Job Description
Title: Telecommunications Network Engineer - Senior
Security Clearance: Top Secret
Job Location: On-Site-Columbus, OH
Overview: Nationwide IT Services, NIS, is seeking a Telecommunications Network Engineer (Senior Level) for a potential opportunity in support of a larger team to support wired and wireless LAN functions by providing skills and expertise in telecom engineering and operational support of current and new technologies to the Local Area Network (LAN). This role will require this individual to provide tasks related to network upgrade design, implementation, support, sustainment, network management, and network operation support.
Key Responsibilities: - Identify high-level design requirements for the enterprise network backbone
- Identify the detailed design requirements for the backbone to include server locations, user locations, and projected traffic flows between devices
- Design, implement, and sustain solutions necessary for a Network Upgrade, including design, implementation, support, and sustainment.
- Develop and perform testing requirements (e.g., features, applications, OS, redundancy, capacity)
- Develop, implement, and monitor failover solutions
- Implement, maintain, and utilize a lab environment for testing and training
- Support networking monitoring tools
- Define, document, and implement a plan for Network Monitoring and Fault Detection
- Perform network monitoring and fault detection
- Maintain network documentation
- Implement Configuration Management
- Install, configure, and maintain networking hardware and software for the enterprise network infrastructure
- Troubleshoot, administer, configure, and maintain networking hardware, software, and appliances, as well as network protocols.
- Perform problem diagnosis, data capture, analysis, and resolution of LAN issues
Required Qualifications: - BS in electrical, electronics, or systems engineering with at least one year of experience in that field. Or an associate degree in electrical, electronics, or systems engineering with at least eight years of experience, of which four years must be related to telecommunications systems/networks.
- Requires 7 years of network operations experience. Higher Level Education or Military service can be used instead of 2 years of network operations experience.
- Clearance: Top Secret
- Certification Requirement:
- Must have a Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA) certification.
- DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification: Category IAT-II
- Computing Environment: BPIPA, CCDA, CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, CCSPA, or SCNA
- Requires T5/SSBI
Required Experience: Performing the Following Tasks/Responsibilities: - Experienced in telecommunications network design and management.
- Worked independently, or under only general direction, on requirements that are moderately complex to analyze, plan, program, and implement.
- Experienced in analysis and design of voice networks, LAN and WAN data networks, wireless networks, and/or network management systems to support voice and data services.
- Analyzed and developed telecommunications networks supporting a wide range of capabilities, including voice, data, video, and/or wireless services.
- Developed designs and plans for the installation and maintenance of telecommunications systems from project inception to conclusion.
- Analyzed the problem and the characteristics of the information to be transported.
- Experienced in defining the problem and developing system requirements and network specifications.
- Experience coordinating with other information system professionals to ensure proper implementation of network services. In addition, in conjunction with functional users, developed alternative solutions and backup plans.
- Experienced in managing the evaluation and cost estimation of voice and data WAN services from telecommunications carriers, designing access and backbone networks using carrier services, or managing the analysis and design of wireless voice or data networks (using private radio facilities or commercial services).
- Experienced in providing technical and administrative direction for personnel responsible for telecommunications network design, implementation, and operations tasks, including the review of work products for correctness, adherence to the design concept, and user standards, and progress by schedules.
- Experienced in making recommendations for approval of major network installations.
- Experience with preparing milestone status reports, and deliveries/ presentations on network progress to colleagues, subordinates, and end-user representatives.
About Nationwide IT Services NIS is an IT and Management consulting company, is a CVE-verified Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned Small Business. Our mission is to deliver value-added services to our customers, leveraging technology, people, and industry best practices to implement innovative solutions through our trusted employees and team members.
Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, 401(k) plan with employer match, paid holidays, PTO (sick/vacation), commuter benefits, employee assistance program (EAP), and educational reimbursement along with Pet Insurance.
Nationwide IT Services, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, disability, or protected veteran status.
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