Network Operations Technician

Location: San Antonio, TX

Industry: Dept. of Defense

Salary: $80-$115k + STI

Employment Type: Direct Hire

Clearance: Active Top Secret or TS/SCI Required

Qualifications:

• Associate degree in Engineering, Electronics, Software, or Networks; or a related technical or vocational education or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of applicable work experience.
• Minimum of 5+ years experience with SONET based, long-haul and metro transport networks, next-generation DWDM wavelength systems, SDH networks with SNCP rings, DCCS cross-connect systems and/or Ethernet, VPLS, IP, MPLS
• Strong working knowledge and experience on DWDM Layer 1, Metro Ethernet and IP communications (IPv4, IPv6, routing protocols)
• Technical knowledge and experience on contemporary technologies (e.g. MPLS, TDM, Ethernet, eLAN-eLine, TCP/IP, BGP, QoS, IP, etc)
• Previous experience with broadband and/or narrowband circuit maintenance, testing and restoration, provisioning databases and circuit activations
• Previous experience with routers, IP protocols, configurations, interfaces is strongly preferred
• Prior experience with Transport platforms (i.e. Nortel, Cisco, Ciena, Lucent and Tellabs) and Data platforms (Cisco, Juniper, Adtran)
• Ability to relate technical issues to management and Government personnel, interfacing in a professional manner with management and customers.
• Flexibility with regard to work levels and shift accommodation is imperative
• Preferred Cisco CCIP, CCDP, CCNP certifications, Juniper or ALU data networking equivalent
• Ability to test using standard protocols, as well as Iperf and Brix platforms
• Must be a US Citizen due to Clearance requirements.
• Must have an active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance

Duties:

• The technician proactively monitors, responds to and resolves network issues and alarms. In the process of network restoration notifies management and program office with risk potential and an impact assessment.
• Perform circuit and equipment/network restoration, recognize potential jeopardy conditions.
• Management of circuits (T1 - 100Gb, Ethernet & IP), perform testing and activation of new network circuits as well as long-haul, metro and international optical networks.
• Work very closely with Federal government network operation centers (NOC) customers for all demand and scheduled maintenance to conform to customer network management requirements and protocols.
• Analyze network troubles, assess performance data and develop design optimization plans accordingly
• Interface with fiber vendors, telecom providers and other entities on complex technical matters.
• Participate as a Lead/SME to select customers to participate in regular customer meetings, procedural reviews, audits, and other functions
• Review and interpret electric data processing (EDP) and as-built engineering documentation
• Coordinate and track return material authorization (RMA) requests, including vendor interface to obtain RMA authorization requests and completion of RMA submittal forms
• Analyze, test and repair Layer 2/3 network problems. Ensure services conform to customer mandated SLAs for latency, packet loss, jitter, throughput.
• Other duties as assigned.

Keywork Searchstring: Network Engineer, IT Systems Engineer, Lead, Information Technology, SONET, DMDW, Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing, Top Secret, Full Scope Poly, Cleared, Broadband Circuit, Network Activation, Tier 3 Support, Tier III, Optical Networking, DNC,

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