C004706 Operations & Exercises Network Engineer (NS) WED 11 Mar

Deadline Date: Wednesday 11 March 2026

Requirement Title: Operations & Exercises Network Engineer

Location: Grazzanise Italy

Full time on-site: Yes

Total Scope of the request(hours): 418

Required Start Date: 15-APR-2026

End Contract Date:30-DEC-2026

Required Security Clearance: NATO Secret

Specific Working Conditions: Some work outside normal office hours may be required

Duties and Role:

Under the direction of the Senior Routing and Switching Engineer but largely under own initiative the incumbent will perform project duties such as the following:

• Direct 1st level fault resolution on Routing and Switching Elements to sectors sites and the Service Area routing cells
• Advises on fault diagnosis throughout NATO sites utilizing a number of management platforms (e.g. HP Openview Netscout Cisco Works)
• Ensure that on Routing and Switching elements remote routine maintenance throughout NATO sites is performed
• Coordinate with sites for Routing and Switching elements centralisation standardisation and best practices
• Liaise and collaborate internally throughout the NCI Agency Service Line infrastructures and to external organisations for fault rectification activities
• Being responsible for the creation and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures within the Routing and Switching Cell
• Coordination and performance of configuration and evaluation of test scenarios within the NGCS Reference Facility pertinent to the area of Routing and network configuration problem resolution
• Coordinates and performs routing infrastructures design configuration and maintenance activities for all appointed NATO exercise scenarios and Operations
• Performing the practical evaluation of management tools and capabilities
• Ensure a common understanding of the available toolsets and method of utilization within the centralised and distributed user base
• Investigating and proposing long term solutions to encountered equipment and configuration problems
• When required coordinates on-site surveys validations and system acceptance testing into the Routing infrastructure.

• A minimum requirement of a Bachelors degree at a nationally recognised/certified University in a related discipline and 2 years post-related experience.
• Alternatively exceptionally the lack of a university degree may be compensated by the demonstration of a candidates particular abilities or experience that is/are of interest to NCI Agency that is at least 6 years extensive and progressive expertise in duties related to the function of the post.
• Over 4 years experience of CISCO Routing and Switching Elements
• A minimum of 2 years experience with the configuration and operation of HP Network Automation or equivalent network automation and orchestration systems
• A minimum of 4 years experience with the configuration and operation of Network Monitoring and Event Management systems ideally Intermapper Spectrum HP Openview and Splunk
• Over 4 years experience of working in a centrally managed network environment
• Minimum qualification of Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
• Proven experience in the use of an Incident Management System such as BMC Remedy
• A high level of knowledge of network system and application level troubleshooting techniques
• Sound knowledge of communications protocols and practical experience of using diagnostic test equipment
• Comprehensive knowledge of the principles of command and control systems
• Extensive technical management expertise in C2 management
• Broad knowledge of C2 systems and software maintenance procedures
• Experience in Site and Systems Evaluation and Inspection
• Experience with IP Diffserv QoS in Networks
• Extensive working Knowledge of OSPF and BGP to include (Multi-area architectures BGP Confederations and Route Reflectors)
• Knowledge of EIGRP and IS-IS
• Extensive knowledge of implementing and operating LAN technologies (e.g. HSRP STP Switching VLANs DHCP snooping ARP Inspection Port-Security)
• Extensive knowledge of implementing and operating network authentication and authorization systems and technologies (e.g. Secure ACS 5.x 802.1x 802.1ae MACSEC RADIUS TACACS) - Experience of preparing test plans technical documentation and Standard Operating Procedures
• Contact with UNIX Linux operating systems
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Five years experience in all aspects of maintenance repair modification and operation of large complex multi-vendor IP communications networks and related equipment
• Member of a recognised professional body representing the communications area
• Shall have general understanding of related telecommunications systems and techniques of TDM ATM Frame relay MPLS Video Voice and VOIP technology
• Experience with IPv6 network technologies and concepts
• Experience with Datacentre technologies and Virtualized Switching such as VMWare and Nexus1000V
• Experience implementing and operating a multi-tenancy network environments (VRF/VLAN)
• Experience implementing and operating multicast network technologies (IGMP PIM)
• Experience developing and maintain scripts using EXPECT Python or PERL
• Knowledge and experience with commercial IPSEC encryption solutions such as Secure Virtual Tunnels (sVTI) SSLVPN DMVPN GETVPN
• Familiarity with Thales TCE 621 family IP Cryptographic Equipment or similar Military Grade IP Encryption devices
• Understanding of Firewall Technology and Concepts
• Understanding of Intrusion Detection System Technology
• Familiarity with Application Performance Monitoring Solutions such as Netscout
• Familiarity with Performance Management principles metrics and tools (e.g. MRTG IPSLA)
• Hold one or more of the following IT security qualifications/certifications:
• CCIE: Cisco Certified Internet Expert
• CCDP: Cisco Certified Design Professional
• Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundation or Higher

Required Experience:

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