Senior Network Engineer

Company: Acara Solutions
Location: West Point
Posted on: February 23, 2021

Job Description:

The Senior Network Engineer shall provide Network Management support to design, install,operate, monitor and maintain the West Point Research and Education Network(WREN).The scope includes operating a Network Operations Center (NOC) to provide 24hour coverage by either on site or on-call technicians. The NOC shall by fully staffedduring the hours of 0600 to 2400 during weekdays including class days and trainingdays, but not to include federal holidays. Weekend and end-of-week evening coveragecan be done remotely or on call. Sunday evenings before class days are also requiredfor on-site staffing.The scope of network services to be managed includes all network infrastructuresuch as routers, switches and wireless access points. The Senior Network Engineer will also operateand manage all wireless controllers, firewalls, identity services management, networkmanagement tools, and remote access devices. All required network managementtools shall be provided by the contractor for monitoring, upgrading and deploying newnetwork infrastructure.The Senior Network Engineer shall provide technical and management excellence in support ofimplementing and maintaining the WREN from initial design and implementation,through Authority to Operate (ATO), and into sustainment.
Required Skills / Qualifications:Minimum 10 years of network engineering experienceMinimum 5 years experience supporting DoD programsMinimum 2 years of Project Management experienceCCNP/CCNA
Preferred Skills / Qualifications:-PMP Certification-Knowledge of Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Institute of Electrical, and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). -Knowledge of NIST Special Publication 800-53. -Knowledge of DoD Risk Management Framework (e.g., DoD Instruction 8510.01) -Knowledge of network design and operations. -Knowledge of network security.

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