Network Engineer

Orbis Operations is seeking a Network Engineer to support its government customer in Fort Meade, MD.


Required Clearance: Active Security Clearance required at the Top Secret (TS)/Special Compartmented Information (SCI) level and appropriate level Polygraph

Role Description:

Performs network services from network design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrading of existing networks. Analyzes design, specifications, and related documents. Performs general LAN/CAN/WAN administration. Schedules conversions and cutovers. Coordinates with all responsible users and sites to resolve network or system incidents. Translates business requirements into telecommunications (e.g., 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.

Responsibilities:

• Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devices, interfaces and methodologies.
• Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow management.
• 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
• Conduct data captures to obtain network performance information.
• Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load-balancing, VPN's, firewall contexts, Traffic Shaping Voice over IP (VoIP), GRE Tunneling, IP Security (IPSec), IP Encryption, Media over IP (MoIP), and network address translation (NAT) where appropriate.
• 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.
• Manage assigned tasks and provide guidance to junior Network Engineers.
• Configure and maintain organization's network diagrams and accreditations.
• Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations.
• Develop designs of the organization's network and mission architecture to meet new partner requirements.

Qualifications:

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Information Assurance, System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related discipline
• 5-15 years' experience providing NE support
• Experience with Linux, scripting, Jira, Confluence
• Certifications: An Information Assurance Technical (IAT) level II baseline certification as defined by DoD 8570.01-M is required
• Cisco certification preferred

Orbis Operations is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.