Sr. Technical Consultant/Networks

Fuse Engineering LLC; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Fuse Engineering LLC is seeking a network systems professional to design and oversee voice, data, and video network implementations across campus and system-wide environments. You will tailor designs to customer requirements while adhering to ITS standards, troubleshoot across multiple sites, and coordinate with senior IT staff, vendors, and customers to resolve issues.

The role involves security procedure participation, maintaining documentation, and guiding large projects with contractors to

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing complex network architectures.
• Ability to troubleshoot voice, data and video networks across multiple sites.
• Strong collaboration with IT peers, management, vendors and customers.
• Experience coordinating large projects with contractors and suppliers.
• Proficiency in creating and maintaining network documentation and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Designs, plans and oversees the implementation of voice, data, and video networks to meet campus/system needs.
• Customizes design and installation per customer requirements within ITS standards.
• Troubleshoots network issues across remote locations including international links.
• Works with senior IT staff, management, vendors and customers to gather requirements and resolve problems.
• Participates in security procedures to mitigate intrusions and protect assets.
• Creates or updates network documentation and standard operating procedures.
• Coordinates large, complex projects involving multiple staff and external partners.
• Notifies stakeholders about planned or unplanned outages with local and external entities.
• Conducts site surveys and captures customer requirements for design and deployment.
• Designs interconnection and integration strategies based on customer and backbone needs.
• Initiates tasks to ensure availability and reliability of services.

Skills

Network design

Troubleshooting

Collaboration

Project coordination

Documentation

Tools

Arista

Aruba

Plexxi

F5 load balancers

Dell networking

STIG compliance

Nessus

CloudVision

MFNA

WhatsUp Gold

Job description

Description

• Designs, plans & oversees the implementation of voice, data, & video communication cable and hardware, e.g., switches, routers, gateway or functional servers, to support requirements of the scope and scale consistent with campus or system wide networks.
• Customize design, installation and processes to account for unique customer requirements within the context of overall ITS and industry standards and conventions.
• Troubleshoots and performs corrective measures to resolve or avoid problems with voice, data or video networks within a range of environments across multiple remote locations, and including operational international links.
• Works with senior IT peers or customer personnel, including executive management, in other departments or campus operations, external vendors, service providers or institutions, to collect requirements, complete projects, or resolve problems.
• Participates in the establishment and enforcement of security procedures to mitigate or isolate the impact of network intrusions, attacks or other incidents from external resources.
• Creates, modifies or updates network, process or customer documentation, including establishing standard procedures that may be followed by IT professionals.
• Manage/Coordinates large and complex projects or tasks that may include integrating the work of other IT professional staff, contractors and suppliers.
• Coordinates the notification of planned or unplanned outages working with both local and external organizations
• Conducts site surveys and collects customer requirements related to complex or unique network design, implementation and problem resolution efforts.
• Designs and implements network interconnection and integration based on customer, carrier and backbone network requirements.
• Initiates projects or work tasks based on customer requirements or as a situation may dictate to ensure availability and reliability of customer services.

Requirements

• Top Secret SCI w/ Maryland Polygraph Clearance Required
• Knowledge of Arista, Aruba, Plexxi, F5 load balancers, and Dell networking devices.
• Familiar with STE/STN requirements to meet STIG/Security mandates and the utilization of Nessus Security Center.
• Familiar with tools for monitoring network performance such as CloudVision, MFNA (Microfocus network automation), and WhatsUp Gold