Network Engineer III

Network Engineer III (Senior) – Ft. Meade, MD Performs network services from network design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrading of existing networks. Analyzes design, specifications, and related documents. Schedules conversions and cutovers. Coordinates with all responsible users and sites to resolve network or system incidents. Translates business requirements into telecommunications (LAN, CAN, WAN, Voice and Video) requirements, designs and orders. Performs engineering analysis of telecommunications alternatives in support of strategic modernization efforts and telecommunications enhancement design for medium and large-scale telecommunication infrastructures. Assists telecommunications end users, telecommunications operations personnel, and telecommunications strategic program management with network interfaces. Key Skills Optimize end-to‑end system performance and dataflow management. Conduct data captures to obtain network performance information. Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools. Provide input to the design of the organization’s network and mission architecture. Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devices, interfaces and methodologies. Configure and optimize the network to connect various front‑end and back‑end components. Gather needed data to specify system/component performance and interface requirements. Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements including load‑balancing, VPNs, firewall contexts, traffic shaping, VoIP, GRE tunneling, IPSec, IP encryption, MoIP, and NAT where appropriate. Configure and maintain organization’s network diagrams and accreditations. Oversee support for all network equipment. Develop designs of the organization’s network and mission architecture to meet new partner requirements. Manage assigned tasks and provide guidance to junior Network Engineers. Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations. Resolve complex network problems, operate network analyzers, WAN test equipment and network simulators. Design modules representing traditional circuit‑switched networks. Lead large efforts and installation projects of dynamic requirements and scale. Develop algorithms for models using networking and/or telecommunications technologies and systems. Education & Qualifications Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security Systems Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. A Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline and an additional two (2) years of experience providing Network Engineering support may be substituted for the Master’s degree. Ten (10) years of relevant professional experience providing Network Engineering support and training commensurate with network engineering curriculum is required. Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance. Information Assurance Technical (IAT) level II baseline certification as defined by DoD 8570.01‑M is required. Cisco certification is required. BTS Software Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. #J-18808-Ljbffr