SDA Network Engineer II Jobs

SDA Network Engineer II

• Location: Scott Air Force Base, IL
• Clearance: US Citizen with DoD Secret
• Work Schedule: 100% Onsite.
• Certification: Security+ CE required

Responsible for performing the following duties:

Execute network operations to include configuration and analysis of customer circuits across optical and electro-optical multiplexers, Time Division Multiplexing (TDM), routers, and switches. Architect alternate routing strategies and redundancy frameworks to ensure mission continuity during outages or degradation events. Perform advanced systems analysis to evaluate network performance, resiliency, capacity, and scalability

• Perform real-time circuit redesign (alternate routing) to restore customer connectivity during scheduled, unscheduled outages, and maintenance actions. Track scheduled outages, informing the SDA community.
• Work directly with supported customers and engineers across other NOCs to ensure maximum network availability to minimize or eliminate mission and operational impact.
• Proactively monitor network alarms across platform specific network management tools.
• 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. Maintain an offline configuration management database of all SDA site and circuits that traverse the DISN.
• Assess, identify and recommend resolutions to various network incidents and/or deficiencies leveraging knowledge in one or more of following: routers, switches, crypto devices, Ciena, CISCO, Juniper, MSPP, DWDM, Optical Switching, SONET/SDH, satellite communications.

Basic Qualifications:

• Hold DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE or equivalent) prior to start date.
• Able to work in a 24×7 shift work environment.
• Must have an active DoD Secret security clearance.
• Requires working knowledge and understanding of both Transport and IP network topologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Tech control facility or cyber transport experience
• Circuit actions 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.

Required Education and Experience:

• Requires BS degree and 2 - 4 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience. (Or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.)

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