Network Engineer

C3EL; Waipahu (HI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

C3EL seeks a cleared Network Engineer to support the DISA mission on the Joint Fires Network NOC at Ford Island, Hawaii. The role covers sustainment, maintenance, and change management to ensure secure, available networks for DoD customers.

This mission essential position may require rotating shifts, including nights and weekends, with coordination to restore connectivity and minimize operational impact across multiple government and contractor teams.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 certification (Security+ CE or equivalent).
• Able to work in a 24x7 shift environment.
• Knowledge of Transport and IP network topologies.

Responsibilities

• Execute network operations including configuration and analysis of circuits across optical/electro-optical muxes, routers, and switches.
• Perform real-time circuit redesign to restore connectivity during outages and maintenance actions.
• Collaborate with internal/external customers and government agencies to maximize network availability.
• Proactively monitor network alarms using platform management tools.
• Perform change management tasks including hardware replacement and software configurations.
• Document outages/degradations, isolations, escalations, and resolutions in incident management systems.
• Assess and recommend resolutions leveraging knowledge of routers, switches, crypto devices, CISCO, Juniper, MSPP, optical transport, MPLS, TDM, and SDH/SONET.

Skills

Network operations

Circuit analysis

Troubleshooting

Incident management

Education

Security+ CE or equivalent (DoD-8570 IAT Level 2)

Tools

Solarwinds

JIRA

Job description

(Due to the nature of the work and contract requirements, U.S. Citizenship isrequired.)

Description:

C3EL is seeking a cleared professional to support our critical mission inour Joint Fires Network (JFN) NOC at Ford Island,Hawaii. Our customer, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), acts as the provider of GIG/Defense Information System Network (DISN) services to its customers, the department of Defense (DoD) and national security organizations. The Network Engineer will perform sustainment, maintenance, and Problem and Change management services to help ensure secure, reliable, and uninterrupted availability of the networks.

(This role is considered "Mission Essential" and may require supporting rotating shift work, which includes nights and weekends.)

Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Execute network operations to include configuration and analysis of customer circuits across optical and electro-optical multiplexers, routers, and switches.
• Perform real-time circuit redesign (alternate routing) to restore customer connectivity during scheduled and unscheduled outages and maintenance actions.
• Work directly with internal and external customers, external government agencies, and other engineering tiers to ensure maximum network availability to minimize or eliminate mission and operational impact.
• Proactively monitor network alarms across platform specific network management tools.
• Perform a variety of change management tasks which include hardware replacement, software configurations, and ASI management.
• Utilize incident management applications to document all aspects of reported outages/degradations, isolations, escalations, and resolutions during the lifecycle of a service impacting network incident.
• Assess, identify, and recommend resolutions to various network incidents and/or deficiencies leveraging knowledge in one or more of following: routers, switches, crypto devices, routing, CISCO, Juniper, MSPP, optical transport network, MPLS, time division multiplexing, and SDH/SONET.

Minimum Qualifications:

• An active, in-scope US Government issued Top Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) eligibility.
• Current DoD-8570 IAT Level 2 baseline certification (Security+ CE, or equivalent).
• Able to work in a 24x7 shift work environment.
• Working knowledge of both Transport and IP network topologies.

Desired Qualifications:

• Tech control facility or cyber transport experience.
• Circuit actions and vendor experience.
• Solarwinds and JIRA experience.
• Telco NOC, inside or outside plant experience.
• Experience with MS Office suite, i.e. Outlook, Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, TEAMs.
• Experience with one or more of the following: alarm surveillance, fault management