Transport Network Engineer III
On-site Transport Network Engineer supporting a federal/DoD customer at Pearl Harbor, HI. The role designs and implements optical transport network changes (SONET, DWDM, TDM on CIENA/Cisco/Sycamore platforms) and provides incident escalation, fault isolation, and root cause analysis. Requires an active Secret clearance, US citizenship, and Security+ CE (IAT II).
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Pearl Harbor, HI, US
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Category
- Network engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- US Citizenship required
- Active Secret security clearance
- DoD 8750 certification at IAT Level II (Security+ CE or equivalent)
- BS degree and 4-8 years relevant experience, or Masters with 2-6 years (or equivalent combination)
- Proficient in one or more Transport platforms: CIENA 6500, CIENA Corestream, Cisco NCS2K, Cisco MSPP 15454/15310, Sycamore ODXC 16K/9K, XTERA
- Experience analyzing section, line, and path events on optical networks
- Experience with end-to-end system loopback testing and troubleshooting on Transport networks
- Exposure to troubleshooting, assessment, root cause analysis, and restoration of optical networks
- Experience working with service providers and/or enterprise Transport systems using Cisco/CIENA devices
- Experience with ports and protocols for DWDM and SONET technologies
Nice to have
- Equally proficient in Ciena and/or Cisco configuration, troubleshooting, and design
- Experience with power systems and network timing
- Experience with DWDM and SONET
- Understanding of Physical (Layer 1) and Data Link (Layer 2) network troubleshooting
- CIENA 6500 configuration, troubleshooting, and design experience
- CISCO 4200 configuration, troubleshooting, and design experience
- CISCO NCS2K configuration, troubleshooting, and design experience
- Crypto configuration, troubleshooting, and design experience
- Physical cable plant and wiring experience
- Excellent project, technical, interpersonal, presentation, and problem management skills
- Extensive network integration experience for a variety of network protocol standards
- Ability to communicate detailed technical information orally and in writing
- Familiarization with DoD regulations and directives
Full description
Minimum Clearance Required
Secret
Responsibilities
I2X Technologies is a reputable technology services company to the Federal Government. Whether the focus is on space exploration, national security, cyber security, or cutting-edge engineering applications, I2X is ready to offer you the chance to make a real-world impact in your field and for your country. We provide long-term growth and development. Headquartered in Colorado, I2X is engaged in programs across the country and in more than 20 states. Our programs support multiple Federal agencies, the Department of Defense and often focused on the space initiatives of our government customers.
I2X Technologies is seeking a Transport Network Engineer III to support ongoing activities for a customer in Pearl Harbor, HI. This position will be on-site and will require an active Secret clearance.Network design and engineering
- Perform network management system design, develop Methods of Procedure, analysis, testing and/or modifications of architecture in support of software/hardware technical refresh and upgrades approved by the Engineering Review Board.
- Implement new network hardware (shelves, cards) on operational nodes.
- Deploy network changes - monitor for any impacts to customer traffic using provided expectations of traffic behavior, lessons learned, and customer reporting.
- Recommend to manager best practices for the operation and maintenance of the network.
- Provide ad-hoc engineering support, statistics/data gathering, modeling, creating/updating flowcharts and providing recommendations to determine the most efficient configuration of the network based on Engineering documents and experience.
Provide Engineering Incident Management Escalation Support
- Perform fault isolation, analysis, and troubleshooting across various Transport platforms including SONET Optical/Fiber Transport (ODXC/MSPP), Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM), Time Division Multiplexing (TDM), and cryptographic systems. Engage with other Engineers (Transport, IP and Unified Capabilities), vendors, and customers to determine Root Cause Analysis
- Update ServiceNow tickets with accurate documentation
- Provide situational awareness reporting to customer and management.
- Provide accuracy in documenting the Mission Support Services (MSS) database to reflect the real time network.
- Support Authorized Service Interruption (ASI) Activities to collect site and device data to schedule maintenance windows, coordinating dispatch of technicians, and identifying availability of site personnel.
- Interact with Problem Coordinator and Government customer for troubleshooting and resolution of Problem Management candidate tickets.