Senior Network Engineer

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Network Engineer to join our team onsite in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

This position supports the medical mission of the DoD and ensures that the highly complex and technical requirements related to the network infrastructure are addressed.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provides proactive input on policies and issues related to standardization, as well as develops and writes policies and procedures that identify best practice solutions necessary for operations in support of the LAN/WLAN/WAN. Defines and establishes minimum standards related to LAN/WLAN/WAN access and its impact on overall network operations.

• Advises and consults with government staff, agencies and other contractor representatives involved with LAN/WLAN/WAN design, network implementation, network deployment, and network management to ensure the LAN/WLAN/WAN adequately supports the MHS mission and provides optimal performance. Interfaces with and leads Network team and internal or external organizations to resolve LAN/WLAN/WAN issues.

• R esolve s technical issues associated with network and routing protocols at all levels of the OSI model through the use of diagnostics and network administration tools such as Orion SolarWinds, ARMIS, and Ansible. An understanding of Management Information Blocks (MIB) and MRTG to measure, plan and execute methodologies to ensure high performance levels and minimum downtime.

• Responsible for the increasing levels of LAN/WLAN/WAN security in maintaining the LAN/WLAN - WAN barrier systems responsible for preventing unauthorized access to MTF systems. In order to meet these requirements, the Senior Network Engineer must be capable of establishing and configuring network firewalls, VPN devices, and IDSs.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline and 5+ years of directly related work experience; OR completion of a certified Technical or Vocational School and 10+ years of directly related experience gained through progressively higher levels of complexity

• Experience with DoD Health Care Information Systems

• Current Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification
• Current Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification

• Experience supervising, leading, and managing teams

• Must maintain complian ce with the Network Operations Specialist "Advanced," per DoD 8140, "Cyber W or kforce Qualification Program Qualification Matrix and Training Repository"

• M astery of normal networking protocols and technologies, such as TCP/IP, XDM, HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, SNMP, DNS, DHCP, RSTP, VRRP, Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND), EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, Point to Point Protocol (PPP), High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC), V.35, RS-449 and a clear understanding of the 802.1d, 802.1q, 802.1w, 802.3, 802.5, 802.10, 802.11, 802.3u, 803.2, and 802.3z communications and Internet standards

• A clear understanding and direct experience with synchronous and asynchronous communications, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, ATM, and other communications medium in use by the DoD and DHA. Experience with various Optical Time Domain Reflectometer (OTDR), cable testers, network sniffers and EIA/TIA cable standards and specifications

• Possess a mastery level of experience in routed, switched and shared LAN environments that operate such items as current supported versions of Microsoft OS, Windows Active Directory, UNIX and OpenVMS and employ routers, switches, and terminal servers as well as various local and long-haul WAN connectivity. Expertise in Windows networks, Cisco Systems, and Orion SolarWinds.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with Zero Trust Architectures and Methodologies

Security Clearance Requirements:

• Must possess active Secret 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.