Deadline Date: Wednesday 11 March 2026
Requirement: Network Engineer ID&E-OPEX
Location: Grazzanise, IT
Full Time On-Site: Yes
Time On-Site: 100%
Total Scope of the request (hours): 836
Required Start Date: 15 April 2026
End Contract Date: 31 December 2026
Required Security Clearance: NATO COSMIC TOP SECRET
Duties & 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
Requirements
Skill, Knowledge & Experience
The candidate must have a currently active NATO COSMIC TOP SECRET security clearance
A minimum requirement of a Bachelor's 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 candidate's 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 environmentMinimum 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
Prior experience of working in an international environment comprising both military and civilian elements
Knowledge of NATO responsibilities, structure and organization, including ACO and ACT
Five years' experience in all aspects of maintenance, repair, modification and operation of large complex multi-vendor IP communications networks and related equipment
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
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