Telecommunications Engineer jobs in Virginia

Overview

At Criterion Systems, we developed a different kind of business—a company whose real value is a reputation for excellence built upon the collective skills, talents, perspectives, and backgrounds of its people. By accepting a position with Criterion Systems, you will join a group of professionals with a collaborative mindset where we share ideas and foster professional development to accomplish our goals. In addition to our great culture, we also offer competitive compensation and benefit packages, company-sponsored team building events, and advancement opportunities. To find out more about how Criterion can help you take your career to the next level please visit our website: www.criterion-sys.com. Criterion Systems is a Military/Veteran Friendly Company therefore we encourage Veterans to apply.

We are seeking a Senior Field Engineer to support a global data management project with field operations in Herndon, Virginia!

***FULL SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED***

Responsibilities

Field Engineers must maintain a strong awareness of technical equipment; be able to apply the Sponsor’s project management model for development and installation efforts; and provide build, testing, analysis, deployment, and troubleshooting/life-cycle support for innovative hardware/software/ network systems and applications.

Support includes procurement of required equipment or components to support build-out of communications systems; uncrating, set-up, and build-out of new equipment. Hardware and software configuration and customization of packages, system integration and testing of built packages, pack-out and shipment of the completed packages. System integration and testing of built packages, preparation of customer system documentation, conducting site surveys as needed prior to installation, drawings of rack elevations, training of on-site customer personnel on installed packages, test, inspection, verification of all customer communications systems ensuring compliance with COMSEC policies and procedures and project management requirements.

Qualifications

Required Experience, Education, Skills & Technologies

• An active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Six (6) years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s degree and or equivalent experience in a related field in lieu of a degree
• Experience working in Customer OCONUS environments
• Strong background in Microsoft Systems Engineering and providing support to those systems.
• Strong recent experience in Windows platform operating system and Microsoft applications including Windows 10 and Server 2012 / 2016 suite.
• Knowledge of virtualization products with a focus on Hyper-V.
• Knowledge of networking and working with CISCO equipment
• Knowledge of TCIP/IP routing and use of secure scripts.
• Experience providing Tier 3 Support to technical systems.
• Experience configuring, installing, and maintaining network multi-layer switches, routers, firewalls, workstations, satellite, and secure communications
• Experience installing and terminating fiber optics and Ethernet cables
• Experience with McAfee product suite.
• Demonstrated strong performance as an Engineer, developing or implementing information systems with a broad experience base across the entire project life-cycle.
• Demonstrated strong performance as a technical leader working in a multi-contractor, on-site and virtual environment
• Demonstrated capacity to understand and communicate technical ideas, concepts, and thoughts across multiple technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work in fast pace, high pressure environment.
• Demonstrated ability to independently determine and develop approach to solutions.

Preferred Experience, Education, Skills & Technologies

• Experience performing site surveys for systems installations, infrastructure and power requirements
• Experience providing technical training for both foreign and domestic audiences
• Technical Certifications: MCSE and/or CCIE
• Working knowledge of VMWare and ESXi.
• Previous experience with storage devices including NetApp.
• Working knowledge CSFC technologies and methodologies
• Current experience in the Sponsor’s classified and unclassified distributed work environment architectures and systems.
• Secure remote mobile computing.
• SCCM

Security Clearance Level

• TS/SCI with Polygraph (Full security clearance)

Certification

• None

Work Schedule & Travel

• Full-time on-site at a designated facility.
• OCONUS travel is a possibility - Requirements are based on customer mission and needs and subject to adjust.

Benefits Offered

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Tuition/Training Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid Time Off, and Holidays.

Criterion Systems, LLC and its subsidiaries are committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination at all levels of our organization.  We believe in treating all applicants and employees fairly and make employment decisions without regard to any individual’s protected status:  race, ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, sex/gender, gender identity/gender expression, sexual orientation, physical and mental disability, marital/parental status, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), age, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit https://careers-criterion-sys.icims.com/.