Tier II Network Engineer

By Light HQ•Tampa, FL

About The Position

By Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next. Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide. Responsibilities Perform all duties of Tier 2 network engineer. Configure Cisco routers/switches, firewalls, VLANs, MPLS, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, and QOS; NET APP, IOS-XR software, Cisco Call. Develop network design and optimization plans to resolve complex performance, security, reliability and availability deficiencies or problems. Advise Government leadership regarding the enterprise-level impacts of implementing new technology or equipment in the JCSE network. Make recommendations regarding the evolution of the overall network architecture. Perform root cause analysis of incidents and problems; develop solutions that prevent the incident or problem from recurring. Identify system architecture issues or methodologies that must be corrected to prevent further incidents from recurring. Perform proactive analysis and trend analysis to identify and resolve problems before they occur. Investigate diagnosis and perform root cause analysis for enterprise level network problems. Develop solutions consistent with JCSE’s change/configuration management processes for enterprise level problems. Communicate with service providers and other non-JCSE entities as needed to troubleshoot, isolate and analyze complex issues or problems. Participate in Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings and technical exchange meetings when requested by the Government. Research, evaluate and recommend solutions to ensure that JCSE’s networks retain the highest possible degree of security, reliability, availability and performance. Perform detailed research of best industry practices and leading-edge solutions to JCSE’s future capability requirements as identified by the Government. Perform analysis of alternatives for solutions to complex, persistent network problems in the current architecture or anticipated in future architecture. Develop and provide documentation and implementation plans for upgrades and new capabilities.

Requirements

Must have CompTIA Security+ certification
Must have CCNA or CCNP Routing and Switching certification
Knowledge of hardware/software tools required to correct network issues
Experience with TCP/IP protocol stacks, wireless architectures and VoIP
In depth knowledge on data, voice, and video networks
Must have active DOD Top Secret clearance

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in a related field is desired

Responsibilities

Perform all duties of Tier 2 network engineer
Configure Cisco routers/switches, firewalls, VLANs, MPLS, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, and QOS; NET APP, IOS-XR software, Cisco Call
Develop network design and optimization plans to resolve complex performance, security, reliability and availability deficiencies or problems
Advise Government leadership regarding the enterprise-level impacts of implementing new technology or equipment in the JCSE network
Make recommendations regarding the evolution of the overall network architecture
Perform root cause analysis of incidents and problems; develop solutions that prevent the incident or problem from recurring
Identify system architecture issues or methodologies that must be corrected to prevent further incidents from recurring
Perform proactive analysis and trend analysis to identify and resolve problems before they occur
Investigate diagnosis and perform root cause analysis for enterprise level network problems
Develop solutions consistent with JCSE’s change/configuration management processes for enterprise level problems
Communicate with service providers and other non-JCSE entities as needed to troubleshoot, isolate and analyze complex issues or problems
Participate in Configuration Control Board (CCB) meetings and technical exchange meetings when requested by the Government
Research, evaluate and recommend solutions to ensure that JCSE’s networks retain the highest possible degree of security, reliability, availability and performance
Perform detailed research of best industry practices and leading-edge solutions to JCSE’s future capability requirements as identified by the Government
Perform analysis of alternatives for solutions to complex, persistent network problems in the current architecture or anticipated in future architecture
Develop and provide documentation and implementation plans for upgrades and new capabilities