Network Analyst - Active Security Clearance
On-siteReston, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to provide timely network analysis regarding logical and physical routes of key telecommunications networks. Evaluate the role and value of potential network operations while displaying mastery of network operations principles and best practices. Directly map and provide graphics inputs into customer modeling tools and support modeling briefings for telecom, data center, and cellular network engineering projects. Perform other duties as assigned to support senior management and project management. Requires TS/SCI clearance and extensive experience in network technologies including SONET/SDH, MPLS, 5G, and SDN.
Required Qualifications
- Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with poly
- Bachelor's degree preferred, in a STEM discipline (e.g. Computer Science, Cyber Security, Engineering, Mathematics, or Statistics). Other degrees are acceptable with a strong analytic and technical acumen.
- No degree + fourteen (14) years relevant experience
- Associate's degree and twelve (12) years relevant experience.
- Bachelor's degree and ten (10) years relevant experience.
- Minimum of 10 years (current) of commercial/industry experience in one of the following roles:
- Facility engineer or network planner (TDM and/or Data)
- Large scale networking engineering across multiple packet fabrics, such as google B4
- Core network engineer, or radio network engineer with experience in 3G, 4G and/or 5G engineering
- OR equivalent NSA experience.
- Strong understanding of network technologies, protocols, systems and equipment to include one or more of the following:
- SONET/SDH
- OTN
- MSAN
- MSPP
- MPLS/IP-MPLS
- VoIP
- IP Multimedia Services (IMS)
- DWDM
- ROADM
- Software Defined Networks (SDN) WAN and LAN
- multi fabric networks
- mesh networks
- Session Border Controllers
- fabric management
- radio access network
- front haul
- back haul
- BGP
- OSPF
- ISIS
- SIP
- 5G/LT/LAN interworking
- VoLTE
- SRVCC
- DRVCC
- ETSI MANO
- OSS/BSS
- Experience in commercial/industrial telecommunications networks, providing physical and logical network routes to answer strategic requirements.
- Working knowledge of Network Management Systems (NMS) in the network and or Network Function Virtualization and SDN
- Working knowledge of one or more of the following:
- Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
- Data networks (IP, MPLS, traffic engineering, OpenFlow)
- Dedicated/Private communications networks both traditional voice and VOIP
- VOIP networks, softswitches, SBCs
- Fiber optic cable, characteristics, engineering, installation and maintenance
- RF related technologies such as cellular technologies, microwave, millimeter wave and VSAT
- Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network (GPON) technology
- Strong analytical skills
- Ability to work with large volumes of data
- Computer and database skills
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree preferred, in a STEM discipline (e.g. Computer Science, Cyber Security, Engineering, Mathematics, or Statistics). Other degrees are acceptable with a strong analytic and technical acumen.
- Active TS/SCI with poly with most recent BI/Polygraph dates within the last five years
- Foreign language capability is not required but is considered a plus
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