Lead Facility Network Engineer

Parsons; Boulder (CO); Presencial; USD 148.000 - 267.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

401(k)

Life insurance

Flexible work schedules

Holidays

Descripción de la vacante

Parsons seeks a Lead Facility Network Communications Project Engineer to drive design reviews, tenant coordination, and cross-functional execution for a government R&D facility in Boulder, CO. The role emphasizes strong communication, independent work ethic, and collaboration with government teams.

Applicants should have a Top Secret clearance, 7+ years in enterprise networks, and experience with WAN/LAN, security concepts, and crypto devices.

Formación

• Active Top Secret security clearance required.
• 7+ years in enterprise network systems within DoD/IC or national security environments.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Active Security+ certification, or equivalent.
• Experience integrating solutions into operational classified environments.
• Experience leading cross functional teams to achieve objectives.
• Knowledge of dynamic routing protocols (BGP/OSPF).
• Familiarity with crypto, mesh network, and sftp concepts.

Responsabilidades

• Lead site surveys, technical interchange meetings, and design reviews with multiple tenants and providers.
• Facilitate, integrate, and test tenant connections to meet requirements.
• Manage and troubleshoot existing circuits; respond to events.
• Analyze circuits and improve bandwidth to meet tenant needs.
• Document facility network systems with configuration management.
• Coordinate with tenants and external providers to align solutions and requirements.
• Serve as primary facility POC for external comms and escalation.
• Track bandwidth metrics and provide status updates to stakeholders.
• Oversee configuration management for external network environments.
• Represent the program on technical approval boards for external communications.
• Collaborate on outages, testing, upgrades, and reporting with tenants and providers.
• Develop external network architecture requirements and roadmaps.

Conocimientos

Top Secret clearance

DoD/IC experience

Cross-functional leadership

BGP/OSPF knowledge

WAN/LAN expertise

Network security concepts

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Security+ certification

Herramientas

PWAN

MeshONE-T

Descripción del empleo

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Job Description:

Parsons is seeking a talented Lead Facility Network Comm Project Engineer to join our growing team!

We’re looking fo WAN/LAN experience to support a Government Research and Development facility in Boulder, CO. This customer-facing position requires a self-starter that can work independently and as part of a team and possesses strong communication, organization, and collaboration skills. Experience in working with cross functional Government SETAs, FFRDCs, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, and Capability Integration Development (CID) team members is a plus. There is a minimum onsite support requirement for M-F during core business hours of 9:00am-3:00pm MT. Occasional/infrequent after hours/weekend support may be required.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead site surveys, technical interchange meetings, and design reviews to collaborate with multiple tenants and external comm providers to identify requirements, risks, and dependencies that drive new or upgrade designs

• Leverage technical experience and in-depth knowledge of the facility communications infrastructure to facilitate, integrate, and test new tenant connections and ensure they meet levied requirements

• Manage, maintain, and troubleshoot existing circuits and respond rapidly to planned or unplanned events

• Analyze existing comm circuits and strategize ways to improve bandwidth and performance to meet growing tenant requirements

• Document facility comm systems and maintain detailed records using configuration management processes

• Facilitate communication between multiple onsite tenants and external comm providers to ensure solutions and requirements are aligned

• Serve as primary facility POC for external comms for anomalies or issues requiring attention or escalation

• Facilitate tracking, stakeholder status updates, and closure updates to external communications efforts

• Perform configuration management oversight and documentation for external communications network environments

• Serve as the program representative on technical approval boards for external comm related items

• Collaborate with tenants and external comm providers on outages, testing, upgrades, impacts, risks, mitigation, status, and reporting in conjunction with planned or unplanned events

• Work with tenants and comm providers on external network comm architecture, design, and requirements

• Identify and provide briefings to stakeholders regarding requirements and scope for external comm efforts

• Provide tenant cyber security teams with requested artifacts to support external comm related cyber tasking to include but not limited to IATT, ATC, and ATO efforts

• Facilitate onsite circuit installs and troubleshooting efforts for new and existing comm connections

• Track, manage, and provide facility bandwidth metrics to all tenants for design consideration

• Primary management and technical responsibilities for entire facility ISP solution

• Conduct and analyze data captures to obtain network performance information

• Configure, implement, and test/troubleshoot crypto devices

• Develop and maintain facility network and equipment operating procedures

• Provide solution guidance for tech refreshes and environment baseline builds

What Required Skills You’ll Bring

• Active Top Secret security clearance

• 7+ years of experience in enterprise network systems within DoD, Intelligence Community, or other national security environments, with additional education, training, and certifications able to count towards total years of experience

• Bachelors degree, with additional years of experience able to count in lieu of a degree

• Active Security + certification, or equivalent

• Experience integrating solutions into operational classified environments.

• Experience leading cross functional teams to achieve strategic objectives

• Knowledge of dynamic routing protocols such BGP or OSPF

• Knowledge of communication methods, principles, protocols and concepts (e.g., crypto, mesh network, sftp) that support the network infrastructure

• Knowledge of capabilities and applications of network equipment

• Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies

• Ability to review rack layout diagram and identify network equipment

• Knowledge of information technology (IT) security principles and methods (e.g., firewalls, demilitarized zones, encryption)

• Knowledge of local area and wide area networking principles and concepts including bandwidth management

• Knowledge of how traffic flows across the network (e.g., Transmission Control Protocol [TCP] and Internet Protocol [IP], Open System Interconnection Model [OSI], Information Technology Infrastructure Library, current version [ITIL]

• Knowledge of common network tools (e.g., ping, traceroute, nslookup)

What Desired Skills You Might Bring

• Experience with network integrations to on-premises and cloud environments utilizing PWAN, MeshONE-T, and Commercial Communications providers.

• One or more of the following Juniper certifications:

• JNCIA-Junos

• JNCIP

• JNCIA-DC

• JNCIA-Design

• One or more of the following Cisco certifications:

• CCNA

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Top Secret security clearance is required for this position.

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $148,300.00 - $266,900.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—

About Us

Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.

Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.

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