AFCENT NOSC – Modeling & Simulation Engineer II

As a dynamic systems integrator, SMS offers proven solutions in engineering, operations, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. With expertise in modernizing and optimizing legacy infrastructure and systems, ensuring operational efficiency, and designing, implementing, and managing secure environments, SMS supports business and mission goals with proficiency, quality, and integrity.

SMS has been serving the advanced information technology needs of the federal government since 1976, delivering talented teams and innovative, cost-effective solutions and services to support our customers' missions for more than 45 years. SMS is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with offices and on-site operations at customer locations throughout the United States. For additional information on SMS, visit www.sms.com .

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Responsibilities

• Utilize modeling and simulation tools to develop network models from existing network architectures using network management data.
• Develop and run simulations to analyze the impact of technology integrations and changes in network architecture.
• Research and design wide area networks either as new networks or modify existing networks.
• Recommend appropriate changes/resolutions in response to tactical and strategic trend analysis derived from network and systems models.
• Provide technical support to technology upgrades and new technology integrations to ensure interoperability with existing architecture.
• Identify opportunities to increase efficiency and productivity with automation across all NOSC functional areas.
• Develop automation strategies and processes that support and align with organization objectives.
• Support network troubleshooting and enhancement efforts by identifying sub-standard network and/or application configurations and behavior.
• Coordinate with various enclave engineering teams to design and implement ways to automate network/systems engineering processes.
• Integrate tools and processes to manage networks using software to automatically provision, configure, deploy, and test network/system infrastructures.
• Develop and implement programming and automation tools to change and deploy network/system infrastructures.
• Manage and configure advanced network management toolset to collect data.
• Develop and update IT systems concept of operations and engineering plans.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Associates in related field and 3 or more years' relevant experience or 5 or more years' relevant experience
• Unix/Linux experience
• Ability to identify organizational policy stakeholders
• Ability to integrate automated capabilities for updating or patching system software where practical and develop processes and procedures for manual updating and patching of system software based on current and projected patch timeline requirements for the operational environment of the system.
• Top Secret Required

Certifications

• CCNP or CCDP
• ITIL Foundation (candidate has up to 60 days to acquire ITIL Foundation certification)

SMS is a dynamic systems integrator established in 1976, delivering talented teams and innovative, cost-effective solutions and services to support our customers' missions for more than 47 years. Our ability to hire and retain quality people in a rapidly evolving IT market is proven through our employee retention rate averaging over 3 years. At SMS, we place a high value on quality of service, customer satisfaction, and best-of-breed policies and practices, resulting in CMMI Level 3 certification and ISO registrations including 9001:2015, 20000-1:2018, and ISO/IEC 27001:2013. SMS is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with offices and on-site operations at customer locations throughout the United States.

SMS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmen t without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.