Network Engineering Analyst �-Level III (Reston, VA ) - E - Kingfisher Systems, Inc

Network Engineering Analyst -Level III

Kingfisher Systems, Inc. (Kingfisher) specializes in providing a full range of Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Intelligence, and support services to the U.S. Government. Kingfisher�s core competency is technology-enabled services with a specific focus on national security. Since 2005, Kingfisher has established itself as a recognized and trusted partner whose mission is safeguarding sensitive information, operations, and programs for our Federal customers and U.S. warfighters.

Responsibilities

The Network Analyst (NA) is a member of a multidisciplinary team that provides analytical supporttovarious internalcustomers. The Network Analysis team is composed of analysts who address very distinctareasof telecommunications. The successful candidate is likely to be a subject matter expert in one of thefollowing:

• Telecom and data transport and switching engineering in support of traditional telcos
• Data center network engineering in support of intra- and inter-data center transport
• Network architect or cellular network engineering for 3G, 4G, or SG to include core network (EPC) and radio network engineering

Duties:This Network Analyst performs the following functions:

• Coordinate with the customer's other multidisciplinary teams to provide timely and accurate network analysis regarding the logical and physical routes of key telecommunications networks
• Collaborate with team members and other organizations to evaluate the role and value of potential network operations
• Display a mastery of network operations, principles, and best practices
• Creatively employ a mastery of the telecom domain to support the multidisciplinary teams in providing direct mapping and graphics inputs into the customer's modeling tool
• Perform analysis on wireless and wireline circuit-switched and packet-switched telecommunications networks
• Perform analysis on transmission protocols
• Perform analysis on network technologies
• Present analysis to a range of technical and non-technical audiences
• Serve as a focal point for tracking and understanding emerging technologies
• Maintain appropriate technical training to ensure skills and tradecraft are kept current with evolving technology
• Perform other duties as assigned at the direction of project management

Required Qualifications

• Must be a United States Citizen
• Minimum of six (6) years ofexperiencespecific to the skills identifiedina position's Qualification Summary, plusthe Educationqualification. A senior level practitioner. Someone that has extensiveexperienceor training related to a particular skill, language, system, technology, or tradecraftand iscapable of not only delivering a capability tied to that experience or training,butpassing the knowledge on to others. Ability, training, and work experience is significantly more important than the number of years of experience. Thisisespecially true with emerging technologies
• Experiencewithcommercialtelecommunicationsnetworks,providing physical and logical network routesto answerstrategic requirements
• Demonstrated knowledge of Network Management Systems (NMS), Network Function Virtualization (NFV), orSoftwareDefined Networking (SDN)
• Demonstrated knowledge of network elements, includingswitches, routers, multiplexers, and wireless and wireline transport infrastructure
• Demonstrated understanding of network technologies, protocols, systems, and equipment
• Demonstratedadvancedknowledgeof, or experiencewith,one or more of the following:
  • Public SwitchedTelephoneNetwork (PSTN)
  • Data networks (IP, MPLS, traffic engineering, Open Flow)
  • Dedicated/private communications networks
  • VoIP networks, Softswitch technology, or Session Border Controllers (SBCs)
  • Fiber optic cable characteristics, engineering, installation, and maintenance
  • RF-related technologies (cellular, microwave, millimeter wave, VSAT)

• • Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network (GPON) technology
• Demonstrated expert-level knowledgeof the OSI modelat layer 1,2, or 3
• Private sectorworkexperience withanindustry-leadingtelco (Verizon,AT&T, SPRINT) or hardware provider(Cisco,Lucent,Qualcomm,Nokia).Other similarindustryleadersareacceptable.
• Foreignlanguage isconsidereda plus

Desired Certifications:

• CCNA or CCNP certification

Years of Experience:

Minimumof six(6)years of commercial experience inoneofthe followingroles:

• FacilityEngineer or NetworkPlanner (TDMand/or Data)
• Large-scalenetworking engineeringacrossmultiple packetfabrics, such as Google B4
• Corenetworkengineer or radio networkengineer withexperiencein3G, 4G and/or SG engineering

Degree Requirement:

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline, e.g., ComputerScience,CyberSecurity, Engineering, Mathematics, or Statistics.
• OtherSTEM majors with a strong analytic and technicalacumen areacceptable
• Bachelor's degree related to the specific skill from an accredited college or university, preferred. Relevant work experience related to the labor category may be substituted for the degree requirement, as follows:
  • No degree plus ten (10) years relevant work experience
  • Associate's degree plus eight (8) years relevant work experience
  • Bachelor's degree plus six (6) years relevant work experience

Minimum Clearance Requirement:

• Must be willing and eligible for a clearance

U.S. Citizenship:

• Required

Travel:

• None, but potential opportunities if desired

Core Hours:

• Traditional business hours with a high degree of flexibility to meet team needs

Location:

• Reston, VA

**Once accepted for the position start date may take 6+ months to establish

Kingfisher Systems, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.