Network Engineer

Overview

Design, implement, and transition enterprise LAN/CAN networks for a DoD customer

Key Responsibilities

• network design
• hardware config
• troubleshooting
• lab testing
• secure design
• process improvement

Tasks

-Supervise (not manage) other network support specialists to plan, coordinate, and implement network services. -Interpret customer requirements and apply standard design approaches for service delivery. Fully document designs with diagrams, bill of materials, cabling sheets, configurations, and other supporting documents. -Schedule maintenance windows for migrating user connections from legacy to the modern infrastructure transition services with little to no impact on critical data flows. -Prior responsibility for production network hardware configurations for Cisco, Brocade, and/or Juniper. -Provide technical expertise to Operations engineers and technicians, supporting fault isolation and resolution. Solve tough problems with innovative and scalable solutions. -Use our private test lab to evaluate new technologies and capabilities, test proposed changes to production networks, and recreate troubleshooting scenarios to support the production enterprise network. -Develop secure network designs including configurations that align with Defense Information Security Agency (DISA) Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and enterprise policies. Obtain Authority to Operate (ATO) for new devices, software, and capabilities. -Develop and improve design products, processes, and systems for our team to work efficiently and effectively.

Requirements

• ccnp
• bgp
• ospf
• mpls
• can/lan
• security+

What You Bring

-Initiative and disciplined to work unsupervised as part of a network engineering team. Experience establishing process, developing documents, and organizing repositories a plus. -Hands-on experience implementing and troubleshooting standard routing protocols in a production network, such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) or Border Gateway Protocol (BGP). -Must be compliant with DoD 8570 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2 (Security+ CE) -Network engineering and design experience with MPLS WANs, network management tools, and firewalls. -Network engineering and design experience specific to CAN/LAN. Experience should include application of industry standards, developing configurations, and integration of solutions into production environments. -Expert knowledge of routing and switching protocols and the ability to demonstrate knowledge through briefings and documentation. Extensive BGP experience a plus. -Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or equivalent knowledge. -Hands-on experience implementing and troubleshooting standard switching and trunking protocols in a production network, such as Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs), 802.1q, and port-channels. -Experience specific to network engineering to include Tier III or higher network operations and/or network design and implementation. -Although this position is focused on CAN/LAN, this opportunity offers the ability to learn and work on Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Wide Area Networks (WANs).

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About Jacobs

-Headquartered in Dallas, it has evolved into a global powerhouse delivering consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery services. -Its portfolio spans transformative projects—clean water systems, data centers, rail expansions, offshore wind roadmaps, and wastewater plants. -Specialising in advanced manufacturing, cities & places, energy, environmental, national security & defense, life sciences, transportation and water sectors. -Jacobs has reshaped itself via key moves—spinning off government services, acquiring CH2M in 2017, and exiting traditional oil & gas units. -Projects often tackle high-stakes, complex challenges: wastewater treatment in Vancouver, LIRR station upgrades, and AI data centres in Portugal. -Unusually, the firm shifted its HQ from California to Dallas in 2016 to align with its expanding national and global reach.

Sector Specialisms

Security Clearance

-must have ts/sci clearance with ci polygraph -must be compliant with dod 8570 iat level 2 (security+ ce)