Network Engineer Level 3

For the OPS Consulting team, ‘the power to help’ means helping our clients, helping serve the mission, helping our employees and their families, and helping the community. Headquartered in Hanover, MD, OPS Consulting has over two decades of experience specializing in the most mission‑critical operations. We are thought leaders and innovators. The ingenuity of our developers, engineers, cyber experts, linguists, and analysts is dedicated to empowering our clients, fulfilling The Mission, and remaining trusted leaders and advisers in national security and technology solutions.

We are looking for a Network Engineer Level 3 to join a team providing managerial, design, engineering, architectural, technical, implementation, and maintenance of an enterprise IT service management system in Annapolis‑Junction, MD
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The Network Engineer Level 3 performs network services from network design through implementation, maintenance, and upgrading of existing networks. The engineer analyzes design specifications and related documents, performs general LAN/CAN/WAN administration, schedules conversions and cutovers, coordinates with users and sites to resolve incidents, translates business requirements into telecommunications solutions, and performs engineering analysis of telecommunications alternatives to support modernization efforts and infrastructure enhancement.

• Optimize end‑to‑end system performance and dataflow management.
• Conduct data captures to obtain network performance information.
• Minimize network latency and maximize throughput through design analysis and performance monitoring tools.
• Provide input to the design of the organization’s network and mission architecture.
• Design solutions, integrate, configure, deploy, test, and provide ongoing maintenance for network devices, interfaces, and methodologies.
• Configure and optimize the network to connect front‑end and back‑end components.
• Gather needed data to specify system and component performance and interface requirements.
• Implement specific network solutions to support server requirements, including load‑balancing, VPNs, firewall contexts, traffic shaping, VoIP, GRE tunneling, IPsec, IP encryption, MoIP, and NAT where appropriate.
• Configure and maintain network diagrams and accreditations.
• Oversee support to all network equipment.
• Develop designs of the organization’s network and mission architecture to meet new partner requirements.
• Manage assigned tasks and provide guidance to junior Network Engineers.
• Integrate hardware and software to satisfy ISO 9000 requirements and other DoD/IC regulations.
• Resolve complex network problems, operate network analyzers, WAN test equipment, and network simulators.
• Design modules representing traditional circuit‑switched networks.
• Lead large efforts and installation projects of dynamic requirements and scale.
• Develop algorithms for models using networking and/or telecommunications technologies and systems.

• A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Assurance, Information Security Systems Engineering, or a related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline and an additional two years of experience providing Network Engineering support may be substituted for the Master’s degree.
• Ten (10) years of relevant professional experience providing Network Engineering support and training commensurate with network engineering curriculum is required.
• An Information Assurance Technical (IAT) level II baseline certification as defined by DoD 8570.01‑M is required.
• Cisco certification is not required.
• US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with FSP security clearance are required.

Pay Range: $49,996.80 – $. Pay ranges are a general guideline and not a guaranteed final compensation. Determination of official compensation or salary relies on factors including level, complexity of duties, geographic location, work experience, education, certifications, and contract wage rates.

At The Swift Group and Subsidiaries, you will receive comprehensive benefits including healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, education, and time‑off benefits. The Swift Group and Subsidiaries are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.