WAN Design & Engineering Support Senior

SMS Data Products Group, Inc. • Sumter, SC

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About The Position

As a dynamic systems integrator, SMS offers proven solutions in engineering, operations, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. With expertise in modernizing and optimizing legacy infrastructure and systems, ensuring operational efficiency, and designing, implementing, and managing secure environments, SMS supports business and mission goals with proficiency, quality, and integrity. SMS has been serving the advanced information technology needs of the federal government since 1976, delivering talented teams and innovative, cost-effective solutions and services to support our customers’ missions for more than 45 years. SMS is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with offices and on-site operations at customer locations throughout the United States. For additional information on SMS, visit www.sms.com.

Requirements

• S. in related field and 5 or more years’ relevant IT experience or 7 or more years’ relevant IT experience.
• Knowledge of what constitutes a “threat” to a network.
• Skill in providing feedback to enhance future collection and analysis.
• Must possess experience and demonstrate an understanding of Microsoft server installation, roles, active directory, storage, performance management, and maintenance.
• Must possess experience and demonstrate working knowledge in designing, engineering, implementing and troubleshooting enterprise WAN architectures utilizing External Gateway Protocols (EGPs) such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), and Interior Gateway Protocols (IGPs) such as Cisco’s Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP).
• CCNP
• Secret level clearance

Nice To Haves

• ITIL Foundation (candidate has up to 60 days to acquire ITIL Foundation certification)

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer enterprise WAN architecture.
• Configure, monitor and trouble-shoot National IP/MPLS backbone network.
• Configure and implement internal, external, and service provider routing protocols including but not limited to Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), and Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS).
• Analyze a myriad of networking metrics and recognize sub-par network performance.
• Configure and troubleshoot Quality of Service (QOS) involving policing, shaping, and queuing from partner owned routers.
• Develop reports and trend analysis documentation on bandwidth and network security incidents.
• Perform analysis for collaboration of network/system needs and participate in planning, designing, upgrading and deployment of enterprise datacenter hardware and software using a project-based timeline.
• Provide General IT Management support.
• Provide General Networking support.
• Provide LAN support.
• Provide WAN Enterprise support.
• Provide technical and general O&M support as required.
• Provide documentation/reports support as required.
• Provide meetings/briefings support as required.
• Provide functional training support as required.
• Provide OCONUS deployment/TDY travel support as required.
• Provide CONUS TDY support as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed