Network Engineer

Introduction

Make a difference for national security by joining a team of dedicated IT

professionals who will sustain, modernize and transform the enterprise IT

capabilities for the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA).

The Air Force, Space & Intel Business Group (AFSI) of SAIC is seeking a Network

Engineer to support a transformational infrastructure program for DCSA.

SAIC is proud to be supporting DCSA in safeguarding our nation’s information.

DCSA is the designated oversight authority on the accreditation of classified

facilities, information systems, and the insider threat program. This involves

security oversight of more than 10,000 companies and approximately 13,000

facilities involved in classified work throughout the DoD and 31 Federal

agencies.

Specifically, on the DCSA One IT program, SAIC will provide an enterprise IT

solution that delivers highly secure and adaptable IT infrastructure, provide

customer support, and cutting-edge technologies that support operations and

advance the DCSA mission under a single IT environment (i.e., One IT).

This position is on site at Fort Meade.

Job Description

• Provides network solution engineering efforts to plan, design, configure,

troubleshoot, implement, enhance, optimize and secure DCSA’s infrastructure of

non-virtual and virtual systems in enclaves and data centers, regional field

offices, field offices, and the Amazon Web Service (AWS) Govcloud environments,

as part of the overall strategic objective of the DCSA IT modernization and One

IT initiatives to provide a flexible enterprise IT environment to support the

DCSA mission IAW with DCSA and DoD policies and procedures and commonly utilized

industry best practices.

• Directs or performs integration and testing of all items to ensure security

and operability before deployment. Implements operational design standards and

establishes appropriate interfaces that best fulfill interoperability and

mission requirements, designing, recommending, and engineering configuration of

all network and communication equipment, facilities, and services, specifically

including router/switch configurations, Internet Protocol (IP) addresses,

Regional Internet Access Points (RIAPs), Virtual Private Networks, gateway

servers, and related services, in a manner to ensure most efficient flow of data

and highest security, coordinating all solutions with Cyber Security Defense

Operations.

• Directs, executes, or supports compilation, implementation, maintenance and

archiving of network records, documentation, and artifacts, such as

specifications, topologies, diagrams, and policies; network blueprints and

design documents; network data flow diagrams; Access Control Lists (ACLs);

network management trend analysis reports; accreditations; network provisioned

gear and change control documentation.

• Supports translation of strategic goals, commitments, requirements, risks,

and objectives into plans, tasks, and activities for solutions and alternatives,

from a network perspective.

• Researches, maintains, and applies expertise in emerging technologies, and

industry developments, trends, best practices, and principles of network

engineering.

• Develops and designs load balancing and engineering capability assessments.

• Provides and implements capacity-planning solutions.

• Plans and oversees execution of network installations of system hardware and

software upgrades.

• Plans and executes backups and recovery operations.

• Provide inputs into the Activity Report.

SAIC® [http://www.saic.com/] is a premier mission integrator focused on

advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world.

Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and

civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise

IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging

technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that

modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and

inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered

in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For

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