Network Engineer

Anakim Consulting Incorporated; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Anakim Consulting Inc. seeks a Network Engineer to support the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center network infrastructure in Huntsville, AL.

This 100% on-site role requires coordinating with NASA customers and technicians to implement critical network design changes and resolve outages, ensuring high availability and security across the network. Responsibilities include designing and executing network changes, managing configurations, and improving capacity and security.

Qualifications

• Current NASA Public Trust or ability to obtain secure access.

Responsibilities

• Network Design and Execution: Read, interpret, and deliver network design proposals for technical teams and leadership, implementing switch OS and router design changes for legacy equipment.
• Change and Configuration Management: Perform CLI changes using SOP/TTP/WI, applying best practices and independent judgment when docs are unavailable.
• Troubleshooting and Outage Resolution: Analyze outages and perform service validation after changes to ensure stability.
• Capacity and Security Optimization: Review network capacity and security, recommending designs to remediate vulnerabilities and improve performance.
• WLAN and Infrastructure Expansion: Analyze WLAN environments and design new WAP deployments to increase capacity and bandwidth.
• Government Customer Collaboration: Provide input to government stakeholders and prepare reference docs and presentations for long-term use.

Job description

Network Engineer

Huntsville, AL 35812

Network Engineer

Huntsville, AL 35812

Location:

100% On-Site at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC)

Security:

Current NASA Public Trust or ability to obtain secure access

Position Description

Anakim Consulting Inc. is seeking a Computer Network Engineer II to support the network infrastructure at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). In this role, you will work directly and indirectly with NASA customers, technicians, network engineers, and network architects to execute critical network design changes and modifications. You will also identify, analyze, and resolve technical issues during customer-impacting events and escalations, ensuring maximum availability, security, and performance across the NASA network ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Network Design and Execution: Read, interpret, and deliver network design proposals for both technical engineering teams and executive leadership presentations. Execute switch OS and router design implementations, including step-by-step refresh and replacement procedures for legacy equipment.
• Change and Configuration Management: Perform change tasks via Command Line Interface (CLI) using Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP), and Work Instructions (WI). Apply industry best practices and independent judgment to complete implementations when standard documentation is unavailable.
• Troubleshooting and Outage Resolution: Analyze and determine solutions for network outages, degradations, and customer-impacting issues. Perform service validation following changes to assess traffic behavior and prevent service disruptions.
• Capacity and Security Optimization: Conduct periodic capacity and operational reviews of network devices. Recommend and implement designs to remediate security vulnerabilities, resolve constraints, and boost overall network performance.
• WLAN and Infrastructure Expansion: Analyze Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) environments and design new Wireless Access Point (WAP) deployments to expand capacity, reduce bottlenecks, and increase bandwidth.
• Government Customer Collaboration: Provide technical input, guidance, and strategic recommendations to government stakeholders on network operations and maintenance. Create reference documentation and presentations for long-term operational use.