Network Management Engineer - Smarts InCharge

Description Job Responsibilities:
The Network Management Engineer (NME) will be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in a variety of network management technologies specifically Smarts InCharge as a primary and, secondarily, CiscoWorks and NetIQ AppManager. Experience managing and participating in the holistic design and creation of network system management policies. Familiarity with current LAN, MAN, and WAN technologies is required.

The Network Management Engineer will perform the following job duties and responsibilities:

� Demonstrate the ability to implement, document and maintain enterprise network management solutions using Smarts InCharge

� Engineer, configure, install, test, train, and document complex architectures and component configurations relating to routing/switching products and/or solutions;

� Support the project team and customers;

� Participate in design and peer reviews;

� Provide subject matter expertise for the development of proposals (technical writing);

� Conduct feasibility analysis, technical case studies, and cost estimates;

� Analyze and transform operational and/or functional needs into solutions while remaining compliant with regulations, policies and procedures; document description of system parameters and integrate those parameters to optimize the overall solutions effectiveness and efficiency at task;

� Research, analyze, recommend and implement new technologies, standard processes, tools and techniques where applicable using creative and innovative solutions;

� Research, evaluate and stay current on emerging tools, techniques and technologies; maintain skills and capabilities through education, training, and hands-on experiences;

� Perform mentoring and training tasks for peers and customers as required; transfer project knowledge to other team members and customers as required;

� Perform risk identification, assessment, remediation, and planning for all aspects of performance;

� Perform project engineering and task management functions.

Qualified candidates will be self-motivated, responsible, technically apt, and business professionals. Candidates must have demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive team relationships with a variety of internal and external customers, peers, and management. Candidates must have demonstrated the ability to work independently, make appropriate timely decisions, and implement redirects without undue stress. Candidates must have demonstrated the ability to timely, appropriately, and effectively deal with customer issues and conflict.

Required Education:
Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline such as Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Technology or an equivalent combination of relevant experience, training and certifications.
Required Work Experience:
Required Experience:

� Excellent verbal and written communications skills to enhance the quality of presentations and document deliverables.

� Ability to design identification and management activities;

� Experience with concept of operations and requirements documentation creation and coordination processes.

� Excellent verbal and written communications skills to enhance the quality of presentations and document deliverables.

� Ability to design identification and management activities;

� MUST have 3 - 5 years experience in the Smarts ASL and Perl scripting languages

� Advanced knowledge and experience implementing SNMP.

� Advanced knowledge of and interpreting device MIB libraries.

� Advanced knowledge of and understanding RFC fundamentals.

� Experience implementing enterprise network management toolsets in a distributed environment.

� Experience integrating and interfacing multiple network management platforms.

� Advanced knowledge of fault management principles and technologies

� Advanced knowledge of root-cause analysis

� Advanced knowledge of and ability to use relevant hardware, software and other equipment;

� Advanced knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques involved in help/service desk operations;

� Candidate must be proficient in using Microsoft Office software tools (Word, Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Project and Visio);

Other Desirable Requirements:
Travel required at approximately 60%-70% during a 6 month time frame. Over the course of a year, the percentage is approximately 35-40%.

Ability to obtain and maintain an active DoD Secret Clearance. US Citizenship required.

The General Dynamics Information Technology - Air Force group is searching for talented network and systems security professionals to join our U.S.A.F. Block 30 team.

This position is responsible for engineering, furnishing, implementing, testing, training, and documenting highly complex world-wide enterprise class networks, information systems, infrastructure, and solutions.

General Dynamics is a world-class provider of network design, engineering, management, defense, and network/systems security services for the U.S. Department of Defense, Agencies, and Armed Services. If you are interested in working with the latest in network, systems, and information security technologies, consider joining our team as we forge the way ahead for our U.S. Air Force customers.