Sr Specialist, Network Systems Engineer 1

Job Title: Sr. Specialist, Network Systems Engineering
Job Code: 16899
Job Location: Greenville, Texas
Schedule: 9/80 reg with every other Friday off


Job Description:
The Senior Specialist, Network Engineer (NE) performs technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, and troubleshooting for total systems and or subsystems. The Sr. Specialist NE is part of a team that supports the requirements, design, development, test, and integration of complex, specialized hardware/software systems installed on ground and airborne communication platforms.
Essential Functions:
Assist in the design and development of physical and logical network architectures incorporating voice, video, and data capability across multiple security domains
Maintains networks (both LAN & WAN) connecting airborne and ground systems via terrestrial and BLOS (Beyond Line of Sight) circuits
Translate the voice of the customer into system level requirements
Perform requirement traceability methods and purpose
Assist and or perform systems engineering trade studies
Assist in the evaluation of trade studies for accuracy and completeness
Write subsystem specifications based on system level requirements
Evaluate alternative solutions and establish preliminary system design
Review and evaluate diagrams to ensure design details trace to system requirements
Develop and execute network test procedures ensuring system performance and capabilities meet system requirements
Prepare effective presentations to communicate technical network information to non-technical professionals
Collaborate with multiple disciplines of engineering, to design a cohesive creditable multiple security domain network, and integrate the resulting design in a MILSTD based development environment

Qualifications:
U.S. Citizenship
Active Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance
Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 6 years of relevant experience or Master’s Degree with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
Intermediate knowledge and experience in network (LAN/WAN) design incorporating industry standard security best practices; NIST framework
Intermediate network engineering experience including IP addressing, switching and routing, VLANs, VPNs, video teleconferencing, VoIP telephony, and LANs/WANs
Intermediate experience in routing protocols including RIP, EGIRP, OSPF, and BGP
Certification and Accreditation process and implementation of systems that achieved an Authorization to Operate on government networks
DODAF knowledge
Configuration, integration, and troubleshooting of routers, switches, voice, and video teleconferencing equipment
Excellent written, oral, and presentation communication skills
Experience developing, authoring, and implementing software and system test plans in a team environment
Experience working successfully both independently and in a team environment with the ability to lead small test teams through an entire build cycle
Hands-on experience with testing, integrating, and verifying software and/or hardware

Preferred Additional Skills:
Current Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification
Experience with Kubernetes deployment/administration
Experience with SATCOM solutions/protocols
Experience with HAIPE devices is also a plus
RedHat Enterprise: Linux
Experience working with subcontractors and US Government customers
Assessment and Authorization (A&A) process and implementation of systems that achieved an Authorization to Operate (ATO) on government networks DODAF knowledge
Experience working government and/or military programs
Excellent written, oral communications skills
Willingness to travel