Overview
Responsibilities
- Design and engineer enterprise WAN architecture.
- Configure, monitor and trouble-shoot National IP/MPLS backbone network.
- Configure and implement internal, external, and service provider routing protocols including but not limited to Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), and Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS).
- Analyze a myriad of networking metrics and recognize sub-par network performance.
- Configure and troubleshoot Quality of Service (QOS) involving policing, shaping, and queuing from partner owned routers.
- Develop reports and trend analysis documentation on bandwidth and network security incidents.
- Perform analysis for collaboration of network/system needs and participate in planning, designing, upgrading and deployment of enterprise datacenter hardware and software using a project-based timeline.
- Provide General IT Management support.
- Provide General Networking support.
- Provide LAN support.
- Provide WAN Enterprise support.
- Provide technical and general O&M support as required.
- Provide documentation/reports support as required.
- Provide meetings/briefings support as required.
- Provide functional training support as required.
- Provide OCONUS deployment/TDY travel support as required.
- Provide CONUS TDY support as required.
Qualifications
- S. in related field and 5 or more years9 relevant IT experience or 7 or more years9 relevant IT experience.
- Knowledge of what constitutes a 9threat9 to a network.
- Skill in providing feedback to enhance future collection and analysis.
- Must possess experience and demonstrate an understanding of Microsoft server installation, roles, active directory, storage, performance management, and maintenance.
- Must possess experience and demonstrate working knowledge in designing, engineering, implementing and troubleshooting enterprise WAN architectures utilizing External Gateway Protocols (EGPs) such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), and Interior Gateway Protocols (IGPs) such as Cisco9s Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP).
- CCNP
- ITIL Foundation (candidate has up to 60 days to acquire ITIL Foundation certification)
- Secret level clearance
SMS is a dynamic systems integrator established in 1976, delivering talented teams and innovative, cost-effective solutions and services to support our customers9 missions for more than 47 years. Our ability to hire and retain quality people in a rapidly evolving IT market is proven through our employee retention rate averaging over 3 years. At SMS, we place a high value on quality of service, customer satisfaction, and best-of-breed policies and practices, resulting in CMMI Level 3 certification and ISO registrations including 9001:2015, 20000-1:2018, and ISO/IEC 27001:2013. SMS is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with offices and on-site operations at customer locations throughout the United States.
