WAN Network Engineer Job - SAIC - Huntsville, AL

Description:
JOB DESCRIPTION: SAIC has a job opening for a Wide Area Network Engineer in Huntsville, AL. This opportunity is in support of the NASA Integrated Communications Services (NICS) Contract supporting NASA communications between NASA Centers in the United States and the NASA Programs in Russia. The WAN Engineer position calls for a candidate with detailed knowledge of and extensive experience with Cisco router/switch/wifi product line. As a member of the NICS Team, the WAN Engineer will be responsible for engineering new requirements into existing production services, restoring defective services, assisting end users with use of services. Periodic travel to Russia is required to implement new requirements, technology refresh and support NICS services during critical Launch, Docking, Undocking periods.

Qualifications:
TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience (equivalent experience accpeted in lieu of degree).

Required Skills: 8 years of experience with Cisco router/switch/wifi products and strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. Preference is for candidate to have existing current CCNP certification with extensive knowledge relating to Wide Area Networks (T-1, E-1, DS-3/T-3, MPLS, VPN Tunnels), Local Area Networks (Switch Fabric, Ethernet, Copper, Fiber, 66/110 block distribution), Cisco Call Manager/ Unity, Advanced routing knowledge of IP, ICMP, TCP/UDP, SNMP, DHCP, EIGRP, BGP, QoS, VLAN, VoIP, SIP, H.264, H323, PSTN/Dial Plans, Multicast. Proficiency working with Microsoft Windows 7/Office Suite/Visio/Project/SharePoint, Solarwinds, PRTG, WireShark, Radius, SecureCRT or similar tools.

SAIC Overview: SAIC is a leading provider of technical, engineering and enterprise information technology services to the U.S. government. Our 13,000 employees deliver systems engineering and information technology offerings for large, complex government programs, as well as a broad range of higher-end, differentiated technology services. The company is headquartered in McLean, Va. For more information, visit www.saic.com.

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Job Posting: Dec 3, 2014, 2:41:58 PM
Primary Location: United States-AL-HUNTSVILLE
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Potential for Teleworking: No
Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
Shift: Day Job
Schedule: Full-time

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