Network Planning Engineer- Public Trust - Melbourne, FL (JP-6366)
Level 2

Job Category: cleared IT - 34.69% (adjusted markup)

Position: Network Planning Engineer- Level 2
Location: 1025 W NASA Blvd Melbourne Florida 32919
Contract period: 12 months temp to perm
Hours worked: 9/80 reg - 1st shift
Clearance: PT, needed to start
US Person OK or US Citizenship Required? US Citizen
PR: $57 CSGNON
BR: $77.19
Conversion Salary:
MSP Owner: Beth Roberge
Positions: 1
Subs Allowed: 3

Description:
Additional TELCO NPE need (1).

**100% onsite position in Melbourne**
*Same manager and Program as JP5918/JP6078/JP6079 - do not submit the same candidates*

L3Harris is seeking a motivated individual looking for an exciting opportunity to join the team as a Network Planning Engineer supporting FAA/FTI program. As a Network Planning Engineer, candidate will support design, implementation, and optimization of communication network solutions. The candidate will collaborate with internal and external teams, work independently on special projects, including developing network designs based upon emerging customer requirements. Other tasks include negotiating commercial vendor products, developing procedures for implementing new network designs and managing small to large network projects.

The Telco Network Engineer will be responsible for:
• Evaluate technologies and designs in relation to the critical infrastructure and service needs for external customers
• Support on-call rotation and planned off hours maintenance events as needed
• Troubleshoot and resolve backbone and customer routing issues
• Implement solutions that support customer visions and objectives
• Participate in inter program initiatives and discussions to resolve technical challenges
• Create and maintain documentation and training for engineering and NOC teams
• Maintain operational excellence of network system and components to exceed customer expectations
• Define and implement best practices for network and capacity management
• Identify areas of opportunity for automation and network optimization
• Routinely perform proof of concepts and service trials while documenting system integration
• Travel as required to meet for requirement meetings and system integration planning
Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Information Systems or equivalent of a 4-year accredited degree in a technical discipline.
• Bachelor's Degree and minimum 4 years of prior WAN Telecommunications networks experience or 2 years post-Secondary/ Associates Degree and a minimum of 8 years of prior WAN Telecommunications networks experience
• MEF 2.0 certification and/or equivalent level experience
• CCNA Certification or equivalent work experience a plus
Preferred Additional Qualifications:
• Ability to obtain a security clearance
• Strong skill set with Microsoft Office software applications
• Experience designing and implementing network technologies such as Carrier Ethernet, MPLS and SDN technologies
• Experience with Cisco IOS command line interface (CLI) for configuring, monitoring, and maintaining Cisco devices
• Must be able to demonstrate the ability to design, implement and support Ethernet and TDM network infrastructures
• Knowledge of IP technologies such as Pseudo Wire and Ethernet switching
• Knowledge of telecommunications carrier ordering systems and processes
• Knowledge of WAN/LAN, TDM and Voice switching systems; TCP/IP, Frame Relay, ATM and specific routing protocols such as OSPF, BGP and RIP; VoIP, DWDM, CTI and VPN technologies
• Experience with leading network vendors such as Cisco, Juniper, Ciena, RAD
• Experience with database modeling software such as MetaSolve

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