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**CONTINGENT UPON CONTRACT AWARD** Overview: Job Title: Senior Network Engineer - CONUS Security Clearance: Secret or Higher Location : CONUS / Global (Due to the nature of the work and contract requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required. )   Description: C3EL is seeking a cleared Senior Network Engineer to support the DoD medical mission. This key-personnel position addresses highly complex infrastructure requirements across DHA networked facilities and serves as the contract's premier Network Specialist and subject-matter expert. The engineer is responsible for resolving the most complex LAN/WLAN/WAN issues and providing contract-wide technical leadership. Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to: Serve as the CONUS and global point of contact for network issues, configuration management, communications interconnection, addressing, multi-protocol routing, and network management. Serve as the contract's premier Network Specialist and subject-matter expert for issues covered by the supporting network labor categories. Study vendor products and determine which components and configurations best meet DoD and CONUS medical treatment facility requirements. Identify, research, and resolve complex LAN, WLAN, and WAN network problems using network management and diagnostic tools. Provide high-level installation, configuration, documentation, management, and troubleshooting of LAN/WLAN/WAN communications equipment for DHA networked facilities. Advise and consult with Government staff, agencies, and contractor representatives on network design, implementation, deployment, and management to ensure optimal support of the Military Health System mission. Lead and coordinate Network Specialists and internal or external organizations in resolving LAN/WLAN/WAN issues. Troubleshoot network and routing protocols across all levels of the OSI model using tools such as Orion SolarWinds, ARMIS, and Ansible. Use Management Information Blocks (MIB) and Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG) concepts and methodologies to support performance measurement, capacity planning, high availability, and minimum downtime. Establish and configure network firewalls, virtual private network devices, and intrusion detection systems to strengthen LAN/WLAN/WAN security and prevent unauthorized access to medical treatment facility systems. Prepare written technical recommendations, document operational changes and enhancements through tickets and standards, and coordinate standards updates with the NetMOD Network Standards Team. Establish and implement LAN/WLAN/WAN procedures and standards that support applicable DoD, DHA, and regional command objectives and policies. Communicate the status of network support requests to key customers. Develop policies, procedures, best practices, and minimum standards for LAN/WLAN/WAN access and operations. Lead or participate in other projects and provide additional support as mission needs arise.   Minimum Qualifications: U.S. Citizenship. An active, in-scope US Government issued Secret clearance or higher. An active Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) certification. An active Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification. Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with Government officials, medical professionals, and highly specialized technical personnel. Mastery of networking protocols and technologies, including TCP/IP, XDM, HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, SNMP, DNS, DHCP, RSTP, VRRP, BIND, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, PPP, HDLC, V.35, and RS-449. Clear understanding of the communications and Internet standards identified in the PWS: 802.1d, 802.1q, 802.1w, 802.3, 802.5, 802.10, 802.11, 802.3u, 803.2, and 802.3z. Direct experience with synchronous and asynchronous communications; Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, FDDI, ATM; and other communications media