Network Analyst

Title:

Network Analyst Belong. Connect. Grow. with K !

K ’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role - protecting our national security.

Innovative Projects: K ’s work is at the front line of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.

Collaborative Environment:
Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.

Impactful Work:
Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams:
  Ensure timely and accurate network analysis by aligning efforts across customer teams focused on logical and physical telecom routes.
• Evaluate network operations:
  Collaborate with internal and external partners to assess the role and value of potential network activities.
• Demonstrate telecom expertise:
  Apply deep knowledge of network operations, principles, and best practices to support mission objectives.
• Support modeling with domain insights:
  Use telecom mastery to contribute mapping and graphics inputs to the customer’s modeling tools.
• Conduct technical analysis:
  Analyze wireless and wireline networks, transmission protocols, and network technologies to inform strategic decisions.
• Communicate findings effectively:
  Present complex technical analysis to both technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Track emerging technologies:
  Serve as a key resource for monitoring and interpreting new developments in telecom.
• Maintain technical currency:
  Stay up to date with evolving technologies through ongoing training and skill development.

Location:

Chantilly, VA

Travel Requirements:
Minimal

Working Hours:

Standard

Security Clearance:
Ability to obtain a TS/SCI with a Polygraph

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, Engineering, Mathematics, or Statistics

• Facility Engineer or Network Planner (TDM/Data):
  Experience in traditional and data-based telecom infrastructure planning and engineering
• Large-scale network engineering:
  Proven ability to work across multiple packet fabrics, including platforms like Google B4 Core or Radio
• Network Engineering:
  Hands-on experience with 3G, 4G, and/or 5G technologies in core or radio network environments
• Telecom route analysis:
  Skilled in analyzing commercial telecom networks to determine physical and logical routing for strategic objectives
• Advanced network technologies:
  Demonstrated knowledge of Network Management Systems (NMS), Network Function Virtualization (NFV), and Software Defined Networking (SDN)
• Network infrastructure expertise:
  Familiarity with key network elements such as switches, routers, multiplexers, and both wireless and wireline transport systems
• Strong analytical skills:
  Ability to interpret complex data and derive actionable insights
• Network technology expertise:
  Demonstrated understanding of a wide range of network technologies
• Protocol proficiency:
  Demonstrated understanding of network protocols and their applications
• Systems and equipment knowledge:
  Demonstrated understanding of networking systems and equipment
• PSTN experience:
  Familiarity with Public Switched Telephone Network operations and infrastructure
• Data network experience:
  Hands‑on experience with data networks and their architecture
• Private communications:
  Experience with dedicated and private communication networks
• VoIP and softswitch technologies:
  Proficiency in VoIP networks, softswitch technology, and session border controllers
• Fiber optic systems:
  Knowledge of fiber optic cable characteristics, including engineering, installation, and maintenance
• RF technologies:
  Experience with RF‑related technologies and their integration into network systems
• GPON technology:
  Understanding of gigabit‑capable passive optical network (GPON) technology

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