Network Engineer II

Parra Consulting Group, Inc. is currently seeking a Network Engineer II to support our client located at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland.

This successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Design, plan, install, integrate, and maintain backbone core-area tactical and strategic communications networks, including portions of the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN) and the Global Information Grid (GIG).


• Gather requirements from users, Operational Need Statements, and Capability Production Documents (CPD) for the Army’s tactical communications systems and translate requirements into technical solutions that are standards-based and cost-efficient.


• Develop network architecture for adjacent, higher, and lower units, as well as for allied nations, other government agencies, and commercial service interfaces.


• Knowledge and understanding current/future Force tactical and strategic military communications networks, as well as the architecture, protocols, security, network management, and physics underlying these systems.


• Responsible for the engineering design, development, integration, installation, operation, and maintenance of the WIN-T network.


• Support technical tasks in the integration of Data/Voice/Video/Telephony in the Tactical Network, engineering and technical documentation and assistance in the development of technical requirements, specifications, plans and reports, software/hardware engineering, preparation of independent assessments, systems engineering, technical expertise at fielding locations, test and evaluation, architectural/interoperability support, and quality engineering.


• Provide technical support in PM TN equipment labs.


• Develop equipment and network configurations and products.


• Support technology insertion testing relative to emerging PM TN Networks requirements and capabilities.


• Knowledge of virtualization and storage technologies from VMware, EMC, NetApp, Microsoft, Dell, HP, and others.


• Cisco Experience to include: Cisco IOS and NXOS, Cisco ISE, Cisco UCS Networking and Configuration, Cisco ASA.


• Routing Protocols BGP, OSPF, RIP, EIGRP as well as proficiency in MULTICAST; a background with designing and implementing LANs and VLANs.

Qualifications Required:

• Active Secret Clearance


• BS in engineering, testing, or a related field.


• A minimum of three (3) year of related tactical network engineering experience


• BS can be substituted with an additional 5 years of related experience performing tactical network engineering functions.