Job Information
Decisive Point Consulting Group, LLC SATELLITE ENGINEER in Frederick, Maryland
We are currently in the process of collecting resumes in anticipation of contract award. Upon award those candidates who meet the requirements may be contact for further discussion/interview.
Essential Functions:
Perform mission planning, engineering, implementation, maintenance and troubleshooting as required to support users requiring GAIT services. Network Engineers know the Army’s network architecture and have the skills to understand emerging technologies. This knowledge includes all variations of the Warfighter Information Network – Tactical (WIN-T) network and configuration and the implementation processes and procedures associated with each. They also understand tactical satellite (TACSAT) equipment and how it is integrated into the overall network. Network Engineers quickly assess network outages and degradations and implement remediation in a quick and resourceful manner. They are prepared to offer troubleshooting assistance over the telephone resulting in problem resolution. First and foremost, for this mission they understand routing and traffic flow at the RHNs and Unit Hub Nodes (UHNs).
Knowledges and skills include a good-to-excellent ability to install, operate, maintain and troubleshoot the following equipment/systems:
Linkway modems
Radyne Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) modems.
Network-Centric Waveform (NCW) modems.
Linkway Network Control Center (NCC) workstations.
iDirect networks.
Design, operate, maintain and troubleshoot Internet Protocol (IP) Networks to include CISCO products.
Operate, maintain and troubleshoot a call manager to include building voice trunks; understanding call setups, and call traffic flow.
REDCOM switches, and Voice Gateway Routers (VGRs) routers and switches to include loading configurations.
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol.
Dynamic Multipoint Virtual Private Networks (DMVPN).
Multicast.
Riverbed wide area network (WAN) accelerators.
Policy-Based Routing (PBR) and Web Cache Communications Protocol (WCCP).
Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS).
MPLS Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN) and MPLS Layer 2 VPN (L3VPN).
Cisco firewalls/Intrusion Protection Systems (IPSs). CISCO Security Manager (CSM).
Palo Alto virtual firewalls and the Palo Alto Panorama firewall management tool.
KG-175A and KG-175D model TACLANEs or similar encryption devices. KIV-7Ms.
VMware vSphere 6.0 (VMware Certified Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV)).
NETOPS tools and applications to include Simple Network Management Protocol – Castle Rock Computing (SNMPc), Solarwinds, Solarwinds Orion Network Management (NPM), RADIUS, and Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System (TACACS).
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required to regularly sit, walk, and/or stand throughout various times during the day.
Use hands repetitively to handle, feel or operate standard office equipment.
Position requires shift work with day and nigh shifts, must be able to support hours beyond the normal work day.
Required Experience:
Candidates should meet the following requirements in order to be considered for this position;
Experience: Five to Eight years’ experience as a Network Engineering working on Army satellite communications systems or a similar system
Clearance Required – Active Secret Clearance
Education: BS degree in technical field (computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or similar) highly preferred.
EEO Minority/Disabled/Veteran/Female