Network Test Engineer

Provides end-to-end engineering solutions for DISN projects. Must have a high level of knowledge and experience in the maintaining current and planning enterprise networks that could include unclassified and classified voice, video, data, endpoints, and encryption devices. Responsible for engineering, testing, implementing, and providing Tier III support for Network initiatives ensuring mission success.

Designs, builds, tests, implements, and maintains network engineering solutions. Designs engineering enhancements, develop engineering change requests and provide all required documentation in support of Configuration Control Boards (CCB). Provides technical expertise in design review, lab testing & test report, implementation plan and deployment of new advanced large-scale complex DoW networks. Supports mission partners to satisfy the interoperability requirements. Designs architecture to include the software, hardware, and communications to support the total requirements as well as provide for present and future cross-functional requirements and interfaces. Evaluates analytically and systematically problems of workflows and network usage, organization and planning and develops appropriate corrective action. Analyzes existing and planned network solutions and architectures and make recommendations. Configures various routers, switches, firewalls, voice gateways, unified communication managers. Utilizes advanced security devices including High Assurance Internet Protocol Encryptor (HAIPE), crypto ignition keys and SIPRNet hard tokens. Applies system patches, configuration changes, security patches and third-party updates to maintain systems at a high level of performance, availability, and security. Develops detailed test plans, test reports, implementation plans, configuration guides and other technical documentation. Delivers timely resolution and document troubleshooting procedures in order to mitigate impact of issues and improve infrastructure performance. Performs incident response tasks and services restoration. Review security requirements set by DoW agencies for the NIPRNET network protection; assess and analyze current NIPRNET network architecture; propose and analyze potential solutions. Reviews security threats to the current DoW NIPRNet/Internet gateway IA infrastructure, architecture, and technology and determines/implements effective countermeasures IAW established policies, regulations, and directives. Provides support to the Automation Team. Provides on-call Tier III support as needed.