Network Engineer

The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University · San Diego, California

FULL TIME

Job Description

Design and implement communications complex solutions (CI/CD) which can be deployed to field/remote locations to connect secure facilities and support the exchange of required data within a cloud environment
Design and implement approved networking and transport solutions to support long-term Information System (IS) management goals; install and configure network equipment, and provide support to systems administrators
Monitor computer systems to improve network performance; lead troubleshooting efforts to resolve networking issues between local and external sites
Manage and maintain a library of network engineering tools to be used for system testing and diagnosis of network-related system issues, both locally and abroad
Apply leading-edge principles, theories, and concepts to the development, maintenance, and implementation of network engineering standards, procedures, and guidelines
Maintain current knowledge and implement best practices in networking security to offer the best solutions and protection to information systems
Produce documentation to support installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and operator usage of systems
Contribute technical content and tutorials to product documentation

Serving as the technical architect responsible for developing and maintaining technical architecture standards, principles, and processes
Establish a technical architecture discipline and lead enterprise implementation and collaboration
Lead and/or contribute to the development of technical architecture strategies for a broad range of core infrastructure and services
Lead the review of current and future system technical architecture designs to ensure they deliver the required performance, availability, resiliency, and capacity to support business and mission critical activities
Research architectural best practices and collaborate in establishing and implementing best practices
Analyze, design, and plan the phases of technology systems

Implementation and understanding of engineering principles in a professional environment
Development, implementation, and maintenance of network architectures
Experience maintaining, configuring, operating and troubleshooting complex electronic computer interface systems and network equipment
Active government Top Secret security clearance
Minimum of IAT Level 1(CompTIA Security + and OS/Computing Environment certification)
Working knowledge of DoD Information Assurance (IA) policies to be applied to the design and maintenance of communications solutions
Flexibility and comfort level in a customer facing role, working within company and customer schedule requirements which may vary depending on criticality and necessity of a given task
Ability to work independently and implementing technical solutions autonomously
Demonstrated ability to work through difficult problems, using proper steps to define and formulate ideas to reach a solution
Ability to represent successful completion of work in Agile Management systems (e.g. Jira, Confluence, GitLab)

Company	The Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State University
Location	San Diego, California
Type	FULL TIME
Niche	Full-time