Implementations/Activations Network Engineer III

Stellenbeschreibung:

Our customer, the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), provides, operates, and assures command and control of the Defense Information System Network (DISN) services to its customers, the department of Defense (DoD) and national security organizations.

The Leidos Digital Modernization Sector/Global Solutions Management-Operations II (GSMO-II) contract has an opening for an Implementations Network Engineer in Stuttgart, Germany . The Implementations Network Engineer will perform installation oversight, configuration, testing, monitoring, servicing of network equipment and activation of networks for projects supporting the Department of Defense networks.

This position requires U.S. citizenship and an active Secret clearance .

Responsibilities

Perform customer coordination, Initial Test and Acceptance (IT&A), execution of all reporting functions, and complete data input associated with new service activations to ensure they are implemented in accordance with Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) standards.
Work directly with customers, solution architects, and vendor SMEs to implement changes and also identify, analyze, and resolve issues.
Manage Service Orders in accordance with Change Management procedures.
Ensure Telecommunication Service Orders (TSOs) are in place and accurate for scheduled network additions and changes.
Initiate network device configurations using configlets.
Analyze DISN and databases to validate and implement customer requirements.
Design and implement solutions to highly technical problems through testing, documentation, and modification of configurations on network devices.
Coordinate and program customer circuit activation with commercial vendors to establish the engineered solution for end-to-end connectivity.
Perform network monitoring to assess if deployed changes have caused impacts to customer traffic using provided expectations of traffic behavior, lessons learned, and customer reporting.
Utilize systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users to determine hardware, software, or system functional requirements in support of customer resources.
Engage with the DISA project managers and/or customers to resolve issues with incomplete or unclear requirements.
Reach out to stakeholders and facilitate approvals as necessary to ensure continual forward progress of the service request.

Basic Qualifications

Proficient knowledge of various network hardware equipment specifications, configuration, and testing processes, and industry specifications.
Knowledge of configuring, activating, testing, and analyzing network systems.
Network engineering, problem management, and performance management experience.
Understanding of basic telecommunications and information technology terms and technology.
Knowledge of data and voice network design carried over various transmission systems, router‑to‑router connections using military and commercial protocols such as BGP and ISIS, switch‑to‑switch trunking to include VLANs, and circuit configurations through multiplexers.
Experience with network services (BGP, OSPF, DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, WAN, VPN, VLAN, VRF, etc.) and network appliances such as routers, load balancers, domain name servers, and firewalls.
Ability to work in a team environment while being self‑driven to complete assignments and continually developing proficiencies in processes.
Strong written and verbal communications, team building, and collaboration skills.
An active Secret security clearance is required.
DoD‑8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE or equivalent).