Network Engineer III

Trace3•Linthicum Heights, MD

5h•$165,000 - $175,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Network Engineer (NE III) will integrate with our overall Engineering team and be deployed to customer locations working on specific strategic engagements. This role will be deployed to customer locations working on specific Federal programs or Commercial contracts, supporting specific customer requirements or mission domains throughout the detailed design, development integration, test and deployment of critical IT systems. The Network Engineer III will be installing, maintaining, and evaluating network systems and communications. You will be assisting in the network architecture design implementation & configuration of network infrastructures and will be working with routers, switches, firewalls, etc. You will be responsible for troubleshooting and resolving network issues and will likely be working independently. All customer projects must be completed with a sense of urgency and timeliness, exceeding customer expectations to ensure high quality work done by Trace3.

Requirements

This role requires a TS security clearance, SCI Eligibility preferred.
This person must have the ability to work as a member of the team, excellent communication skills and strong leadership skills.
Strong background in network design and integration, BOM creation, and implementation
Experience in networking: This includes many types of routers, switches, firewalls; Cisco, Aruba, Juniper, VPN solutions, etc.
Active TS clearance minimum, SCI eligibility preferred
VMware vCenter and NSX-T experience
Knowledge of Kubernetes, OpenShift, Tanzu, and other solutions
Experience working in a DevOps environment
Willingness to learn about other technologies and solutions i.e., Anduril and Starlink
Ability to interface with different organizations, government entities, and commercial contractors
AWS, Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), CI/CD, Cyber Security
Familiarity with Agile software development: Confluence, JIRA, MagicDraw, etc.
Familiarity with TDM and serial circuits
8+ years of experience

Nice To Haves

SCI Eligibility preferred

Responsibilities

Day to day on-site interaction with our customers and become key member of customer program teams
Producing design documentation and as-built documentation with little or no assistance
Delivering technology-specific, on-site engineering services to our customers with little or no supervision on medium to high complexity projects
Delivering & documenting strategic customer service engagements according to Trace3 guidelines
Providing clear, concise, and timely communication of projects' status to customers, supervisor, and project managers
Operating under little supervision on large projects; operating independently on small projects
Achieving billing time goals while working toward continued training advancement
Responsible for providing mentorship to the level one Field Engineers
Installing, configuring & maintaining computer network equipment
Designing, deploying, supporting, and troubleshooting enterprise technologies
Working with a designated tech writer in developing documentation for existing networks and maintaining documentation for all new networks and changes
Analyzing and maintaining load balancing, firewall and security products under the network umbrella
Administering routers, switches, and firewalls
Other duties as assigned