(TDM) Network Engineer

Global Enterprise Services•Fort Meade, MD

17d

About The Position

CompQsoft is seeking a Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) Senior Net-Centric Enterprise Architect to join its DISA team in Hanover, Maryland. The position supports a Department of Defense initiative involving legacy TDM network support 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 next-generation transport equipment (NGTE) according to approved architecture and migrate circuits from legacy networks to new architecture and equipment. The role coordinates technical exchanges among vendors, customers, project managers, and service providers, and develops engineering briefings and Analyses of Alternatives for DISA IE5 Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs). It also provides test engineers with customer-based test criteria and cases for validation in the DISN lab, and supports DISA operations and implementation teams with circuit migrations, equipment installation and configuration, and troubleshooting operational issues. The position requires extensive experience with low-speed network access interfaces and planning legacy network transitions to emerging transport technologies. It also requires an active Secret clearance and a CompTIA Security+ CE certification. No travel is expected.

Requirements

At least 10 years of experience working with low-speed network access interfaces, such as sub-T-1, T-1, E-1, DS-3, OC-3, OC-12, and OC-48.
At least 10 years of experience planning legacy network transitions to next-generation transport technologies, including OTN/packet switching, Layer 1/Layer 2 switches, legacy SONET/SDH, MPLS-TP, and optical transport systems (DWDM).
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree in a technical discipline, with at least 10 years of experience.
Active Secret clearance.
CompTIA Security+ CE certification.
Familiarity with ITU-T, OIF, and IETF standards.
Knowledge of transport protocols including ITU-T G.709, Layer 1/Layer 2 protocols, and Ethernet.
Prior experience with TDM equipment such as Cisco 15440 (MSPP) and Sycamore SN9K and SN16K.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with QPSK and QAM.
DoD and/or government program experience; DISA experience is a plus.
Prior experience with next-generation transport utilizing MPLS-TP.
Experience with optical equipment from manufacturers such as Ciena, Cisco, Infinera, or Nokia.

Responsibilities

Provide DISA IE5 with subject-matter 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 strategic 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).
Support design of 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, such as new cards or other Major Bill of Materials (MBOM) equipment, and solution hardware needed to complete site build-outs in MSS.
Review Circuit Layout Records/Design Layout Records (CLR/DLR) before migration to ensure Paragraph 3 of the TSO is correct in accordance with the approved engineering design.
Coordinate with DISA operations to implement NGT equipment and migrate 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 resolution of operational issues, including chronic issues requiring rapid lab support.