Overview: Intelligent Waves, a rapidly growing Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), has a need for a Network Engineer, pending award, to support a critical DoD customer. The Network Engineer will provide contractor services for a CONUS contract.Location: This Network Engineer is based in Fort Meade, MD.Travel: Ability to travel up to 10% of the time and will be reimbursed based on IW policy, GSA Per Diem rates and DoD Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) as required.Security Clearance: This Network Engineer must be a United States Citizen and hold a DOD Top Secret Clearance. Responsibilities: Analyzes user needs to determine functional and cross-functional requirements. Performs functional allocation to identify required tasks and their interrelationships. Applies business process improvement practices to re-engineer methodologies/principles and business process modernization projects. Applies, as appropriate, activity and data modeling, transaction flow analysis, internal control and risk analysis and modern business methods and performance measurement techniques.Assists in establishing information technology standards for information systems procedures. Constructs sound, logical business improvement opportunities consistent with current government and industry best practice guiding principles, cost savings, and Information Assurance open system architecture objectives. Supervises and provides technical assistance to the designated network team. Supports the planning and performance of network engineering research, design development, operations, and other assignments in conformance with network design, engineering, and customer specifications. Supervises lower level Network Engineers. Qualifications: Bachelors Degree in an IT related Field OR Associates Degree + 2 years additional related experience OR High School Diploma + 4 years additional related experienceAt least 5 years performing engineering, design, and execution of networking and communications components, including physical and software defined inbound and outbound traffic management, local and global traffic management, boundary authentication, routing and security groupings.Five years of experience in designing, integrating, and maintaining mid to large scale IT platforms, such as Local Area Networks (LANs) and WANs. Relevant hands on experience with firewalls, IDS, and DMZs, or three years of specialized experience in a converged Cisco environment, with top level support and customer service skills. Strong communications skills both orally and written. Relative experience as a network team leader. Experience with increasing responsibility in the operation and administration of servers, network infrastructure and information technology systems. Experience with network and enterprise services such as DNS, DHCP, Radius, TACACS, SNMP, LDAP, SMTP, and NFS. Working knowledge of TCP/IP, LAN, WAN, and VPNs. Knowledge and experience with layer 2 and layer 3 switching, RIP, OSPF and BGP.Personal Attributes:Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a diverse teamAbility to communicate with executive-level staff, senior military leaders and civilian government officialsStrong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analysesHigh-level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and mission focusAbility to multi-task and rapidly integrate and support new customers/environmentsSince 2006, Intelligent Waves has remained committed to providing quality engineering, operations, and intelligence solutions to our clients and it all starts with YOU. Intelligent Waves provides a great and generous benefits package to include medical, dental and vision, paid PTO, life & disability packages. We also invest in our employees' futures by providing a contribution with vesting starting from DAY 1, technical training, tuition bonuses, and much, much more.Clearance Statement: Applicants selected for this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Only US citizens are eligible for a security clearance. For this position, Intelligent Waves will consider only applicants with security clearances or applicants who are eligible for security clearances.Intelligent Waves LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal opportunity to all applicants and employees in full compliance with all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, gender, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity protected veteran status and individuals with disabilities, or any other class protected by applicable state or federal law.A Veteran Friendly Organization#IW Contract Status: Pending Award Category: Information Technology Telecommute: false Travel: 10% Employment Type: Regular Full-Time