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Job Description:
Parsons is seeking a talented Lead Facility Comm Project Network Engineer to join our growing team!
We're looking for WAN/LAN experience to support a Government Research and Development facility in Boulder, CO. This customer-facing position requires a self-starter that can work independently and as part of a team and possesses strong communication, organization, and collaboration skills. Experience in working with cross-functional Government SETAs, FFRDCs, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, and Capability Integration Development (CID) team members is a plus.
There is a minimum on-site support requirement for M-F during core business hours of 9:00am-3:00pm MT. Occasional/infrequent after hours/weekend support may be required.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Lead site surveys, technical interchange meetings, and design reviews to collaborate with multiple tenants and external comm providers to identify requirements, risks, and dependencies that drive new or upgrade designs
- Leverage technical experience and in-depth knowledge of the facility communications infrastructure to facilitate, integrate, and test new tenant connections and ensure they meet levied requirements
- Manage, maintain, and troubleshoot existing circuits and respond rapidly to planned or unplanned events
- Analyze existing comm circuits and strategize ways to improve bandwidth and performance to meet growing tenant requirements
- Document facility comm systems and maintain detailed records using configuration management processes
- Facilitate communication between multiple onsite tenants and external comm providers to ensure solutions and requirements are aligned
- Serve as primary facility POC for external comms for anomalies or issues requiring attention or escalation
- Facilitate tracking, stakeholder status updates, and closure updates to external communications efforts
- Perform configuration management oversight and documentation for external communications network environments
- Serve as the program representative on technical approval boards for external comm related items
- Collaborate with tenants and external comm providers on outages, testing, upgrades, impacts, risks, mitigation, status, and reporting in conjunction with planned or unplanned events
- Work with tenants and comm providers on external network comm architecture, design, and requirements
- Identify and provide briefings to stakeholders regarding requirements and scope for external comm efforts
- Provide tenant cyber security teams with requested artifacts to support external comm related cyber tasking to include but not limited to IATT, ATC, and ATO efforts
- Facilitate onsite circuit installs and troubleshooting efforts for new and existing comm connections
- Track, manage, and provide facility bandwidth metrics to all tenants for design consideration
- Primary management and technical responsibilities for entire facility ISP solution
- Conduct and analyze data captures to obtain network performance information
- Configure, implement, and test/troubleshoot crypto devices
- Develop and maintain facility network and equipment operating procedures
- Provide solution guidance for tech refreshes and environment baseline builds
What Required Skills You'll Bring:
- ·Active Top Secret security clearance
- 7+ years of experience with additional education, training, and certifications able to count towards total years of experience
- Bachelors degree, with additional years of experience able to count in lieu of a degree
- Active Security + certification, or equivalent
- Experience integrating solutions into operational classified environments.
- Experience leading cross functional teams to achieve strategic objectives
- Knowledge of dynamic routing protocols such BGP or OSPF
- Knowledge of communication methods, principles, protocols and concepts (e.g., crypto, mesh network, sftp) that support the network infrastructure
- Knowledge of capabilities and applications of network equipment
- Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, and network security methodologies
- Ability to review rack layout diagram and identify network equipment
- Knowledge of information technology (IT) security principles and methods (e.g., firewalls, demilitarized zones, encryption)
- Knowledge of local area and wide area networking principles and concepts including bandwidth management
- Knowledge of how traffic flows across the network (e.g., Transmission Control Protocol [TCP] and Internet Protocol [IP], Open System Interconnection Model [OSI], Information Technology Infrastructure Library, current version [ITIL]
- Knowledge of common network tools (e.g., ping, traceroute, nslookup)
What Desired Skills You Might Bring:
- Experience with network integrations to on-premises and cloud environments utilizing PWAN, MeshONE-T, and Commercial Communications providers.
Security Clearance Requirement:
An active Top Secret security clearance is required for this position.This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.Salary Range: $148,300.00 - $266,900.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
Skills Required
- Active Top Secret security clearance
- At least 7 years of relevant experience, with additional education, training, and certifications potentially counting toward experience
- Bachelor's degree, with additional experience potentially accepted in lieu of the degree
- Active Security+ certification or equivalent
- Experience integrating solutions into operational classified environments
- Experience leading cross-functional teams to achieve strategic objectives
- Knowledge of dynamic routing protocols such as BGP or OSPF
- Knowledge of communication methods, principles, protocols, and concepts, including crypto, mesh networks, and SFTP
- Knowledge of network equipment capabilities and applications
- Knowledge of computer networking concepts, protocols, and network security methodologies
- Ability to review rack layout diagrams and identify network equipment
- Knowledge of IT security principles and methods, including firewalls, DMZs, and encryption
- Knowledge of LAN and WAN principles, concepts, and bandwidth management
- Knowledge of network traffic flows, TCP/IP, OSI, and current ITIL practices
- Knowledge of common network tools such as ping, traceroute, and nslookup
- Experience with network integrations to on-premises and cloud environments using PWAN, MeshONE-T, and commercial communications providers
Parsons Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
