Independent Software

Network Engineer, Level 3 (FORECASTED)

Network Engineering - Fort Meade, MD - Full Time

What You Will Do:

At Independent Software, resilient and high-performance networks are essential to mission success. As a Level 3 Network Engineer, you will oversee the design, implementation, and optimization of complex IT network systems spanning LAN, CAN, WAN, voice, and video infrastructures. You will translate operational requirements into technical solutions, perform engineering assessments to guide modernization, and deliver robust, scalable network architectures that support both current and evolving mission needs.

This role offers the opportunity to lead dynamic network initiatives, resolve critical performance issues, and influence mission-level architectures. If you excel in solving technical challenges and thrive in dynamic environments, this position places you at the forefront of network innovation.

Key Responsibilities: 
  • Lead the network lifecycle from design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrades
  • Analyze network designs, specifications, and related documentation
  • Administer LAN, CAN, and WAN environments and schedule network cutovers
  • Coordinate with users and sites to resolve network-related incidents
  • Translate business needs into network and telecommunications requirements
  • Analyze telecommunications alternatives for modernization projects
  • Support end users and operations teams with network interface challenges
  • Optimize end-to-end network performance and data flow
  • Use performance monitoring tools and conduct data captures
  • Minimize latency and maximize throughput through architectural analysis
  • Provide input to organizational network and mission architecture design
  • Design, integrate, configure, deploy, and maintain network devices and interfaces
  • Implement network services: load balancing, VPNs, traffic shaping, VoIP, GRE, IPSec, MoIP, NAT
  • Maintain accurate network diagrams and support accreditation efforts
  • Oversee network equipment operations and provide team guidance
  • Integrate hardware and software to comply with ISO 9000 and government regulatory standards
  • Resolve complex issues using network analyzers, test equipment, and simulators
  • Design models for traditional circuit-switched networks
  • Lead large-scale installation projects and dynamic network efforts
  • Develop algorithms underpinning network and telecommunications technologies

Required Skills and Qualifications:
  • Expertise in advanced network engineering, including performance tuning and architecture planning
  • Strong analytical skills and hands-on experience with network sensing tools and traffic analysis
  • Proven ability to lead and mentor junior engineers through substantial technical programs
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills for drafting technical briefs and collaborating with stakeholders
Education and Experience:
  • Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, or related field plus 10 years of relevant professional network engineering experience OR
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field plus 12 years of relevant experience
  • Substitution Options: 15 years of experience (in lieu of degree) for a Bachelor’s level or 20 years of experience (in lieu of degree) for a Master’s level
Certifications:  
  • IAT Level III certification required
  • Strong Cisco credential required (one of the following): CCNA, CCNP, or CCIE
Clearance Requirement:
  • Must possess an active TS/SCI with appropriate Polygraph to be considered for this role

**This position is contingent on contract award**

We’re an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

 
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