Job Description
Description Onsite in Washington dc, DC The Sr. Telecommunications Design Engineer III will serve as a senior authority for operations and maintenance and long-range planning across mission-critical telecommunications environments. The role will design and modernize IT and telecom architectures, produce engineering artifacts, and ensure alignment with DoD standards and commercial best practices. The engineer will support unified communications, voice services, and data center reliability while communicating decisions to stakeholders and sustaining customer trust. The position operates within a collaborative team using Agile practices to deliver consistent results.
Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen or Permanent Resident.Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen or Permanent Resident with an active Top Secret clearance.This is a full-time, permanent opportunity, offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Qualified applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. Salary: $170,000 - $230,000/ yr. w2
Responsibilities - Work as part of a collaborative and high-performing team delivering technical solutions within the highest levels of the federal government.
- Perform daily operations and maintenance and provisioning for mission-critical telecommunications environments.
- Analyze IT architecture to support long-range planning and modernization efforts.
- Create engineering roadmaps, technical designs, configurations, rack elevations, and bills of materials.
- Ensure solutions comply with DoD standards and commercial best practices.
- Participate in Agile planning, execution, and continuous improvement activities.
- Support mission-critical telecommunications infrastructure with a focus on reliability and performance.
- Communicate technical decisions and designs clearly to stakeholders and customers.
- Establish and maintain a high level of customer trust and confidence through technical expertise and delivery excellence.
- Apply creativity and engineering judgment to design solutions that meet mission and customer needs.
Experience Requirements - Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.
- BICSI RCDD certification.
- DoD 8140 certification aligned to the 441 Network Operations Specialist work role, such as Network+, Security+, Cloud+, SSCP, CASP+, CISSP, or CCNP Security.
- 12+ years of experience analyzing, designing, and supporting IT and telecommunications infrastructure solutions using DoD and commercial standards.
- Experience supporting daily operations and maintenance, including direct-touch maintenance and provisioning of telecommunications and IT infrastructure.
- Ability to analyze existing IT architectures and develop long-range strategic plans, including modernization and sustainment roadmaps.
- Hands-on experience creating and maintaining engineering work products, including rack elevations, data center configuration diagrams, IT roadmaps, engineering configurations, and bills of materials.
- Operational experience ensuring data center and telecommunications system designs adhere to DoD requirements and commercial best practices.
- Experience designing, integrating, and supporting Voice over IP and unified communications infrastructure, including call control, voice gateways, Quality of Service, and voice services integration within enterprise and data center environments.
- Ability to contribute immediately with minimal ramp-up in a mission-critical operational environment.
Education Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- BICSI RCDD certification.
- DoD 8140-aligned certification such as Network+, Security+, Cloud+, SSCP, CASP+, CISSP, or CCNP Security.
Job Tags
Permanent employment, Full time, Immediate start