Jr. Network Engineer

Gathers information concerning the capabilities of Company products; investigates the technical capabilities of Company products and competing equipment and/or solutions; stays abreast of developments in hardware and software. Generates quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and ensures requirements comply through formal verification methods. Translates high level product development strategies into network and system requirement specifications and works with other engineering disciplines to develop lower level detailed implementation requirements. Establishes and coordinates development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the network and system development. Designs interfaces and brings network and system elements together so they work as a whole. Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures. Customer liaison and support for business development activities and to understand and shape requirements.

• Coordinates the planning, design, and installation of equipment, using knowledge of engineering and programming as well as sophisticated instruments and computers
• Participates in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts.
• Installs all new hardware, systems, and software for networks.
• Designs, creates, and builds network services, equipment and devices.
• Generates system level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures.
• Monitors system performance and implements performance tuning.
• Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to validate requirements.
• Provide Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router (NIPR), Secure Internet Protocol Router (SIPR), and Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS) systems and network administration and maintenance capabilities to augment and support FTU staff.
• Provide user, system and network administrator support of all systems required to operate the 39 Information Operations Squadron Formal Training Unit.
• Provide support as required to ensure availability of mission critical services such as authentication, DNS, DHCP and access to network resources.
• Configure and maintain network resiliency, DNS databases, firewalls, server operating systems, RAIDS, DMZ, etc.
• Develop documentation such as SOPs, various reports, Knowledge Articles, architecture maps, and other references, technical plans or supporting documentation as requested.
• Perform trouble-shooting support to diagnose and resolve problems
• Interfacing with engineering, customer service and customer field techs team, vendors and suppliers.
• Organizational and multi-tasking skills, ability to quickly grasp and set priorities in a fast paced, and highly flexible environment.
• Strong communications skills both verbal and in writing with strong interpersonal skills schedule
• Install and configure appropriate systems software and functions according to specifications
• Terminates and installs copper and fiber optics cables to patch user workstations, patch panels, and cross-connects as needed
• Performs configuration management and backups
• Configures Cisco, Palo Alto, and pfSense firewalls and applies latest security practices
• Updates daily tickets and long-term projects on appropriate tracking systems
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment to resolve issues and meet deadlines