Job Requirements
Scott Air Force Base, IL
Secret Polygraph not specified
Early Career (2+ yrs experience)
$68,640 - $79,040
Job Description
Implementations Network Engineer II
Job Description
This on-site Implementations Network Engineer II role at Scott Air Force Base focuses on configuring, activating, testing, and maintaining complex data and voice network services and equipment in accordance with Defense Information Systems Agency standards. You will support new network equipment and service activations, manage out-of-band networks using Cisco and Juniper devices, and ensure accurate service ordering and documentation for mission-critical environments.
Responsibilities
Perform customer coordination for new network equipment and service activations to ensure implementations comply with Defense Information Systems Agency standards.
Conduct Initial Test and Acceptance (IT&A) activities for new network services and equipment, documenting results and ensuring successful activation.
Execute all reporting functions and complete accurate data input associated with new network equipment and service activations.
Configure and maintain out-of-band management networks consisting of Cisco and Juniper devices using baseline configurations customized for each site.
Upgrade software on Cisco and Juniper devices to maintain security, performance, and compliance with current standards.
Create and update project planning documentation to support IP addressing schemes, including subnet selection, equipment management IP selection, and port assignments on out-of-band management nodes.
Apply systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users to determine hardware, software, and system functional requirements in support of customer resources.
Ensure all information related to service requests, including points of contact, locations, and interfaces, is correct and formatted properly according to provided requirements.
Verify correct points of contact for each location through which circuits traverse to maintain accurate and reliable communication channels.
Engage with project managers and customers to resolve issues with incomplete or unclear requirements, ensuring that all technical and functional needs are fully understood.
Reach out to stakeholders and facilitate necessary approvals to ensure continual forward progress of service requests and implementation activities.
Order network services on behalf of customers and input service requests into designated storefront or ordering systems.
Provide customer outreach on all orders to confirm accuracy of points of contact, locations, and interface details.
Evaluate and recommend new networking technologies to enhance current capabilities and support evolving performance and operational needs.
Perform configuration, activation, testing, and analysis of network systems to ensure reliability, security, and optimal performance.
Contribute to problem management and performance management activities, identifying and resolving network issues and performance bottlenecks.
Collaborate effectively within a team environment while working independently to complete assignments and continuously develop process proficiencies.
Communicate clearly in writing and verbally with technical and non-technical stakeholders, supporting effective team collaboration and customer interactions.
Essential Skills
Proficient knowledge of network hardware equipment specifications, configuration and testing processes, and industry standards.
Hands-on experience in network engineering, including problem management and performance management.
Strong knowledge of networking architecture and the ability to evaluate and recommend new technologies to enhance current capabilities.
Understanding of data and voice network design across various transmission systems, including router-to-router connections using military and commercial protocols such as BGP and ISIS.
Experience with switch-to-switch trunking and circuit configurations through multiplexers.
Practical experience with core network services and protocols, including BGP, OSPF, DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, WAN, VPN, VLAN, and VRF.
Experience working with network appliances such as routers, load balancers, domain name servers, and firewalls.
Ability to configure, activate, test, and analyze network systems in complex environments.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment while being self-driven to complete assignments and improve processes.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated team building and collaboration abilities.
Active Secret security clearance.
DoD-8570 IAT Level II baseline certification (such as Security+ CE or equivalent).
1–3 years of experience with secret clearance and Security+ certification as part of an overall networking background, with 4–8 years of networking experience primarily focused on circuits.
Educational and experience background that aligns with one of the following: a bachelor's degree plus 3 years of recent specialized experience, an associate's degree plus 7 years of recent specialized experience, or a major certification plus 7 years of recent specialized experience.
Additional Skills and Qualifications
Prior experience in large-scale defense or government network environments and familiarity with related systems and processes.
Experience with SharePoint data entry and order processing workflows.
Experience with DDOE or similar enterprise-level order processing platforms.
Experience entering and managing service requests in a storefront or service catalog system.
Demonstrated experience in customer outreach to validate order details such as points of contact, locations, and interfaces.
Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to facilitate approvals and drive service requests to completion.
Ability to produce clear project planning documentation, including IP addressing schemes and port assignments.
Comfort working in structured, standards-driven environments with formal processes and documentation requirements.
Work Environment
This role is fully on-site at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, working five days per week in a secure, mission-driven environment. You operate within a structured facility that supports defense-related networking operations, using Cisco and Juniper devices and a variety of enterprise network services and appliances. The work involves hands-on configuration, testing, and maintenance of out-of-band management networks and circuit-based services, as well as regular interaction with project managers, customers, and stakeholders. Expect a professional atmosphere with formal processes, documentation standards, and adherence to security requirements, where attention to detail and reliability are essential to daily operations.
Job Description
This on-site Implementations Network Engineer II role at Scott Air Force Base focuses on configuring, activating, testing, and maintaining complex data and voice network services and equipment in accordance with Defense Information Systems Agency standards. You will support new network equipment and service activations, manage out-of-band networks using Cisco and Juniper devices, and ensure accurate service ordering and documentation for mission-critical environments.
Responsibilities
Perform customer coordination for new network equipment and service activations to ensure implementations comply with Defense Information Systems Agency standards.
Conduct Initial Test and Acceptance (IT&A) activities for new network services and equipment, documenting results and ensuring successful activation.
Execute all reporting functions and complete accurate data input associated with new network equipment and service activations.
Configure and maintain out-of-band management networks consisting of Cisco and Juniper devices using baseline configurations customized for each site.
Upgrade software on Cisco and Juniper devices to maintain security, performance, and compliance with current standards.
Create and update project planning documentation to support IP addressing schemes, including subnet selection, equipment management IP selection, and port assignments on out-of-band management nodes.
Apply systems analysis techniques and procedures, including consulting with users to determine hardware, software, and system functional requirements in support of customer resources.
Ensure all information related to service requests, including points of contact, locations, and interfaces, is correct and formatted properly according to provided requirements.
Verify correct points of contact for each location through which circuits traverse to maintain accurate and reliable communication channels.
Engage with project managers and customers to resolve issues with incomplete or unclear requirements, ensuring that all technical and functional needs are fully understood.
Reach out to stakeholders and facilitate necessary approvals to ensure continual forward progress of service requests and implementation activities.
Order network services on behalf of customers and input service requests into designated storefront or ordering systems.
Provide customer outreach on all orders to confirm accuracy of points of contact, locations, and interface details.
Evaluate and recommend new networking technologies to enhance current capabilities and support evolving performance and operational needs.
Perform configuration, activation, testing, and analysis of network systems to ensure reliability, security, and optimal performance.
Contribute to problem management and performance management activities, identifying and resolving network issues and performance bottlenecks.
Collaborate effectively within a team environment while working independently to complete assignments and continuously develop process proficiencies.
Communicate clearly in writing and verbally with technical and non-technical stakeholders, supporting effective team collaboration and customer interactions.
Essential Skills
Proficient knowledge of network hardware equipment specifications, configuration and testing processes, and industry standards.
Hands-on experience in network engineering, including problem management and performance management.
Strong knowledge of networking architecture and the ability to evaluate and recommend new technologies to enhance current capabilities.
Understanding of data and voice network design across various transmission systems, including router-to-router connections using military and commercial protocols such as BGP and ISIS.
Experience with switch-to-switch trunking and circuit configurations through multiplexers.
Practical experience with core network services and protocols, including BGP, OSPF, DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, WAN, VPN, VLAN, and VRF.
Experience working with network appliances such as routers, load balancers, domain name servers, and firewalls.
Ability to configure, activate, test, and analyze network systems in complex environments.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment while being self-driven to complete assignments and improve processes.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated team building and collaboration abilities.
Active Secret security clearance.
DoD-8570 IAT Level II baseline certification (such as Security+ CE or equivalent).
1–3 years of experience with secret clearance and Security+ certification as part of an overall networking background, with 4–8 years of networking experience primarily focused on circuits.
Educational and experience background that aligns with one of the following: a bachelor's degree plus 3 years of recent specialized experience, an associate's degree plus 7 years of recent specialized experience, or a major certification plus 7 years of recent specialized experience.
Additional Skills and Qualifications
Prior experience in large-scale defense or government network environments and familiarity with related systems and processes.
Experience with SharePoint data entry and order processing workflows.
Experience with DDOE or similar enterprise-level order processing platforms.
Experience entering and managing service requests in a storefront or service catalog system.
Demonstrated experience in customer outreach to validate order details such as points of contact, locations, and interfaces.
Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to facilitate approvals and drive service requests to completion.
Ability to produce clear project planning documentation, including IP addressing schemes and port assignments.
Comfort working in structured, standards-driven environments with formal processes and documentation requirements.
Work Environment
This role is fully on-site at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, working five days per week in a secure, mission-driven environment. You operate within a structured facility that supports defense-related networking operations, using Cisco and Juniper devices and a variety of enterprise network services and appliances. The work involves hands-on configuration, testing, and maintenance of out-of-band management networks and circuit-based services, as well as regular interaction with project managers, customers, and stakeholders. Expect a professional atmosphere with formal processes, documentation standards, and adherence to security requirements, where attention to detail and reliability are essential to daily operations.
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