The ideal candidate for this position will have experience in Arista, Safe Net, Netapp, and Visio. The Level 1 Network Engineer performs network services from network design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrading of existing networks. Analyzes design, specifications, and related documents. Performs general LAN/CAN/WAN administration. Schedules conversions and cutovers. Coordinates with all responsible users and sites to resolve network or system incidents. Translates business requirements into telecommunications (e.g., LAN, CAN, WAN, Voice and video) requirements, designs and orders. Performs engineering analysis of telecommunications alternatives in support of strategic  modernization efforts and telecommunications enhancement design for medium and large-scale telecommunication infrastructures.  Assists telecommunications end users, telecommunications operations personnel, and telecommunications strategic program management with  network interfaces. 

The Level 1 Network Engineer shall possess the following capabilities:

• Optimize end-to-end system performance and dataflow  management.
• Conduct data captures to obtain network performance  information.
• Minimize network latency and maximize data throughput  through design analysis and network performance monitoring  tools.
• Provide input to the design of the organization's network and  mission architecture.
• Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test and provide  ongoing maintenance for numerous types of network devices,  interfaces and methodologies.
• Configure and optimize the network to connect various front-end and back-end components.
• Gather needed data to specify system/component  performance and interface requirements
• Implement specific network solutions to support server  requirements to include load-balancing, VPN’s, firewall  contexts, Traffic Shaping Voice over IP (VoIP), GRE Tunneling, IP Security (IPSec), IP Encryption, Media over IP (MoIP), and network address translation (NAT) where appropriate.

Minimum Requirements: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline and
five (5) years of relevant professional experience providing Network Engineering support and training commensurate with network engineering curriculums or a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security Systems Engineering, or related discipline and three (3) years of relevant professional experience providing Network Engineering support. Seven (7) additional years of relevant experience providing Network Engineering support may be substituted for a Bachelor's degree, making the total experience requirement twelve (12) years in Network Engineering without a degree.

Certifications: An Information Assurance Technical (IAT) level I baseline certification as defined by DoD 8570.01-M is required.