Network Engineer NEW

Odyssey Systems Consulting Group - Colorado Springs, CO

Full-time - Mid Level

Colorado Springs, CO

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Odyssey Systems is recruiting for a Network Engineer to join the team. The technical expert filling this position will be a trusted advisor and consultant to the government that supports government-led ongoing and future sustainment, modification, and capability upgrade efforts across the NCMC-ITW/AA and CCIC2S Enterprise Networks. A key focus for this position is the planning, analysis, design, development, testing, quality assurance, configuration, installation, implementation, and integration of networks supporting these systems. This position will also support broader systems engineering activities associated with these systems. The NCMC-ITW/AA Branch sustains unique ITW/AA Cheyenne Mountain systems, networks, and associated components through an enterprise-wide set of integrated mission capabilities, support services, and data products that provide military authorities with an accurate, timely, unambiguous, and continuous warning and attack assessment of air, missile, and space threats. This position will support multiple projects and programs from NCMC-ITW/AA and CCIC2S sustainment and the execution of existing programs and projects. This is a full-time position at Peterson SFB, located in Colorado Springs, CO with hybrid flexibility for anyone local - subject to change per the government's discretion. **Contingent Upon Contract Award**.

Responsibilities

• Advise and ensure high-quality work that involves the planning, analysis, design, development, testing, quality assurance, configuration, installation, implementation, integration, maintenance, and/or management of networked NCMC-ITW/AA systems across all levels of the mission environment.
• Analyze and recommend network requirements.
• Recommend and maintain network architecture and infrastructure.
• Analyze network workload.
• Monitor network capacity and performance.
• Diagnose and resolve network problems, including verifying hardware configurations.
• Recommend network backup and recovery procedures.
• Install, test, maintain, and upgrade network operating systems software; ensure the rigorous application of information security/cybersecurity policies, principles, and practices in the delivery of network services.
• Provide system/program engineering, technical support, and technical training to support programs/initiatives, including acquisition, development, integration, sustainment, continued evolution, deployment/fielding and installation, and operations oversight.
• Conduct reviews on program portfolio to evaluate and/or recommend alternative plans, improve systems engineering programs/processes, manage/sustain program technical baseline, and design/perform system-level tests to assure that subsystems and system performance are achieved in accordance with approved specifications.
• Perform validation of systems, including the development of criteria and procedures. Analyze and evaluate results of major engineering systems with a concentration on end-to-end communications.
• Prepare technical documents that define, specify, and recommend system/subsystem characteristics. Prepare management reports and conduct technical presentations for planning, implementation, and corrective action using the application of engineering economy principles.
• Have experience with the Agile methodology for development and sustainment of software systems.
• Represent government interests by performing Agile Product Owner roles and responsibilities.
• Ability to interact professionally with DoD end users, DoD customer, and contractor support personnel; this includes the ability to prepare and present briefings to these personnel.
• Perform program reviews to evaluate alternative proposed plans, systems engineering programs, design, and test results to assure that subsystem and system performance is achieved in accordance with program specifications.
• Provide engineering support services and inputs to program and project risk management activities in compliance with AF SEAM processes.
• Provide engineering support to conduct formal trade studies based on engineering performance, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, cost performance, life cycle cost, producibility, reliability, maintainability, risk, and schedule.
• Provide technical recommendation support services, including reviews, studies, audits, evaluations and analyses, scientific and procedural guidance, documentation, technical analysis, and support of associated engineering IPTs.
• Provide proposal analysis support services that compare and quantify proposed systems, components, approaches for technical feasibility, compatibility, and cost-effectiveness.
• Provide concepts and requirements analyses support services including, but not limited to, reviewing and analyzing DoD requirements, assessments, concept, strategy, and audit documentation.
• Review and analyze system concepts and user requirements that have been approved and entered into a system requirements baseline (functional, allocated, and product).
• Conduct reviews on program portfolio to evaluate and/or recommend alternative plans, improve systems engineering programs/processes, manage/sustain program technical baseline, and design/perform system-level tests to assure that subsystems and system performance are achieved in accordance with approved specifications.
• Review and analyze system concepts and user requirements that have been approved and entered into a system requirements baseline (functional, allocated, and product).
• Provide concepts and requirements analyses support services, but not limited to, reviewing and analyzing: Initial Capabilities Documents (ICDs), Capability Development Documents (CDDs), Capability Production Documents (CPDs), Analysis of Alternatives (AoAs), Military Utility Assessments (MUAs), and Technology Development Strategies.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must have an active DoD Secret clearance, with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance
• High School diploma
• Fifteen (15) years of directly related experience; to include eight (8) years of DoD experience; OR, Bachelor's Degree in related field and twelve (12) years of experience in the respective technical discipline; to include five (5) years of DoD experience; OR, Master's Degree in a related field and ten (10) years of experience in the respective technical discipline; to include five (5) years of DoD experience
• Possess a comprehensive understanding and ability to apply associated standards, procedures and practices in the area of expertise
• Possess the ability to oversee and guide the efforts of junior and mid-level engineers.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM field
• Active Top Secret clearance
• Active certification with one or more of the following - highly preferred: Cisco Certified Network Professional, CCNP - Enterprise, CCNP - CyberOps, CCNP - Collaboration, CCNP - Data Center, CCNP - Security, CompTIA - Advanced Security Practitioner - CASP+, VMWare Certified Professional - Network Virtualization (VCP-NV), VMWare Certified Professional - Data Center Virtualization (VCP-DCV), BICSI Data Center Design Consultant - BICSI DCDC
• Experience with DISA connections and processes - highly preferred
• Familiarity with Missile Warning, Missile Defense and/or Space Domain Awareness or Command and Control Systems
• Support implementation and execution of Agile execution in concert with Government and Prime contractors
• Familiarity and/or experience with Cloud-based technologies
• Knowledge of Cisco Networks, Palo Alto systems, Juniper, F5 and/or Industry and DoD encryption devices.
• Good understanding of networking protocols - switching technologies, routing fundamentals, firewalls, IP subnets, firewalling, load balancing, zones, and Management Networks.
• Working knowledge of network systems, protocols, and standards such as Ethernet, LAN, WAN, xDSL, TDM, SATCOM, TCP/IP, fiber, T1, etc.
• Experience with DoD STIGs (as related to networking devices)
• Experience with Cisco, Palo Alto and Juniper Firewall configurations
• In depth understanding of OSI Layers 1-5
• Have experience with ITIL framework and ITIL-based processes, to include continual service improvement, change management, and problem investigation.
• Knowledge in VMWare cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of digital engineering practices.
• A strong understanding of technical baseline artifacts (ICD, IDD, Requirements, etc.)

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Tricare supplement
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Learning and development benefit
• Paid time off
• Holidays