Life Cycle Replacement (LCR) Engineer Details

Life Cycle Replacement (LCR) Engineer

Bering Straits Native Corporation - Fort Meade, MD

Employment Type : Full-Time

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SUMMARY

Global Asset Technologies, a subsidiary of Bering Straits Native Corporation is currently seeking a qualified Life Cycle Replacement (LCR) Engineer for Department of Defense Network Services. The LCR Survey Engineer will successfully survey, assess, and replace network components, end point devices, equipment, and software to execute customer life-cycle management plans.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position, and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned.

• Configures, installs, tests, validates, and troubleshoots network infrastructure devices.
• Designs and installs architecture to include the software, hardware, and communications to support the network requirements as well as provide for present and future cross-functional requirements and interfaces.
• Survey current and future locations to support agency network infrastructure.
• Inventory and validation of agency current and future network devices and topologies.
• Ensures Network systems are compatible and in compliance with the standards for open systems architectures, the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) and International Standards Organization (ISO) reference models and profiles of standards - such as Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Open Systems Environment (OSE) reference model - as they apply to the implementation and specification of Information Management (IM) solution of the network layers, across the application program interface (API) and the external environment/software application.
• Ensures that the network/transport layers of the common operating environment are fully compliant with policies, processes, and procedures.
• Evaluates analytically and systematically problems of workflows and network usage, organization and planning and develops appropriate corrective action.
• Provide support team members with the tools, knowledge, and support documentation required to support enterprise architecture.
• Have flexible working hours to be available to support team when needed.
• Attend work regularly to ensure all job duties are timely performed
• Other duties as assigned from time to time by management

QUALIFICATIONS - EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required (Minimum) Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree and 5+ years of experience or a combination of Technical training, certifications, and 8+ years of experience
• CCNA/CCNP, MSCS or other related certifications or specialty experience: 5+ Years of network design, deployment, and operation
• Security+ CE (or appropriate DoDM 8570 Baseline Certification)
• IAT Level II certification is required before start
• Secret Clearance
• U.S. Citizen

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

• Cabling and Installation
• Knowledge and/or experience with network security practices preferred.
• Designing and deploying OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, MPLS, MBGP, VXLAN, VLAN, Virtual Chassis, LACP, 802.1x, WLAN, SSL-VPN, and Spanning Tree.
• Ability to configure, install, test and validate, and troubleshoot enterprise-wide network infrastructure devices.
• Knowledge of network troubleshooting techniques and tools (e.g. network packet capture and analysis, network analyzers, port scanning, monitoring).
• Ability to review and develop network diagrams.
• Ability to assess, document and provide recommended courses of action (CoA) to mitigate risk.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and attention to of risks detail.
• Ability to organize and facilitate planning and demonstrations.
• Ability to track, manage, and ensure projects are kept on track, and tasks are completed in a timely manner

Preferred

• N/A

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Must maintain a constant state of mental alertness at all times. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking or standing for prolonged periods of time; most of time is spent sitting in a comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work Environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be borne by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Job is performed in an office setting with exposure to computer screens and requires extensive use of a computer, keyboard, mouse and multi-line telephone system. The work described herein is primarily a modern office setting. This position may involve up to 50% travel.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• No supervisory responsibilities.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING FACTORS

As a condition of employment, may be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening, as well as have acceptable reference and background check results to obtain access to military base. Must have reliable transportation to/from work a necessity and must be able to obtain access to military installations.

Shareholder Preference. BSNC gives hiring, promotion, training and retention preference to BSNC shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.

Bering Straits Native Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/ AA/ Male/ Female/ Disability/ Vets employer.

We participate in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program. We are a drug free workplace.