Network Test Engineer

ACTIVE; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CompQsoft seeks a Network Test Engineer in Fort Meade, MD to provide end-to-end network engineering support for DISA projects, maintaining and enhancing enterprise networks including voice, data and encryption devices.

The role involves design, testing, deployment planning and incident resolution, with DoD/DISA program experience preferred and a clearance of DOD Secret or higher.

Qualifications

• DoD/Government program experience preferred; DISA experience a plus.
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a technical discipline with at least 10 years of experience.
• Strong routing protocols and IP network design experience including IPSEC, BGP, MPLS/RSVP, OSPF, IS-IS, Multicast, L2/L3 VPN.
• Unified communications experience including Cisco voice gateways, UC managers and SIP trunking.
• Experience with Type 1 HAIPE encryption devices and secure tokens.
• Laboratory testing experience using Wireshark, Kiwi-Syslog, SNMP/Traps.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Tools (PowerPoint, Visio, Word, Excel).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, implement and maintain network engineering solutions.
• Design engineering enhancements, develop engineering change requests and provide all required documentation for CCB.
• Provide technical expertise in design reviews, lab testing & test reports, implementation plans and deployment of DoW networks.
• Support mission partners to satisfy interoperability requirements.
• Configure routers, switches, firewalls, voice gateways, UC managers.
• Apply system patches, configuration changes, security patches and updates to maintain performance, availability and security.
• Develop detailed test plans, test reports, implementation plans, configuration guides and other technical docs.
• Deliver timely resolution and document troubleshooting procedures for incident mitigation.
• Provide on-call Tier III support and supervision to staff.

Skills

DoD/Government program experience

Routing protocols & IP network design

Unified communications (Cisco UC)

HAIPE encryption devices, securetokens

Laboratory testing with Wireshark

Microsoft Office Tools (PowerPoint/Vis

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a technical discipline

Tools

Wireshark

Kiwi-Syslog

SNMP/Traps

PowerPoint

Visio

Word

Excel

Job description

JobTitle: Network Test Engineer

Location: Fort Meade, MD

Clearance: DOD Secret or Higher

Certification required by project: IAT Level 2 or willing to obtain within 3 Months of joining

Requirements

Overview

CompQsoft is seeking a Network Test Engineer to join our DISA program team in Fort Meade, MD. This is an exciting key position providing Network Engineering Support which provides end-to-end engineering solutions for DISN projects. The engineer must have a high level of knowledge and experience in the maintaining current and planning enterprise networks that could include unclassified and classified voice, video, data, endpoints, and encryption devices.

As a Network Test Engineer, you will be responsible for engineering, testing, implementing, and providing Tier III support for Network initiatives ensuring mission success.

Responsibilities (include, but not limited to):

• Design, build, test, implement and maintain network engineering solutions.
• Design engineering enhancements, develop engineering change requests and provide all required documentation in support of Configuration Control Boards (CCB).
• Provide technical expertise in design review, lab testing & test report, implementation plan and deployment of new advanced large-scale complex DoW networks.
• Support mission partners to satisfy the interoperability requirements.
• Design architecture to include the software, hardware, and communications to support the total requirements as well as provide for present and future cross-functional requirements and interfaces.
• Evaluates analytically and systematically problems of workflows and network usage, organization and planning and develops appropriate corrective action.
• Analyze existing and planned network solutions and architectures and make recommendations.
• Configure various routers, switches, firewalls, voice gateways, unified communication managers.
• Utilize advanced security devices including High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor (HAIPE), crypto ignition keys and SIPRNet hard tokens.
• Apply system patches, configuration changes, security patches and third-party updates to maintain systems at a high level of performance, availability, and security.
• Develop detailed test plans, test reports, implementation plans, configuration guides and other technical documentation.
• Deliver timely resolution and document troubleshooting procedures in order to mitigate impact of issues and improve infrastructure performance.
• Perform incident response tasks and services restoration.
• Review security requirements set by DoW agencies for the NIPRNET network protection; assess and analyze current NIPRNET network architecture; propose and analyze potential solutions.
• Review security threats to the current DoW NIPRNet/Internet gateway IA infrastructure, architecture, and technology and determines/implements effective countermeasures IAW established policies, regulations, and directives.
• Provide support to the Automation Team.
• Provide on-call Tier III support as needed.
• As a Network Engineer, provides daily supervision and direction to staff.

Experience/Qualifications:

• DoW and/or Government program experience preferred; DISA experience a plus.
• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in a technical discipline with at least 10 years of experience.
• Strong routing protocols and IP network design experience to include: IPSEC, BGP, MPLS/RSVP, OSPF, IS-IS, Multicast, Layer-2/Layer-3 Virtual Private Network (VPN), Carrier servicing Carrier (CsC).
• Unified capabilities experience to include Cisco voice gateways, unified communication managers and SIP trunking.
• Experience with Type 1 HAIPE encryption devices, secure tokens, etc.
• Laboratory testing experience using tools such as Wireshark, Kiwi-Syslog, SNMP/Traps, fortesting/troubleshooting network traffic.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Tools; specifically, PowerPoint, Visio, Word & Excel

Excellent communication

CompQsoft provides equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and in the working environment to all employees and applicants. CompQsoft does not take any non-merit factors like race, color, religion, sex (gender), mental/physical disability, and age into account for purposes of recruitment, hiring and development