Senior IT Systems/Network Engineer - Fort Belvoir, VA

OBXtek Inc.•Fort Belvoir, VA

53d•Onsite

About The Position

OBXtek is currently staffing for a Senior IT Systems/Network Engineer, supporting the Army’s Global Enterprise Network Modernization – OCONUS (GENM-O) and Americas (GENM-A) organizations. The role involves providing technical reviews, oversight, and leadership in the design, integration, and testing of complex network infrastructure modernization projects. The engineer will also contribute to the development of new network architectures, analyze network hardware, evaluate emerging technologies, and provide technical direction for IT projects like high-availability and virtualization. Collaboration with developers, designers, product owners, and partner organizations is key, as is serving as a solutions consultant for cloud solutions and architecting solutions tailored to the Army's needs. The position requires coordinating solution design, providing technical guidance, and managing project execution, including enterprise data management solutions. Direct customer engagements to determine requirements and provide technical updates are also expected, along with assessments of project costs and design changes. The engineer will evaluate and document design specifications, verify system architecture stability and scalability, and collaborate on selecting appropriate design solutions. They will also identify ICT infrastructure components, analyze system integration, investigate component suitability, and develop project plans. Defining and analyzing ICT infrastructure objectives and establishing standards for operational requirements are part of the role. Researching and verifying patches and fixes, communicating project information, and analyzing system performance are also required. Support for the TMD lead is also expected.

Requirements

Active Secret Clearance
10 years (minimum) hands-on experience with network engineering and IT systems design and integration
5 years (minimum) experience working with virtualization and cloud environments
Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering or related field
One of the following Certs, or Equivalent; Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Juniper Network Certified Associate (JNCIA), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Juniper Certified Network Professional (JCNP)
Secret Security Clearance

Responsibilities

Provide technical reviews of engineering design and implementation plans of network infrastructure modernization projects to ensure compliance with established network architecture.
Oversee LAN/MAN/WAN survey, design, and implementation.
Provide technical leadership in the integration and testing of complex large scale integrated networks.
Assist in development of new emerging technical network architecture, standards, and specifications.
Analyze and assess LAN/MAN/WAN network hardware and provide technical recommendations for performance and specifications of network equipment.
Evaluate current or emerging network technologies considering factors such as cost, maturity/readiness, compatibility, or usability.
Provide technical direction for IT projects, such as high-availability and virtualization.
Lead efforts collaboratively with developers, designers, product owners, and partner organizations to rapidly develop prototype technical software and hardware solutions.
Collaborate with various agencies and programs, serving as a solutions consultant to determine optimal cloud solutions.
Evaluating environments for migration, working in sandboxes, and architecting solutions tailored to the needs of the Army.
Coordinate solution design and architecture with existing project teams to ensure alignment with Army projects.
Work directly with implementation teams to provide technical guidance and implementation priorities.
Coordinate technical execution of all transformation projects and deconflict Design, develop and implement an Enterprise data management solution to enhance customer operations.
Direct customer engagements to determine requirements and provide technical updates to the Product Manager.
Provide assessments of infrastructure modernization/project costs, design concepts, or design changes.
Evaluate/document design specifications, installation instructions, and other infrastructures/system related information.
Verify stability, interoperability, portability, security, or scalability of system architecture.
Collaborate with engineers or software develops to select appropriate design solutions or ensure a compatible of infrastructure/system components, i.e., COT integration.
Evaluate current or emerging technologies to consider factors such as cost, portability, compatibility, or usability.
Provide technical guidance or support for the development or troubleshooting of systems.
Identify information communications technology (ICT) infrastructure components required to meet requirements and ensure secured systems. Analyze the integration and operation of complete ICT infrastructure components and systems.
Investigate system components suitability for specified purposes and make recommendations regarding component use.
Develop or approve project plans, schedules, or budgets.
Define and analyze objectives, spoke, issues, or organizational impact of ICT infrastructure.
Establish standards to ensure operational requirements, quality requirements, and design constraints are addressed. Evaluation existing infrastructure to determine effectiveness and suggest changes to meet requirements.
Research, test, or verify proper functions of patches and fixes.
Communicate project information through presentations, technical reports, or white papers.
Analyze or predict system performance under different operating conditions.
Supports TMD lead as required.