Senior Network Engineer (Engineering Change Proposals)

Competitive Range partners with the government to plan and deploy complex, IT-enabled, and mission-essential capabilities. Our goal is to help you develop and expand your professional capabilities while working on challenging, exciting projects in a collaborative, congenial environment. 

Competitive Range Solutions requires the expertise of a talented and experienced Senior Network Engineer to assist in the direction and management of the program’s executive support group. The candidate must reference their ability and experience working in a Department of Defense (DoD) customer environment and effective integration with a government multi-contractor team. 

The Senior Network Engineer plays a crucial role in the planning, developing, and implementing Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) related to IT infrastructure and network architecture enhancements. This position requires a deep understanding of network design, optimization, and modernization efforts within a complex IT environment. The Senior Network Engineer will be instrumental in evaluating customer requirements, designing technical solutions, and ensuring the successful execution of network upgrades, system transitions, and technology refreshment projects. 

Roles and Responsibilities:

Develop and design innovative network solutions as part of the ECP process. 

Collaborate with the project execution team to develop around 800 ECPs manually. This involves clarifying requirements, providing technical expertise for the ECP Catalog, and creating detailed network designs that meet specific project types (No-Cost, Small, Medium, large, and Complex ECPs). 

Conduct thorough analyses of existing network architectures and propose modifications or upgrades to enhance performance, reliability, and security. 

Engage in transport network modernization and optimization initiatives. 

Assist in managing network-related projects from conception to closeout, ensuring timely delivery and compliance with all technical and security requirements. Provide input for project management plans, schedules, and work breakdown structures. 

Serve as technical liaison between the project team, customers, and government representatives. Ensure clear communication regarding network design, project status, and technical challenges. 

Responsible for delivering high-quality network designs and technical solutions for ECPs and contributing to project documentation such as Engineering Installation Plans (EIPs) and Circuit Installation Plans (CIPs). 

Qualifications/Experience:

Active TS/SCI Clearance

2+ years as senior or lead engineer in planning, designing, and building software-defined networks.

3+ years DoD environment

Outstanding mathematics and IT abilities

Configuring and installing various network devices and services

Monitoring network performance and resource utilization, trending, capacity planning

Use of current and emergent network design principles and protocols

Experience with network virtualization technologies.

Experience with multi-tenant network architectures.

Familiarity with a wide variety of network routing and switching equipment devices from multiple vendors.

Scripting languages and coding for network threshold events

Education/Certifications:

Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Engineering or Equivalent

Master's degree preferred.

One nationally recognized certification for senior network administrators/engineers/architects tied to the proposal solution's routers and switches.

IAT Level III in accordance with DoD 8570.01-M 

IAT Level III certification