Transport Engineer

** Description*
* SAIC has an immediate opening for a Long-Haul Network Engineer with a background in Information Technology (IT) Network Engineering and Project Management to oversee the cost, schedule, and performance activities associated with procurement of Commercial Carrier long-haul circuits. The successful applicant will participate within a team of Systems Engineers and Technical Advisors (SETAs) overseeing the design, delivery, enhancement, and recapitalization of a large-scale, physical layer infrastructure.

Ability to travel is a requirement of this position.

** DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:*
* The successful candidate must be able to:

+ Demonstrate a working level knowledge of high-speed, high-capacity optical communications systems and equipment

+ Demonstrate a working level knowledge of high-speed switching layer (SONET, Carrier Ethernet) technologies and architectures

+ Demonstrate a working level knowledge of installation and integration of fiber optic telecommunications systems

+ Demonstrate the ability to perform requirements analysis, schedule reviews, and cost estimations

+ Demonstrate the ability to conduct risk assessments and analysis of current and proposed architectures

+ Develop circuit specifications, test methodologies, and exercise testing techniques to verify that circuits meet all required specifications

+ Provide engineering for optical circuit design, integration, testing, and troubleshooting efforts

+ Perform technical evaluation of vendor documentation, including network designs and technical details

+ Review daily assessment reports of network health and performance, and provide technical guidance to operations personnel and vendors as necessary to resolve network performance issues

+ Independently interact with network and transport services providers to resolve network anomalies and performance issues

+ Serve as Transport Services site liaison for various locations

+ Update the configuration management database for the customer's transport network

+ Successfully work independently, as well as within team dynamics

** Qualifications*
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* EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

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* + Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience;
Masters and seven (7) years or more experience ;
PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience. Work experience in the areas detailed in the Description of Duties of more than eleven (11) years in lieu of a degree may be considered

+ 10-years' experience with high-speed Terrestrial Telecommunications systems

+ PMP certification is a plus, but not required

+ ITIL certification is a plus, but not required

+ Active Top Secret (TS) / Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance with current poly

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2614407

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