[Mpls-pm] Job Posting: Network Management Systems sustaining engineer IV

[Michael J. Freeman]

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 NMS Sustaining Engineer IV

Summary

This position is responsible for partnering with customers, vendors, and 
teammates to support, operate and maintain the Network management Systems 
(NMS) for the NMCI contract. Work to ensure that the Network Management 
Systems are standardized, reliable and performance exceeds that of the 
contracted services levels. In this position, project and workload management 
are essential components. Operates under minimal supervision.

APPLICANTS SELECTED WILL BE SUBJECT TO A GOVERNMENT SECURITY INVESTIGATION AND 
MUST MEET ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.

Location: Bloomington, Minnesota

Department: 4 0 0

Responsibilities Lead and coordinate NMS Projects and the release of NMS 
Solutions into the production environments. Develop and maintain the Network 
Management Systems including applications, operating systems, fixes and 
patches Respond to IAVA and security vulnerabilities for the NMS Systems 
Serve as an escalation point for NMS application and system issues. 
Responsible for support of the NMS Systems. Off-hour and on-site support is 
required. Responsible for engineering change orders including development, 
documentation and supporting the release of the solution(s) into the 
production environment. Responsible for the implementation of engineering 
processes that provide for a timely and appropriate integration of all 
engineering disciplines to ensure NMS meets all requirements including SLA 
agreements. Installs, maintains and repairs NMS applications and operating 
systems. Identifies, designs and recommends standards for network management 
systems. Implement and maintain the NMS systems to support fault detection, 
correlation, performance metric’s, SLA's and reporting. Provide technical 
direction in meeting design and implementation milestones as well as 
responding to operational Service Level Agreements Identifies and evaluates 
problems, determines the risks areas and mitigates their impact. Review and 
maintain configuration standards for the Network Management Systems. Assist 
in providing NMS tool training to NMS customers. Work within established 
project timelines to develop and unit test NMS solutions. Uses established 
best practices to develop templates and documentation to improve operational 
procedures. Develop multiple alternate designs and analyzes trade-off that 
trigger iteration of the design process. Recommend and develop alternate 
designs and analyze trade-offs that trigger iteration of the design process. 
Work with the Project Services group to recommend and test effective 
solutions for global network monitoring and SLA attainment. Obtain a strong 
working knowledge of the hardware and software deployed in the NMCI. Up to 
75% travel

Organizational Relationships Reports To: NMS SLA Operations Director

Job Requirements Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or 
equivalent experience. Strong non-degree candidates with advanced industry 
experience will be considered. Experience: 7-10 years experience that 
includes network and Unix operational support, hands-on implementation and 
configuration of network management solutions and devices such as routers, 
hubs, switches, NICs, associated software tools, desktop computers, and 
cabling in a large LAN/BAN/WAN environment. As well as extensive experience 
with TCP/IP protocols. Minimum of 3 years experience with UNIX operating 
system, shell and perl scripting. Minimum of 3 years administering network 
management solutions (NetView, CiscoWorks, Tivoli, NetCool). Experience with 
secure networks, specifically Intel Community standards. Cisco certifications 
CCNA or CCDA preferred, CCNP a plus. Knowledge and experience using Cisco’s 
Catalyst OS version 6.3 and above and IOS 12.0 and above. Experience 
implementing and troubleshooting configurations on Cisco equipment. Skills: 
Excellent communications and interpersonal skills.

Strong communication skills: writing and editing needed to transfer 
information to individuals involved in the network management process.

Proven project leadership experience

Strong understanding of trouble ticketing software (Remedy) and NMS solutions 
(Tivoli, NetView and Cisco Works) a must.

Previous experience working on military bases/sites, including previous 
military service highly desirable

We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.

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Please feel free to contact me for more information about the position, or if 
you're interested in applying please go to http://www.netcogov.com/careers/ 
and use me as the referrer.

Thanks in advance,
Michael

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Michael J. Freeman
NMS Development
Netco Government Services, Inc.
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