Parra Consulting Group, Inc. is currently seeking a Network Engineer IV 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 user, Operational Need Statements, and Capability Production Documents (CPD) for 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 tactical 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.
• Subject Matter expert with VOIP, Cisco Call Manager, Call Manager Express, Redcom Sigma Core
• Experience with network protocol analysis using Sniffer, wireshark or similar tool.
• Familiarity with Army Software Baselines and Architectures.
• Experience working with Microsoft and Active Directory
• Provide technical expertise at field locations as needed.

• Active Secret Clearance
• BS in engineering, testing, or a related field.
• A minimum of eight (8) years of related tactical network engineering experience
• BS can be substituted with an additional 7 years of related experience performing tactical network engineering functions.