Network Lab Engineer with TS/SCI

Information Management Group
Washington, DC
09 Aug 2024

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Overview

Information Management Group, Inc. (IMG), founded in 1987, is a fast growing, debt-free small business specializing in the analysis, design, and application of information technology and communications solutions for government and commercial organizations worldwide. We're committed to helping our clients use technology to be more efficient, effective, and productive. For over 35 years, IMG has brought integrity, industry expertise, and technical excellence to every project. Above all, we believe that at the core of our success stands our people.

IMG is hiring a full-time

Network Lab Engineer with TS/SCI at its

Washington, DC location.

Responsibilities

IMG is looking for a mid- to senior-level engineer or computer scientist with experience, skills, and interest in performing hands-on, laboratory-based research in the field of networking and communications. As a Network Lab Engineer supporting research, you will have the opportunity to work with a variety of network technologies and apply your network research engineering knowledge and skills to help solve a variety of real, challenging, and critical problems that face our nation's intelligence community.

  • Designs, plans and builds communications networks.
  • Configures routers and switches, and firewalls for LAN and WAN systems and VPN concentrators with appropriate network engineering and communications protocols.
  • Coordinates LAN/WAN hardware/software improvements and/or enhancements.
  • Monitors the network utilizing industry leading technologies.
  • Provides innovative methods and technical solutions using the engineering design process.
  • Plans implementation of enhancements.
  • Performing research, design, analysis, hands-on prototyping, testing, experimentation, analysis, evaluation, and reporting to address complex questions regarding design, security, and performance of networks that are used by the IC.
  • Perform end-to-end system testing utilizing several cross-domain solutions and platforms supporting a large federal governmentagency.
  • Maintain the network test lab with multiple test threads for various ingestion test scenarios.
  • Design, develop, and execute network test solutions for large-scale infrastructure products.
  • Create a process that will best test products in manufacturing and related disciplines, in order to assure that the product meetsapplicable specifications.
  • Responsible for determining the best way a test can be performed in order to achieve adequate test coverage.
  • Responsible for understanding how to properly document test cases and create effective test plans; creating practicaldemonstrations of proposed solutions; define clear goals for all aspects of a product test and develop steps for proper execution.
  • Support the government by serving as a liaison between manufacturing, design engineering, sales engineering to discuss andunderstand features, and identify capability deficiencies
  • Collaborate with various network-engineering teams, departments, support, and operations to ensure tested solutions can beseamless integrated to the DIA product environment.
  • Provide technical support for installation, configuration, and implementation of associated virtualization technologies.
  • Develop audit criteria to validate the configuration of existing virtual infrastructure(s) and make remediation and optimization recommendations.
  • Provide physical to virtual migration planning and execution.
  • Provide support for upgrading existing virtual environments to the latest patches and major releases.
  • Perform audits on all virtual infrastructure components prior to and following implementation of major upgrades
  • Monitor system performance, capacity, and provide periodic system status reports to Government lead.
  • Analyze performance data to identify trends and opportunities for process and technology enhancements
  • Manage Dev, QA, and Production environments, ensuring system availability and scalability
  • Provide analysis and resolutions to address Lab critical infrastructure issues
  • Development and execution of Lab technical operating procedures and documentation.
  • Build lab-based testbeds and conduct proof-of-concept experiments
  • Network prototyping in a virtualized environment, setting up and configuring virtual routers, switches, firewalls, IPSs etc.
  • Experiment with tools to manage and automate physical and virtualized network technologies
  • Model the performance and behavior of networks in enterprise environments
  • Work with cyber and infrastructure automation technologies
  • Research emerging technologies and assess their mission applicability
  • Build and maintain internal lab capabilities
  • Develop and program prototypes in Python or Java

Qualifications

Clearance Required: TS/SCI to start. Candidate must be able to pass a CI Poly.

Required Certifications

: IAT Level II

Education/Experience:
  • Must meet one of the following combinations of experience and education:
    • High School Diploma + 9 years
    • Associate's Degree + 7 years
    • Bachelor's Degree + 5 years
    • Master's Degree + 3 years
    • PhD + 0 years
  • Must have experience in the coordination and execution of test events in accordance with approved test plans, procedures, and scripts.
  • Must have knowledge and skills to ensure that test environments are set up accurately. Must be able to create test reports.
  • Must be able to test IT hardware, software, systems, and networks

COVID-19 Regulations: As required by Executive Order 14042 and the guidance provided by the Federal Workforce Task Force, all federal contractor employees are required to be fully compliant with customer COVID-19 regulations. IMG will provide additional information regarding these requirements and how you can request an exception if needed.

IMG COMPANY BENEFITS
  • Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
  • Short term and long term disability insurance
  • 401(k) with generous company match
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
  • 15 days of personal leave plus paid federal holidays
  • Professional development and training assistance

Information Management Group, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.