Network Operations – Network Engineer

VGS is seeking a Network Operations – Network Engineer

General Duties:
• Provide technical expertise in all matters of installation, implementation and maintenance for the customer network infrastructure.
• Develop documentation and diagrams that support network engineering, transition, and operations.
• Apply network engineering principles, methods, and tools for integrating components (for example, network equipment, protocols, telephony) to meet the customer mission requirements.
• Gather network information requirements using analysis of the Network engineer(s) in the development of enterprise-wide or large-scale networking infrastructure (CAN, MAN, WAN).
• Performs and supervises general voice and data network administration, provides technical leadership in the integration and testing of complex large-scale networks.
• Schedules network conversions and cutovers and supervise maintenance of network systems.
• With no guidance, deploys, configures, improves, and supports scalable production and corporate network infrastructure following enterprise best practices.

Requirements:
• CompTIA Security+ Certification plus a CCNA or other applicable Networking Certification

• Must possess and maintain a DOD Secret Clearance or have the ability to obtain one

• Extensive experience with Network Infrastructure management and Design as it relates to the architecture/topology of software/hardware/networks, including LANS/WANS, their components and associated protocols and standards, and how they integrate with one another.
• Ability to conduct activation, back-up, deactivation, and restart of network resources/services.
Ability to evaluate communication hardware and software, troubleshoot LAN/MAN/WAN and other network-related problems