Experience required
- Bachelor's: 10+ years
About the role
Tensley Consulting is seeking a Network Engineer Level 3 to support network engineering and administration activities for mission-critical infrastructure. This role provides configuration, maintenance, and performance optimization support for enterprise network environments. The Network Engineer will work closely with system administrators and engineering teams to monitor network performance, support infrastructure upgrades, and ensure reliable connectivity across operational environments. Responsibilities include designing, configuring, deploying, and maintaining network solutions while ensuring compliance with DoD and Intelligence Community standards. This position includes CONUS and OCONUS travel.
education/experience
Ten (10) years’ experience in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required. Bachelor’s degree in engineering or Information Systems Management from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional network engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
Qualifications
Five (5) years of demonstrated experience supporting specialized networking domains, including: Wireless technologies such as WiMAX, WiFiber, Wireless LAN, and Ethernet Bridge Encryption and teleconferencing systems such as Tandberg Configuring and maintaining enterprise Cisco networking platforms (e.g., ASR routers, Cisco 7600/6500 series, Cisco 3900/3800 routers, Cisco Call Manager, Cisco Unity) Point-to-Point communications including microwave, millimeter wave, optical, or troposcatter WAN communications technologies such as SATCOM or VSAT Network monitoring tools such as Cisco Prime, WhatsUpGold, HPNA, NetCollector, or NetPlanner Experience designing, configuring, deploying, and maintaining enterprise network infrastructure Experience supporting LAN and WAN network architectures Experience configuring and maintaining network devices and infrastructure Experience implementing network solutions including VPNs, firewall contexts, load balancing, traffic shaping, VoIP, GRE tunneling, IPSec encryption, Media over IP (MoIP), and Network Address Translation (NAT) Experience designing and implementing high-speed, scalable, fault-tolerant network topologies Experience optimizing network performance, minimizing latency, and maximizing data throughput Experience configuring and optimizing networks connecting front-end and back-end system components Experience supporting network deployment and sustainment activities Experience maintaining network documentation, inventories, and network diagrams Experience coordinating with system engineering and dataflow teams to maintain operational performance Experience resolving complex network problems using network analyzers, WAN test equipment, and network simulators Experience applying network acceleration technologies such as Riverbed Experience providing technical guidance to junior network engineers
Desired Skills
- Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) or Intelligence Community (IC) environments
- Experience with network acceleration technologies (e.g., Riverbed)
- Experience with wireless technologies including WiMAX, WiFiber, Wireless LAN, or Ethernet Bridges
- Experience supporting WAN communication technologies including SATCOM or VSAT
- Experience supporting Cisco enterprise platforms such as ASR routers, Catalyst switches, or Cisco Call Manager
- Experience using network monitoring tools such as Cisco Prime, WhatsUpGold, HPNA, NetCollector, or NetPlanner
- Experience supporting Point-to-Point communications (microwave, millimeter wave, optical, or troposcatter)
Clearance: TS/SCI w/Poly
Compensation
Posted Annualized Salary: $165,000 – $185,000