LMON Network Engineer (Engineer Network 2) – 15009

Requisition Number: 15009 

Required Travel: 0 – 10% 

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Hours Per Week: 40 

Security Clearance: Secret 

Level of Experience: Mid 

Job Description

Mission Technologies a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries is looking for a qualified individual to fill the role of a Network Engineer 2 providing operations support to United States Air Force dedicated enterprise operational networks as well as dedicated enterprise Navy training networks. The Network Engineer will be a member of a network engineering and operations team supporting the stand up of new Air Force enterprise networks known as the Live Mission Operations Networks or “LMON,” under the engineering oversight of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Corona Division. The LMON enclaves support operational training requirements of numerous Air Force air ranges around the country and eventually the globe. The Network Engineer will also augment operations support of an enterprise Navy training network distributed globally. This position will report to the Network Engineering Functional Lead.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, and troubleshoot network connectivity and infrastructure on a worldwide enterprise managed network. 
• Support the operation and maintenance of multiple networks across different classification levels and ensure continuous network connectivity is maintained to customers and sites. 
• Support the Network Operations Center and support the use of the network by customers executing live mission events, modeling and simulation events, exercises, and war games as well as administrative use including evening and weekend support. 
• Augment the engineering team by supporting the physical installations and network configurations at local and remote CONUS and OCONUS sites.
• Maintain connectivity of IP and MPLS networks, running various network protocols and very advanced network engineering techniques and architectures, in support of events, new installations, and continuous operation of the network. 
• Support NOC functions, as the helpdesk for network operations support and provides troubleshooting of network connectivity including WAN circuits, equipment failures, router and switch configurations, firewall access control lists, VoIP device registrations and configuration, cryptographic device configurations and keying material. 
• Coordinate with Air Force government and contractor personnel, Navy government and contractor personnel, DISA, and commercial circuit providers for implementation and troubleshooting; maintaining Information Assurance compliance including IOS upgrades; network device configuration changes; firewall ACL verification and changes; and supporting remote sites in restoring network failures due to equipment failures, cryptographic device modifications, or keymat expiration and loading. 
• Report and maintain documentation of the physical and logical network architecture, IP addressing, networking capabilities, and service level performance of the sites as well as documentation on proposed changes or modifications. 
• Implement, maintain, and enhance network health and status monitoring capabilities including site status, bandwidth utilization, physical and logical errors or alarms, logging, active performance monitoring, and VoIP and other data transport quality of service monitoring.
• Supplement network engineering tasks and projects to include: development of architectural and technical briefs on the design, capabilities, and functional operation of networking technologies and projects for peer-review with Network Engineering and other divisions.
• Must be willing to work periodic shifted schedules include evening, night, and weekend.
• Must be willing to travel CONUS and OCONUS (1-3 times per year).
• Must be a US Citizen, possess a current or able to obtain a Secret security clearance.
• COMPTia Security+ Certification and CCNA required.

Candidates who do not currently have the one or both certifications may still be considered and will either need to obtain the certification prior to employment OR for the right candidate, within 90 days from start of employment

Minimum Qualifications

2 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 0 years experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 6 years relevant experience.

Work experience may be adjusted for highly specialized knowledge or uniquely applicable experience.

Preferred Requirements

• CCNP Certification a plus.
• CISSP Certification a plus.
• Strong experience in installing and troubleshooting WAN and LAN network equipment including DISA WAN circuits, routing (BGP/EIGRP/OSPF), VLANs, and switchport configurations. 
• Strong experience in monitoring, maintaining, troubleshooting and configuring ASA and/or FirePOWER NGFW firewall access control lists. Strong ability to troubleshoot network issues at the protocol/packet level using sniffers, protocol analyzers, netflow, logging, etc. 
• Strong technical network troubleshooting and critical thinking skills with the ability to troubleshoot technical issues within multiple systems. 
• Strong knowledge of Cisco Internetworking including IP addressing (subnets, CIDR), switching (VTP, VLANs, 802.1q, IGMP, etc..) and routing (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, PIM, multicast, etc.) and Cisco IOS. Strong knowledge of IP networking fundamentals including OSI model, frame and packet structure, (OSI, frames, packets etc.). 
• Experience with NSA Type 1 KG cryptographic devices and keymat, particularly KG-175D and KG-175G, and GEM One. Experience in a network operations center environment including help desk, customer communication, trouble ticketing, and issue resolution. 
• Experience with Department of Defense Security Technical Implementation Guidelines.
• Experience with network and performance monitoring tools (Cisco IP SLA, SolarWinds, HP NA, PRTG). 
• Experience in network security, tools, and technologies including firewalls, VRFs, 802,1x, and port-security. Familiarity with Cisco VoIP, including PoE switches and Call Manager or Unified Communications Manager

This opportunity resides with Live, Virtual, Constructive Solutions, a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. As a trusted partner to our military customers, we design, develop and operate systems that bring together service members from across the globe to help you train like you fight, because we understand that preparation requires full coordination—not readiness in piece parts.

HII is a global engineering and defense technologies provider. With a 135-year history of trusted partnerships in advancing U.S. national security, HII delivers critical capabilities ranging from the most powerful and survivable naval ships ever built, to unmanned systems, ISR and AI/ML analytics. HII leads the industry in mission-driven solutions that support and enable a networked, all-domain force. Headquartered in Virginia, HII’s skilled workforce is 44,000 strong. For more information, please visit: hii.com.

HII is committed to cultivating an inclusive company culture to promote collaboration and enhance creativity by hiring a diverse work force. HII is an Equal Opportunity/Vets and Disabled Employer. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.

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