Network Engineer Principal

Job ID 2405616

Location HAMPTON, VA, US

Date Posted 2024-04-17

Category Information Technology

Subcategory Network Engineer

Schedule Full-time

Shift Day Job

Travel Yes, 10 % of the Time

Minimum Clearance Required Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain TS/SCI

Potential for Remote Work No

Description

SAIC is seeking a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join our team in support of the Air Operations Center Weapons System (AOC WS) Falconer Program. The position is located at Langley AFB, Virginia, at the USAF Ryan Center, and reports to the Integration/Production Center Lead.

This position requires technical engineering experience, with a demonstrated understanding and application of systems engineering and configuration management principals and process, mission planning/scheduling along with experience in systems engineering and sustainment of existing baseline. The successful candidate will be effective at face-to-face interaction with customers and other contractors to respond to requests for information, support to technical meetings, technical interchanges and enterprise working groups. The candidate must be able to work independently and represent the program and SAIC at meetings and working groups with government and associate contractors.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to

Day to day sustainment & support of the installed Air Operations Center (AOC) baselineSupport major upgrade projectsProvide technical expertise and support to assist the AOC Tier 1 HD and AOC sites to mitigate risks when transitioning from one fielded baseline to the nextProvide assistance to site Network Administrators, System Administrators and other site users to increase their proficiency on the fielded baselineProvide support at AOC sites while site personnel progress through program office provided trainingAssist in closing action items noted in the Fielding Summary Memorandum (FSM) and Site Specific Engineering Plan (SSEP)Assist site personnel with properly configuring, troubleshooting issues, and migrating to new AOC infrastructure componentsAssist site personnel with capturing site variances to incorporate into the CM process, data migration (as required), application tuning, domain policies, applying security patches, submitting/closing trouble tickets (as required) and configuring the AOC baseline to minimize downtimeAttend technical exchange meetings, AOC PC engineering and integration meetings, post installation follow-up meetingsSubmit recommended changes to AOC configuration management (CM) personnelProvide recommendations on performance and security issues and other items of interest relating to AOC baseline(s)Completion of all applicable fielding prerequisites and post install releases (Critical System Updates (CSUs), Fast Tracks (FT), Out Of Cycles (OOC), and Agile Release Events (AREs) by applicable deadlinesAttend site and SPO fielding meetings, as applicableWork with key players to identify achievable site specific objectivesTrack lessons learned and metrics and share with other POSSEs and SPO personnelAssist with Verification and Validation Assessments and other SPIO events as required

Qualifications

TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience; Experience and industry certifications will be considered in lieu of education requirements.Current DoD Secret security clearanceCurrent IAT Level 2 Certification (Sec+ or higher)

Desired Experience, Knowledge, And/or Skills

Familiarity with DISA STIG complianceCCNA or CCNP CertificationExperience in mission management or command & control domainsKnowledge of systems engineering roles and functions, including requirements management, functional analysis, configuration management processes and proceduresExperience with Cisco Router (3900 series)Experience with Catalyst Switches (6500 and 3850 series)Experience with Nexus Switches (9500 series, 5548UP, 2248TP)Experience with Cisco Unified Computing SystemExperience with Network Appliance FAS (2240, 3240, 2650, or 8200)Experience with NetApp Data OnTap Cluster ModeExperience with Solarwinds NPM and NCMExperience with Cisco Secure ACS or ISEExperience with Palo Alto FirewallExperience with standard/extended ACLs, as used in IOS/NX-OSAdministration of computer systems related to domain services, including system startup and shutdown; security and application patch installation; security scanning and remediation; user account, profile, and permission management; system backup and restoration; system service and log management; system auditing; problem report management; performance management; and other IT administration-related services, as directed by the customerIdentification of any errors or correction needed to system technical diagrams and documentation, including installation, configuration, and operations & maintenance guides, as well as system/application verification and validation instructionsCisco and NetApp FlexPod Implementation and Administration Specialist or NetApp Certified Data Administrator, ONTAP or 10+ years of commercial/military experience building/configuring/maintaining/upgrading/tuning NetApp infrastructures

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.