(TDM) Network Engineer
About The Position
CompQsoft is seeking a Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) Senior Net-Centric Enterprise Architect to join its DISA team in Hanover, Maryland, supporting a Department of Defense initiative. The position supports legacy TDM network operations and migration or integration to DISN Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)/IP and optical-core architectures. The engineer will work with DISN MPLS, legacy TDM, and optical-network engineers to install replacement next-generation transport equipment (NGTE) according to approved architecture and migrate circuits to the new architecture and equipment. The role coordinates technical exchanges among vendors, customers, project managers, and service providers; develops engineering briefings and Analysis of Alternatives for DISA IE5 Technical Interchange Meetings; and provides test engineers with customer-based test criteria and cases for validation in the DISN lab. The engineer also supports DISA operations and implementation teams with circuit migration, equipment installation and configuration, and investigation and resolution of operational issues, including issues requiring rapid lab support.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of experience working with low-speed network access interfaces, such as sub-T1, T1, E1, DS-3, OC-3, OC-12, and OC-48.
- At least 10 years of experience planning legacy-network transitions to emerging transport technologies, including OTN/packet switching, Layer 1/Layer 2 switches, SONET/SDH, MPLS-TP, and DWDM optical transport.
- Familiarity with ITU-T, OIF, and IETF standards.
- Knowledge of transport protocols including ITU-T G.709, Layer 1/Layer 2 protocols, and Ethernet.
- Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in a technical discipline, with at least 10 years of experience.
- Active Secret clearance.
- CompTIA Security+ CE certification.
- No travel is expected.
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with QPSK and QAM is highly desirable.
- DoD and/or government program experience is preferred; DISA experience is a plus.
- Prior experience with TDM equipment such as Cisco 15440 (MSPP) and Sycamore SN9K and SN16K is stated as a must.
- Prior experience with next-generation transport utilizing MPLS-TP is desired.
- Experience with optical equipment from manufacturers such as Ciena, Cisco, Infinera, or Nokia is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Provide DISA IE5 with subject-matter-expert engineering support for TDM elimination and interface with the DoD CIO.
- Prepare engineering briefing materials and Analyses of Alternatives for DISA IE5 TDM Technical Interchange Meetings, including industry days with equipment vendors, service providers, and customers.
- Provide engineering analysis, deployment plans, and transition plans for transport-level equipment supporting government modernization efforts documented in the DISN Technical Evolution Plan (DTEP).
- Support planning and testing for migration of legacy network access, interfaces, circuits, and vendor equipment to next-generation transport (NGT).
- Design node-level systems engineering plans to migrate legacy infrastructure, including MSPP, ODXC, and M13, to approved alternatives.
- Develop engineering work orders (EWOs) for new requirements or solution hardware needed to complete site build-outs in MSS; review CLR/DLR records to ensure Paragraph 3 of the TSO conforms to the approved engineering design.
- Interface with DISA operations to support implementation of NGT equipment and migration of existing TDM circuits and customers to the NGT architecture.
- Provide test engineers with customer-requirement-based test criteria and test cases for validation in the DISN lab.
- Support circuit migration, equipment installation and configuration, and troubleshooting and resolution of operational issues.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
