Description

　　SAIC has an immediate opening for a Long-Haul Network Engineer with a background in Information Technology (IT) Network Engineering and Project Management to oversee the cost, schedule, and performance activities associated with procurement of Commercial Carrier long-haul circuits. The successful applicant will participate within a team of Systems Engineers and Technical Advisors (SETAs) overseeing the design, delivery, enhancement, and recapitalization of a large-scale, physical layer infrastructure. Ability to travel is a requirement of this position. The work will be performed from the Aurora, CO area. Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance with Poly is required. Targeted compensation is $125,000-$150,000..

　　DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

　　The successful candidate must be able to:

　　· Demonstrate a working level knowledge of high-speed, high-capacity optical communications systems and equipment

　　· Demonstrate a working level knowledge of high-speed switching layer (SONET, Carrier Ethernet) technologies and architectures

　　· Demonstrate a working level knowledge of installation and integration of fiber optic telecommunications systems

　　· Demonstrate the ability to perform requirements analysis, schedule reviews, and cost estimations

　　· Demonstrate the ability to conduct risk assessments and analysis of current and proposed architectures

　　· Develop circuit specifications, test methodologies, and exercise testing techniques to verify that circuits meet all required specifications

　　· Provide engineering for optical circuit design, integration, testing, and troubleshooting efforts

　　· Perform technical evaluation of vendor documentation, including network designs and technical details.

　　· Review daily assessment reports of network health and performance, and provide technical guidance to operations personnel and vendors as necessary to resolve network performance issues.

　　· Independently interact with network and transport services providers to resolve network anomalies and performance issues

　　· Serve as Transport Services site liaison for various locations

　　· Update the configuration management database for the customer's transport network

　　· Successfully work independently, as well as within team dynamics

　　Qualifications

　　REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

　　Bachelors in a STEM field of study and nine (9) years or more work experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more work experience; Work experience in the areas detailed in the Description of Duties of more than eleven (11) years in lieu of a degree will be considered

　　Must be a US Citizen

　　10-years’ experience with high-speed Terrestrial Telecommunications systems

　　PMP certification is a plus, but not required

　　ITIL certification is a plus, but not required

　　CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT:

　　· Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance with Poly

　　Target salary range: $125,001 - $150,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

　　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.REQNUMBER: 2400692

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