Parsons is the premier national security and critical infrastructure solutions provider. We have unparalleled tactical-to-strategic level experience in securing the platform and operational technology of National Security Systems – a mission at the heart of our intersecting work across defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure.
- We deliver value through scalable, fast, disruptive solutions to our customers’ most complex national security and critical infrastructure challenges.
- We provide deep domain expertise to develop solutions both for now and for the future.
- We apply our exceptional technology capabilities to stay ahead of the competition and our customers’ needs.
- We layer and integrate solutions to provide unmatched innovation.
Our Analytics and Engineering team is seeking Network Engineer to support our expanding portfolio of work in the Intelligence Community (IC). As a collaborative member of a small and mostly autonomous team, this position directly supports secure enclave development networks.
Core Tasks:
- Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements to include load balancing, VPN's, firewall contexts, and network address translation (NAT) where appropriate
- Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput through design analysis and network performance monitoring tools
- Optimize end to end system performance and dataflow management
- Coordinate with the system engineering and dataflow efforts to ensure proper mission operations to minimize down time
- Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test and provide ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devises, interfaces and methodologies
- Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components.
- Facilitate the implementation of high speed, scalable, fault-to-tolerant network topologies as applicable to WAN and LAN design
- Provide assistance in all aspects of network management rom network design through implementation, maintenance and upgrading of existing networks.
- Analyzes design, specification, and related documents and implements communication system requirements to support the distributed functionality of a software engineering environment
- Analyze network characteristics ( traffic connect time, transmission speeds, packet sizes and throughput), troubleshoots problems and recommends procurement of, and/or modifications to network components.
- Configure VMware Cluster to support multiple tenant systems
Requirements:
- BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Communications Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics or Information Systems required
- 8 years’ experience as a Network Engineer in programs that encompass system architecture, requirements analysis, process execution and evaluation.
- 3 years of direct experience with IC or SIGINT activity
- VMware/ESXi
- VMware virtual NIC config for isolation
- Experience with Cisco IOS or JunOS
- Experience in developing networks from design through implementation
- Experience with Ethernet Trunking and configuring Ethernet VLANs
- Experience in configuring multi-vendor network equipment; Experience with network test gear and testing network equipment; Experience in configuring NAT and Routing Protocols.
- Ability to demonstrate cyber/IT related experience with attention to detail, customer service, oral and written communication, and problem solving.
- TS/SCI w/ polygraph
- Active DoD IAT Level II certification
- Active Cisco certification
