Job Description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Network Engineer to join our team in Norfolk, VA. This is an on-site position .

 

Join the  Navy's Continuous Training Environment (NCTE)program and contribute to the evolution of warfighter readiness. We provide critical engineering and technical expertise for the U.S. Navy's premier  Live, Virtual, Constructive (LVC)training capability. Our work involves seamlessly integrating live training with synthetic systems to create highly realistic and complex global training environments. We also drive the development of advanced representations for joint, theater, and national systems, and model new weapons technologies and emerging threats, ensuring our forces are prepared for any challenge.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Providing network support to Navy operational and training networks focused specifically on the Navy Enterprise Tactical Training Network (NETTN)

• Ensuring uninterrupted network connectivity to customers and sites by planning and executing the installation of new capabilities, as well as operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting network connectivity and infrastructure on enterprise managed networks including support of multiple network enclaves across classification levels

• Identifying and analyzing systems requirements, developing and maintaining system applications and security, developing and maintaining network configurations, as well as developing and maintaining a disaster recovery plan

• Serve as the primary technical authority and SME for all aspects of microwave data link design, implementation, operation, and maintenance

• Lead the planning, design, and engineering of complex microwave radio networks, ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and scalability

• Conduct detailed link budget analysis, path profiling, frequency planning, interference analysis, and capacity planning for new and existing microwave links

• Up to 25% travel required or as needed

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School Diploma and a minimum of 3+ years of relevant network engineering experience

• Must hold one of the following IAT Level II Certifications : CCNA Security, CySA+, GICSP, GSEC, Security+ CE, or SSCP, and one Network Certification (e.g., CompTIA Network+, CCNA); Or the ability to obtain both certifications within 30 days of offer acceptance

• Experience with network standards, protocols, security, and/or applications; capabilities and applications of network equipment (ex. hubs, routers, switches, bridges, firewalls, servers, transmission media, and/or related hardware)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 7+ years of relevant work experience as a network engineer within a U.S. Government environment, DoD strongly preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or other related field

• Experience in a Network Operations Center (NOC) or Network Operations Security Center (NOSC) environment including help desk, customer communication, trouble ticketing, and issue resolution

• Familiarity with cloud-based network management platforms for microwave systems

Clearance Requirements:

• Active Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain an active Top Secret/ SCI security clearance.

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50%

• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer

• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

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