The Leidos Digital Modernization Sector/Global Solutions Management-Operations II (GSMO-II) contract has an opening for a Transport Network Engineer in Stuttgart, Germany. The Transport Network Engineer will perform sustainment, maintenance, Problem and Change management services to help ensure secure, reliable, and uninterrupted availability of the Department of Defense networks.
Network design and engineering
Perform network management system design, develop Methods of Procedure, analysis, testing and/or modifications of architecture in support of software/hardware technical refresh and upgrades approved by the Engineering Review Board.
Recommend to manager best practices for the operation and maintenance of the network.
Provide ad-hoc engineering support, statistics/data gathering, modeling, creating/updating flowcharts and providing recommendations to determine the most efficient configuration of the network based on Engineering documents and experience.
Provide Engineering Incident Management Escalation Support
Perform fault isolation, analysis, and troubleshooting across various Transport platforms including SONET Optical/Fiber Transport (ODXC/MSPP), Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM), Time Division Multiplexing (TDM), and cryptographic systems. Engage with other Engineers (Transport, IP and Unified Capabilities), vendors, and customers to determine Root Cause Analysis
Provide accuracy in documenting the Mission Support Services (MSS) database to reflect the real time network.
Support Authorized Service Interruption (ASI) Activities to collect site and device data to schedule maintenance windows, coordinating dispatch of technicians, and identifying availability of site personnel.
Interact with vendor Technical Assistance Center (TAC) personnel to gather needed data to create hardware replacement order.
Proficient in one or more Transport platforms: Experience with end-to-end system loopback testing and troubleshooting on Transport networks.
Experience working with service providers and/or enterprise Transport systems utilizing CISCO/CIENA devices.
Experience with ports and protocols for DWDM and SONET technologies.
Experience with Dense Wavelength Division (DWDM) and Synchronous Optical Networks (SONET)
Possess understanding of Physical (Layer 1) and Data Link (Layer 2) network troubleshooting.
Excellent project, technical, interpersonal, presentation and problem management skills.
A bachelor's degree plus 3 years of recent specialized experience, OR;
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