Senior-Level Network Engineer - TS/SCI

Solutions Through Innovative Technologies, Inc. (STI-TEC) specializes in the delivery of professional business and information management services. STI-TEC offers government and commercial clients a comprehensive portfolio of services that identify, manage, distribute and improve business processes related to entities’ most valued resource, information. As a fast-growing solutions provider, established in 2000, total customer satisfaction has remained the cornerstone of our business. Our business model focuses on integrity, loyalty, and trust.

Position Overview The Senior-Level Network Engineer will be responsible for providing Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) IT engineering support to the J61 Architecture and Engineering Division to ensure the Command's IT architecture and engineered IT solutions meet or exceed documented requirements and are effective and suitable for USSTRATCOM.
Essential Job Function

• Assist in the development of the USSTRATCOM C4-IT Roadmap supporting Life-Cycle Management and Technical Refresh planning efforts in coordination with J6 IT Service Managers.
• Assist Government Service Managers/Change Managers with drafting Statement of Objective (SOO) documents for engineering projects.
• Provide recommendations in the prioritization of IT projects requiring engineering resources, taking into account precursor and successor activities of related IT projects.
• Develop and deliver market research, BCAs, Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), and Courses of Action (COA) that assist with decision-making processes for how USSTRATCOM can best leverage emerging technologies.
• Assist in developing Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE) and Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates for IT engineering projects.
• Assist with the review of technical solutions submitted by engineering entities with regard to technical completeness, schedules, as well as integration with current architecture and alignment with C4 IT Roadmaps.
• Participate in technical solution reviews, change boards, and Production Readiness Reviews (PRR) as assigned by the J61 Division and provide technical comments, concerns, and recommendations to J61 Government Engineering Team.
• Review IT test plans from USSTRATCOM J6 IT Support Contract and other engineering entities for projects impacting J6 managed IT Services to ensure testing addresses all requirements and properly assesses effectiveness and suitability.
• Assist with IT project closeout evaluations/PRRs, ensuring stated requirements and objectives are met.
• Perform continual IT Service Area evaluations and review existing as-is technical environment utilizing existing diagrams and architecture documents, existing management tools, defined metrics, etc. to identify areas for improving the IT Service Area.
• Create, upload, edit, and maintain supporting documentation (i.e., technical drawings, configuration management database (CMDB) information, IGCEs, project lessons learned, etc.) on the J61 SharePoint portal, file-share, or designated application/tools in support of future IT engineering projects, architecture reviews, IT Roadmap documentation efforts, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be a United States citizen.
• Must have a Top Secret (TS) security clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
• Must have a minimum of eight (8) years’ experience as an IT Systems Engineer (SE) with documented experience supporting SE Processes and associated Technical Processes which include: Requirements Tradeoff, Architecture Design, Cost Estimation, Technical Assessments, Technical Planning, Configuration Control Boards, Capabilities Based Assessments, Integrated Baseline Review, Lifecycle Sustainment Planning, Information Assurance/Cybersecurity, Requirements Traceability, Statement of Objectives or Work, Systems Engineering Plan, Work Breakdown Structure, and Technical Audits.

- In lieu of SE experience, a master’s degree in any engineering discipline or Computer Science may be substituted for five (5) years of SE experience. A bachelor’s degree in any engineering discipline or Computer Science may be substituted for three (3) years of SE experience.

• Must have documented Project Management skills with a minimum of two (2) years of monitoring, managing, and assessing progress of complex IT projects.

- In lieu of Project Management experience, a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification may be substituted for one (1) year of Project Management experience.

• Must have a minimum of one (1) year of documented training or experience relevant to designing, deploying, and maintaining systems and capabilities that comply with DoD cybersecurity policies and regulations.

- Major driving policies include DoD 8500 series Directives and Instructions (Cybersecurity / Information Assurance / DoD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditations Process / Risk Management Framework), DoD 8100 series Directives (Cyber Workforce), and CNSSI 1253 (Security Controls for National Security Systems). In lieu of specific DoD cybersecurity policies and regulations, candidate can articulate training and experience with relative Commercial / Industry level cybersecurity policies and regulations.

• Must have specialized knowledge, skillsets, and experience on modernizing, refreshing, and integrating new networking capabilities (both physical and virtual networking) at an Enterprise-level utilizing new techniques and software defined networking constructs.
• Must have familiarity with the latest switching/routing technologies and models for deployment, to include Software Defined Networking (SDN), metrics and monitoring solutions, automated techniques for network management, configuration, and patching.
• Must have an active Entry-Level Networking Vendor certification (i.e.: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Juniper Junos Associate, etc.) or higher-level certification.
• Must have associated knowledge in related networking technologies including IP Address Management (IPAM), load-balancers, firewalls, proxies, taps, etc.

Desired Qualifications

• At least five (5) years' experience demonstrating written and oral communication skills including developing and presenting complex written products and oral briefings to senior leaders at the O-6/GS-15 level or higher (equivalent industry level executives is acceptable) is desired

Applicants selected may be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
STI-TEC is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. Employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, gender identity and sexual orientation.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at HR@sti-tec.com or you may call us at 1+918.583.9900.

*This job posting is to identify potential candidates for positions in order to respond to a request for proposal. This job posting, including but not limited to, qualifications, duties, compensation and benefits, is subject to change based on the terms and conditions of the awarded contract and is contingent on STI-TEC being awarded the contract.