Software Systems Engineer

ESM•Jefferson Township, OH

1d•$120,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

Enterprise Solutions and Management (ESM) is seeking an experienced Software Systems Engineer in support of the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) Network Tools and performance monitoring support services requirements. The chosen candidate will assist designated DLA staff in integrating network management software tools to optimize network performance in support of critical business applications. Optimize tools to provide improved service levels and the ability to expeditiously diagnose and quickly correct issues minimizing downtime.

Requirements

Five (5) years relevant experience in telecomunnications network operations and management
IAT-II requires one of the following current certifications: CND, CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security + CE, or SSCP
Environment Certification (one or more of the following): LoadRunner(C&A, VuGen, Vuser), Netscout(NGOne-EE, NGONE-Admin, nGONE-TCP), RHCE, RHSA, AWS, MC:Azure, Cisco (CCNA, CCNP, CIE), OpenText
Secret Clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Linux-based systems, integrating OpenText and Broadcom technologies, and executing vulnerability management activities to maintain secure, reliable, and compliant enterprise environments.
Be a positive, self-motivated, and proactive person with the ability to adapt to change and tolerate stressful situations
Candidate must communicate effectively with team members, team lead, management, and government customer
Must have the ability and desire to research and develop creative solutions to unique problems with minimal supervision

Responsibilities

Configure and integrate the current environment consisting of Micro Focus Network Operations Management (NOM) including but not limited to Network Node Manager (NNMi), Network Automation (NA), Application Performance Monitoring (APM/BPM/Sitescope), Operations Bridge Manager (OBM), and other available network tools including Broadcom DX Netops, Netscout.
Provide technical expertise and assistance with configuring, integrating, and day-to-day operations of the deployed network and application management tools.
Must be experienced in configuring monitoring tools specifically for network management using SNMPv3 protocols, developing meaningful reporting metrics using standard reports and dashboards, and the ability to provide in-depth analysis from information provided by the tools.
Support network monitoring and management across all network devices in the enterprise.
Must be experienced using SSL and server certificates for smart-card authentication - CAC -- (as well as single-sign-on) or other and other available network tools including Broadcom DX Netops, Netscout.
Provide acceptable recommendations for the integration of the tools (NNMi, NA, APM, OBM) as well as other DLA network tools.
Configure software to allow for the best monitoring & management capability.
Assist with ongoing management of network management tools.
Develop dashboards and other reports to present information in a meaningful way for both technical and non-technical clients within DLA.
Utilize SAP Business Intelligence Platform and/or Crystal Reports, and Micro Focus Operations Bridge Reporter to create ad-hoc reports and dashboards.
Support configuring network devices and guiding data entry for specific configurations.
Document the development and implementation of new content and update and removal of existing content.
Develop network and asset models to enhance the use of the tools and take advantage of advanced reporting capabilities.
Analyze events found in the network tools to validate the architecture and procedures, define new procedures, and identify events of interest in support of report incident response.
Designs, codes, tests, debugs, and documents those programs.
Provides overall operating system maintenance, for large telecommunications networks, computer accounting, and advanced mathematical/scientific software packages.
Assists in all phases of software systems programming applications.
Evaluates new and existing software products.
Other duties as assigned