Period of Performance: Three (3) year base period with two (2) one-year option periods, commencing from the Notice to Proceed (NTP) Effective Date.
Location: Baltimore, MD (CANDIDATE MUST BE LOCAL TO MARYLAND ONLY)
Duties: Responsible for the design and implementation of large data communications or telecommunications networks. Plans and monitors the installation of communications circuits. Manage and monitor local area networks and associated equipment (e.g., bridges, routers, modem pools, and gateways) Conducts short and long-term plan to meet c communications requirements. Responsible for the design and implementation of LANs/WANs using hub switching and router technology. Performs hardware/software analyses to provide comparative data of performance characteristics and suitability within the existing systems environment. Prepares tradeoff studies and evaluations for vendor equipment. Generates network monitoring/performance report, for LAN/WAN utilization studies. Recommends network design changes/enhancements for improved system availability and performance.
Education: A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or other related scientific or technical discipline. If applicable, shall be certified as network engineer for the specific network operating system as defined in the State task request. The certification criteria are determined by the network operating system vendor.
General Experience: Nine (9) years of experience in a computer-related field.
Specialized Experience: Seven (7) years of progressive experience in planning, designing, implementation, and analyzing data or telecommunications networks. Must have experience with network analysis/management tools and techniques and be familiar with Personal Computers (PCs) in a client/server environment. Must be familiar with IT technology and long distance and local carrier management.
Responsibilities and Tasks
General Responsibilities of Network Engineer (Senior)
The TO Contractor personnel shall, in cooperation with other SHA network technicians, work with SHA staff and IT liaisons supporting the SHA infrastructure, end user needs and Tier 1 service desk. This includes the following tasks:
A. Responsible for the design and implementation of large data communications or telecommunications networks. Plan and monitor the installation of communications circuits.
B. Manage and monitor local area networks and associated equipment (e.g., bridges, routers, modem pools, and gateways). Conduct short and long-term plans to meet communications requirements.
C. Responsible for the design and implementation of Local Area Network (LAN) / Wide Area Network (WAN) using hub switching and router technology. Perform hardware/software analyses to provide comparative data of performance characteristics and suitability within the existing systems environment.
D. Prepare tradeoff studies and evaluations for vendor equipment. Generate network monitoring/performance report, for LAN/WAN utilization studies.
E. Recommend network design changes/enhancements for improved system availability and performance.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Pay: $50.00 - $55.00 per hour
Benefits:
Schedule:
Experience:
- Computer networking: 10 years (Required)
- LAN: 10 years (Required)
Work Location: In person