Network Engineer III

POSITION SUMMARY:
Our customer, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), acts as the provider of GIG/Defense Information System Network (DISN) services to its customers, the department of Defense (DoD) and national security organizations. This position directly supports the DISA-provided GIG capabilities and services in the 24x7 DISA Global Operations Center (DGOC).   

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Execute network operations to include configuration and analysis of customer circuits across optical and electro-optical multiplexers, routers, and switches. 

• Perform real-time circuit redesign (alternate routing) to restore customer connectivity during scheduled and unscheduled outages and maintenance actions. 

• Work directly with internal and external customers, external government agencies, and other engineering tiers to ensure maximum network availability to minimize or eliminate mission and operational impact.

• Proactively monitor network alarms across platform specific network management tools.

• Perform a variety of change management tasks which include hardware replacement, software configurations, and ASI management. 

• Utilize incident management applications to document all aspects of reported outages/degradations, isolations, escalations, and resolutions during the lifecycle of a service impacting network incident.                                         

• Assess, identify and recommend resolutions to various network incidents and/or deficiencies leveraging knowledge in one or more of following: routers, switches, crypto devices, routing, CISCO, Juniper, MSPP, optical transport network, MPLS, time division multiplexing, SDH/SONET. 

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of prior relevant experience; or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

• Hold DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE or equivalent) prior to start date. 

• Able to work in a 24x7 shift work environment.

• Possess deep understanding of both Transport and IP network topologies.

• Must have an active DoD Top Secret security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Tech control facility or cyber transport experience

• Circuit actions and vendor experience      

• IP/Transport architecture experience   

• Solarwinds and JIRA experience 

• Telco NOC, inside or outside plant experience.

• Experience with MS Office suite, i.e. Outlook, Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, TEAMs

• Experience with one or more of the following: alarm surveillance, fault management, LAN maintenance, performance management, change management.