Network Engineer III

Job Title: Network Engineer III
Location: Johnson Space Center or Stennis Space Center
Clearance: PUBLIC TRUST REQUIRED
SUMMARY: Senior-Level, In coordination with Government, perform a variety of complex network engineering tasks independently which are broad in nature and are concerned with the design and implementation of integrated networks, including personnel, hardware, software, and support facilities and/or equipment. Lead major technical/engineering network activities of higher complexity and importance than those normally assigned to lower level engineers. Plan and perform network-engineering research, design development, and other assignments in conformance with network design, engineering and customer specifications. Responsible for the completion of assigned engineering projects within budgetary and scheduling guidelines. Leads a group of engineers, analyst, and/or technicians assigned for the duration of a project or may function as ongoing lead within a group associated with one of more technical areas. Supervise team of Network Engineers.

REQUIREMENTS:
• Proficient in Cisco and Juniper configuration and troubleshooting
• Experience analyzing switching and/or routing, IP addressing and sub-netting
• Good working knowledge of WAN technologies and protocols
• Experience analyzing, troubleshooting, and configuring IP networks
• Knowledge of ports and protocols being used in IP networks
• Has the ability to obtain and keep a minimum of a Public Trust security clearance.
DESIRED SKILLS:
Experience with Cisco 9800 Wireless LAN Controllers (WLCs)
Good working knowledge of Juniper and Cisco hardware platforms
Experience with tools such as ISE, Splunk and NetBrain
IPv6 configuration, troubleshooting, and design experience
Security certification would be a plus
VPN and Firewall knowledge would be a plus
Certifications with major network system vendors such as Cisco are a strong plus. CCNA or
CCNP
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 in strong documentation skills
PRIMARY DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Work directly and indirectly with NASA customers, Technicians, Network Engineers and/or Network Architects to execute network design changes or modifications to the of the NASA network infrastructure, as well as identify, analyze, and resolve issues for customer impacting events that maybe escalated
Be able to read, interpret and provide network designs for various types of presentations both technical nature and of the leadership informative nature
Engage in decision making regarding appropriate network changes to maintain configuration control and minimize configuration size using knowledge of network sub-netting and best practices per industry standards
Use Standard Operating Procedure’s (SOP), Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP), and Work Instruction’s (WI) to complete Change task via Command Line Interface (CLI) on device If no documentation is available, use best practices and independent decision making to complete task of the implementation
Perform service validation to assess if deployed changes have caused impacts to customer traffic using provided expectations of traffic behavior, lessons learned, and customer reporting
Use network decision making skills for configurations such as detailed step by step instructions within the network switch operating system for new network devices that are replacing legacy network equipment that needs to be refreshed or replaced from time to time as a part of your design
Provide assessment and design recommendations to resolve certain network device security vulnerabilities
Provide wireless local area network (WLAN) device analysis and new access point designs to support expansion or reduce constraints as a measure to increase network capacity and/or bandwidth
Perform periodic review of the capacity and operating functionality of network devices using critical thinking to analyze and design providing a solution for the constraints
Noetic Strategies Inc. offers a competitive salary, an extensive benefits package and a work environment that encourages excellence. For positions requiring a security clearance, selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Noetic Strategies Inc. is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer that does not discriminate in employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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