Senior Network Engineer
$150,000–$180,000 year
On-siteLandstuhl, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Job Summary
Manage complex network infrastructure across DHA facilities in the Europe Region by identifying and resolving issues, providing advanced installation and configuration support, and serving as the regional point of contact for routing, security, and troubleshooting. Advise Government staff and contractors on network design, implementation, and deployment to ensure full support of the Military Health System mission. Evaluate performance, recommend operational improvements, and lead special projects while developing procedures and standards. Diagnose technical issues across all OSI layers using tools like Orion SolarWinds and Ansible, and communicate effectively with diverse audiences including medical professionals and technical personnel.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a technical discipline, or a related field
- In lieu of a bachelor's degree, successful completion of a certified technical or vocational school and ten years of directly related experience gained through progressively higher levels of complexity
- At least five years of directly related experience
- Compliance with Department of Defense Directive 8570.01 for Information Assurance Training, Certification, and Workforce Management
- Information Assurance Manager Level III certification
- Current CCNP certification
- Current CISSP certification
- SECRET security clearance
- Mastery of standard networking protocols and technologies, including TCP IP, XDM, HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, SNMP, DNS, DHCP, RSTP, VRRP, BIND, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, PPP, HDLC, V35, and RS 449
- Understanding of communications and Internet standards
- Direct experience in synchronous and asynchronous communications and network media used in DoD and DHA environments
- Advanced experience working in routed, switched, and shared LAN environments
- Proficiency in environments that use current supported versions of Microsoft operating systems, Windows Active Directory, UNIX, and OpenVMS
- Experience supporting routers, switches, terminal servers, and both local and long haul WAN connectivity
- Direct experience with Optical Time Domain Reflectometers, cable testers, network sniffers, and EIA TIA cable standards and specifications
- Expertise in Windows networks, Cisco Systems, and Orion SolarWinds
- Ability to configure and support firewalls, VPN devices, and intrusion detection systems
- Experience with DoD Health Care Information Systems
- Ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues across all layers of the OSI model using diagnostics and network administration tools such as Orion SolarWinds, ARMIS, and Ansible
- Strong understanding of Management Information Blocks and MRTG
- Ability to communicate effectively with a broad audience, including Government officials, medical professionals, and highly specialized technical personnel
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to provide technical recommendations
- Ability to document changes
- Ability to contribute to standards development
- Ability to support best practices for enterprise network operations
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Zero Trust Architectures and Methodologies
- Experience developing technical policies, procedures, and standards for enterprise network environments
- Experience leading regional or enterprise network modernization initiatives
- Experience with automation and orchestration tools in complex network environments
- Experience collaborating across Government, contractor, and operational support teams in mission critical environments
- Strong ability to provide technical recommendations for network tuning, enhancement, and upgrade planning
- Experience supporting enterprise network standardization and compliance initiatives
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