Data Transport Networks Engineer - TS/SCI CI Poly

Data Transport Networks Engineer

Department: Government Customer - Chantilly

Location: Chantilly, VA

TENICA is looking for a Data Transport Networks Engineer. Candidate must have a TS/SCI clearance w/ CI Poly.

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
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, networking, or related fields
• 15 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

Desired Qualifications

• Strong verbal and written communications skills (may be required to provide a sample of documentation)
• Familiarity with the Systems Engineering lifecycle, including scheduling, risk management, and risk mitigation as applied to the
• Network domain
• Knowledgeable of MS Office software products including Visio
• Demonstrated ability to develop plans and schedules, and work with a small team in a dynamic environment

TENICA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.