking organizations and mitigate potential adverse impacts on system-wide dataflow.

Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements.

Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devices, interfaces and methodologies.

Gather needed data to specify system/component performance and interface requirements.

Manage, develop work schedules and direct the work of junior level engineers.

• Schedules conversions and cutovers.
• Provide input to the design of the organization's network and mission architecture.
• Reports any known or suspected COMSEC incidents immediately.
• Perform configuration, test, deployment, and maintenance to all network equipment.
• Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components.
• Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools.
• Develops algorithms used in modules or incorporated into models associated with the research and development of technologies and systems.
• Ensures that all material received is inspected for evidence of tampering and, if any is found, submits a report of suspected physical incident immediately.
• Configure and maintain organization's network diagrams and accreditations.
• Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations.
• Design, integrate, test, and deploy solutions to established network issues.
• Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management.
• Coordinate with appropriate dataflow organizations and end-customer recipients, follow-on data repositories and tasking organizations and mitigate potential adverse impacts on system-wide dataflow.
• Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements.
• Coordinate with the system engineering and dataflow efforts to ensure proper mission operations to minimize down time.
• Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devices, interfaces and methodologies.
• Gather needed data to specify system/component performance and interface requirements.
• Manage, develop work schedules and direct the work of junior level engineers.

Position Required Skills:

• General LAN/CAN/WAN administration.
• Network design, implementation, maintenance, and upgrading of existing networks.
• Configuration, testing, deployment, and maintenance of network equipment.
• Network performance monitoring tools.
• Network diagrams and accreditations.
• Integrating hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations.
• Load balancing, VPNs, firewall contexts, Traffic Shaping, Voice over IP (VoIP), GRE Tunneling, IP Security (IPSec), IP Encryption, Media over IP (MoIP), and network address translation (NAT).
• DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Technical (IAT), Level I or higher is required.

NE3 Qualifications:

Twelve (12) years of relevant professional experience providing Network Engineering support is required.

A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline is required.

A Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security Systems Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university may be substituted for two (2) years of experience, thereby reducing the total years of experience to six (6).

Five (5) additional years of relevant experience providing Network Engineering support may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree.

DoD 8570 compliance with Information Assurance Technical (IAT), Level I or higher is required.

Salary Range: **$185k-$225k (Annually)

**The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.

Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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