Transport Network Engineer II

Isys Technologies•O'Fallon, IL

2d•$65,000 - $75,000•Onsite

About The Position

I2X Technologies is seeking a Transport Network Engineer II to support ongoing activities for a customer in Illinois. This position will be on-site and will require an active Secret clearance. The role involves network design and engineering, including system design, developing Methods of Procedure, analysis, testing, and modifications of architecture to support approved software/hardware technical refreshes and upgrades. The engineer will implement new network hardware, deploy network changes, and monitor for impacts to customer traffic. Recommendations for best practices in network operation and maintenance will be provided to management. The position also includes providing ad-hoc engineering support, data gathering, modeling, creating/updating flowcharts, and determining efficient network configurations based on engineering documents and experience. Additionally, the role requires providing Engineering Incident Management Escalation Support, performing fault isolation, analysis, and troubleshooting across various Transport platforms, and engaging with other engineers, vendors, and customers for Root Cause Analysis. ServiceNow tickets must be updated with accurate documentation, and situational awareness reporting provided to the customer and management. Accuracy in documenting the Mission Support Services (MSS) database is crucial. Support for Authorized Service Interruption (ASI) activities, including collecting site and device data, scheduling maintenance windows, coordinating technician dispatch, and identifying site personnel availability, is also required. Interaction with the Problem Coordinator and Government customer for troubleshooting and resolution of Problem Management candidate tickets, as well as interaction with vendor Technical Assistance Center (TAC) personnel for hardware replacement orders, are key responsibilities.

Requirements

Currently possess an active Secret security clearance.
Currently possess DoD 8750 certification at IAT level II, Security+ CE or equivalent to meet requirement.
Proficient in one or more Transport platforms: CIENA 6500, CIENA Corestream, Cisco NCS2K, CISCO MSPP 15454/15310, SYCAMORE ODXC 16K/9K, XTERA, and other ancillary equipment.
Experience analyzing section, line, and path events on Optical networks.
Experience with end-to-end system loopback testing and troubleshooting on Transport networks.
Exposure to troubleshooting, assessment, root cause analysis, and restoration of Optical networks.
Experience working with service providers and/or enterprise Transport systems utilizing CISCO/CIENA devices.
Experience with ports and protocols for DWDM and SONET technologies.
Requires BS degree and 2-4 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience. (Or equivalent combination of education and/or experience.)
US Citizenship is required.
Active Secret.

Nice To Haves

Equally proficient in Ciena and/or Cisco configuration, and troubleshooting, and design.
Experience with Power systems and Network Timing.
Experience with Dense Wavelength Division (DWDM) and Synchronous Optical Networks (SONET).
Possess understanding of Physical (Layer 1) and Data Link (Layer 2) network troubleshooting.
CIENA 6500 configuration, troubleshooting, and design experience.
CISCO 4200 configuration, troubleshooting, and design experience.
CISCO NCS2K configuration, troubleshooting, and design experience.
Crypto configuration, troubleshooting and design experience.
Physical cable plant and wiring experience.
Excellent project, technical, interpersonal, presentation and problem management skills.
Extensive network integration experience for a variety of network protocol standards.
Ability to communicate orally, and in writing, detailed technical information on troubleshooting and implementation efforts.
Familiarization of DOD regulations and directives.

Responsibilities

Perform network management system design, develop Methods of Procedure, analysis, testing and/or modifications of architecture in support of software/hardware technical refresh and upgrades approved by the Engineering Review Board.
Implement new network hardware (shelves, cards) on operational nodes.
Deploy network changes - monitor for any impacts to customer traffic using provided expectations of traffic behavior, lessons learned, and customer reporting.
Recommend to manager best practices for the operation and maintenance of the network.
Provide ad-hoc engineering support, statistics/data gathering, modeling, creating/updating flowcharts and providing recommendations to determine the most efficient configuration of the network based on Engineering documents and experience.
Provide Engineering Incident Management Escalation Support.
Perform fault isolation, analysis, and troubleshooting across various Transport platforms including SONET Optical/Fiber Transport (ODXC/MSPP), Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM), Time Division Multiplexing (TDM), and cryptographic systems.
Engage with other Engineers (Transport, IP and Unified Capabilities), vendors, and customers to determine Root Cause Analysis.
Update ServiceNow tickets with accurate documentation.
Provide situational awareness reporting to customer and management.
Provide accuracy in documenting the Mission Support Services (MSS) database to reflect the real time network.
Support Authorized Service Interruption (ASI) Activities to collect site and device data to schedule maintenance windows, coordinating dispatch of technicians, and identifying availability of site personnel.
Interact with Problem Coordinator and Government customer for troubleshooting and resolution of Problem Management candidate tickets.
Interact with vendor Technical Assistance Center (TAC) personnel to gather needed data to create hardware replacement order.