Preferred Bachelor's degree in computer science, networking, or a related field
10+ years of experience addressing IC network/transport needs
5+ years of hands-on network design, engineering, and analysis for IC Agency
Strong network troubleshooting and analytical abilities
Responsibilities
Maintain the configuration management database for transport network
Engage with network and transport providers to fix issues and enhance services
Engineer optical circuits through design, integration, testing, and troubleshooting
Develop circuit specs and testing techniques to ensure compliance
Analyze requirements, review schedules, and estimate costs for bandwidth requests
Assess risks in network architectures and propose mitigations for outages
Evaluate vendor documentation related to network designs and technical specs
Document service level agreements and other inter-organizational documentation
Review network health reports and guide operations and vendors on performance issues
Consult on IC Partner network architectures and transport questions
Act as the site liaison for Transport Services and special project engineering
Benefits
Comprehensive health benefits
401(k) retirement plan
Paid time off and holidays
Opportunities for professional development and training programs
Flexible work arrangements, including remote options
Full Job Description
Network Engineer
Responsibilities Include:
Maintain the configuration management database for the customer's transport network
Interact frequently with network an transport services providers to resolve network anomalies and performance issues, as well as to determine future products to meet the customer's strategic initiatives for services
Provide engineering for optical circuit design, integration, testing, and troubleshooting efforts
Develop circuit specifications, test methodologies, and exercise testing techniques to verify that circuits meet all required specifications
Perform requirements analysis, schedule review, and cost estimation for requested services requiring new/additional transport bandwidth
Conduct risk assessment and analysis of network architectures, and identify mitigations to minimize risk of outages on services
Perform technical evaluation of vendor documentation, including network designs and technical details
Document and support coordination of memoranda of understanding and other cross-organization documents which detail service level agreements
Review daily assessment reports of network health and performance, and provide technical guidance to operations personnel and vendors as necessary to resolve network performance issues
Understand IC Partner network architectures, and provide consultation and technical input regarding cross-community transport questions
Serve as Transport Services site liaison for various locations
Provide network/transport engineering expertise for various special projects
Qualifications
Current TS/SCI With Polygraph
Preferred: Bachelor's degree in computer science, networking, or related fields
10 or more years' experience supporting IC network/transport requirements
5+ years' experience performing network design/engineering/analysis activities for an IC Agency's network requirements
Strong network troubleshooting and analytical skills in the network domain
