Systems Integration Engineer SME (TELECOM FENS)

JoinPeratonin advancing the safety efficiency and modernization of the National Airspace System (NAS) through the FAAsEnterprise Network Service (FENS) program. As a trusted partner to the Federal Aviation Administration Peraton delivers the mission-critical systems and services that keep millions of passengers and aircraft moving safely every day.

Were looking for forward-thinking professionals who thrive in complex high-impact environments and want their work to matter. If youre passionate about innovation collaboration and shaping the future of air traffic management this is your opportunity to make a real difference alongside leaders in aviation engineering data science and systems integration.

Systems Integration Engineer SME Telecom - FENS

Role Overview:

In this role you will serve as a Systems Integration Engineer SME to drive the successful delivery of complex network infrastructure and software initiatives that support the nations airspace. You will support the build and integration of the new FAAsEnterprise Network Service (FENS) infrastructure with the existing network and migrate the services to the new modern secured resilient and scalable network infrastructure across the National Airspace System (NAS).

Work Location:

This position is 100% on-site primarily located in Herndon VA with an alternate work location available in Bowie MD. Candidates must be able to work on-site at one of these locations based on program requirements.

What Youll Do

• Lead the design integration and testing of systems that support the National Airspace System (NAS). Turn early architecture drawings into working IP network solutions.
• Provide clear technical directions and take ownership of technical tasks and related project activities.
• Assess requirement documents and design the network; communicate the standards to hardware and software engineering teams.
• Define dashboards key performance indicators (KPIs) and technical reports to verify that new designs and deployments meet required reliability and resilience standards for mission critical aviation data.
• Provide clear actionable status updates dashboards and briefings to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Proactively identify track and mitigate technical risks dependencies and bottlenecks particularly in network deployments.

At Peraton you wont just support the mission youll help define it. Your expertise will directly contribute to the reliability resilience and future evolution of one of the worlds most critical transportation systems.

Position Requirements:

• U.S. citizenship required with the ability to obtain and maintain aPublic Trust clearance.
• Bachelors degree with 12 years of experience (or equivalent combination: Masters 10 Associates 14 HS diploma 16)
• Experience in Integrating LAN/WAN routing protocols (BGP OSPF) SD-WAN overlays and security architectures into a unified scalable enterprise blueprint.
• Experience in designing and executing cutovers parallel-run and rollback strategies to migrate legacy WAN circuits and data center links to next-generation SD-WAN platforms with zero unmanaged downtime
• Experience with onboarding and transitioning the network segments/devices to new Enterprise Network Management Tools (e.g. Science Logic SolarWinds Splunk NetScout Datadog) and maintain full asset visibility and real-time monitoring.
• Experience in Enforcing zero-trust perimeter defenses across external network boundaries integrating Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW) DMZ isolation IDS/IPS and SASE framework components.
• Experience in deploying temporary and permanent transition gateways to maintain secure connectivity between legacy subnets and target network states during phased cutovers.
• Solid understanding in designing and implementing multi-path service flow monitoring Application Performance Monitoring (APM to track real-time end-to-end packet performance jitter loss and latency.
• Knowledge in Developing testing and standardizing programmatic configuration templates (CLI SD-WAN policy templates) for automated deployment across routers switches transition gateways and firewalls.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with National Airspace System (NAS) architecture or modernization initiatives (e.g. FENS) or similar mission-critical government network standards
• Strong ability to interpret complex data and deliver actionable insights with Proven experience designing efficient workflows.
• Experience leading the technical integration side of large infrastructure initiatives; ability to apply project management methodologies to ensure delivery compliance and mission alignment.
• Technical Certifications such as Cisco CCNP/CCIE Juniper JNCIA/JNCIS Cloud Architect or Equivalent
• INCOSE Associate Systems Engineering Professional ASEP
• PMP certification

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