Network SME Job Description
Network SME
provides tier 2 support for the Enterprise network; including switches, routers, firewalls, VPNs, Wi-Fi, routing protocols (EIGRP and BGP), monitoring and reporting applications etc.
Network SME Duties & Responsibilities
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Understand and articulate analytical problem statements of Indian Telecom Industry
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Network administration for performance tuning, Network component upgrades, Network component patching to all COTS Network products
Network Administration for network interfaces, external network interfaces, and other systems network interfacing
Support for Network routers, switches, firewalls, proxy services, intrusion detection, and prevention services, and other network infrastructure to include DMZ is the services
Support for network administration operations and maintenance efforts, systems engineering support to analyze and document system network problems in support of customer operations
Support for network administration efforts that perform concept and requirements analyses in support of network upgrades and corrective fixes in the O&M environment
Support for network administration efforts, test design and execute network tests
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with 20 years’ experience or
Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with 15 years’ experience or
Network SME Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Network SME
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: IAT, CISSP, II, CCIE, CCNP, MCSE, CCNA, III, DOD, JNCIE
Education for Network SME
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the network SME job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Computer Science, Technical, Engineering, Education, Information Systems, Science, History, Associates, Information Technology, Business
Skills for Network SME
Desired skills for network SME include:
Virtualization environment
Aware of SBM and enterprise scenarios
R&S
Wireless
Monitoring and reporting
EIGRP
Network protocols like BGP
OSPF
Risk Management Framework to network equipment
Your expertise areas
Desired experience for network SME includes:
Demonstrated specific experience gained in the troubleshooting, repair and assessment on the following systems/equipment
Fiber Attached Storage (FAS)
AN/UYQ-96 Computer Network Defense/Operating System Environment (CND/OSE)
Combined Enterprise Regional Exchange Information System (CENTRIX)
Documented attainment of special electronic repair skills / certifications such as basic soldering, wire-wrap, connectorization, fiber optics
At least eight years of experience and possesses extensive training, and enterprise experience to provide high- level technical analysis of network designs
Network SME Examples
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Network SME Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of network SME. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for network SME
- The Contractor shall perform Research and Development in network communications
- Will also need to learn to operate NASA unique hardware items
- Applies network engineering principles and meets DoD Configuration Management requirements in planning, designing, installing, integrating, operating and maintaining customer network infrastructure
- Works with internal and external partners to design and evaluate recommended solutions to meet customer requirements
- Configures and maintains routers, switches, firewalls, and other network devices in accordance with DoD/DoN/PMRF policy
- Conducts system wide troubleshooting and resolves system errors both in "stand-down" "live" mission environments
- Leads integration projects by developing network engineering, security implementation, and integration plans for new network systems and subsystems
- Plans, Schedules, Integrates, Operates, maintains, and configures all network engineering assigned hardware and software associated with classified and unclassified network infrastructures including, but not limited to, routers, switches, firewalls, IDS/IPS, and other information technology infrastructure as required
- Participates in successful DIACAP, RMF, and Platform IT C&A Package submissions
- Configures and maintains network management platforms and the ability to monitor data on the network to provide troubleshooting & daily review of audits/logs
Qualifications for network SME
- Possesses of the following certifications
- Over 8 years of experience with Enterprise level project management
- Experience in analyzing network requirements, drafting project documentation, coordinating with customers, deploying system technologies, providing project reporting, project oversight, and projecting out-year network requirements
- Experience using most project performance monitoring methods
- Experience and understanding of Cisco switching, routing, firewalls, Intrusion Detection System, and network management and monitoring including OPNET
- Experience and understanding of DNS, email, web, and file proxies
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a network SME. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for network SME
- Prepares and submits Engineering plans, schedule plans, status reports, technical reports, procedures (operational and maintenance) to Management and Customers as scheduled
- Ensures compliance with the organization’s Configuration Management Plan (CMP) and Change Management requirements for all hardware and software relevant to the customer’s networks
- Interface and coordinate with management, team members, and the customer to assure mutual awareness of network development(s), security posture, compliance/non-compliance, and overall system status
- Perform Project Management functions to include the development of a project plan in compliance with the customer’s SDLCM
- Provide subject matter expertise in the design, implementation and operational integration support of DOL technology infrastructure projects
- Collect requirements from the diverse customer base, perform the appropriate analysis, develop the strategic roadmap, and all associated documentation
- Global Low Latency Network Infrastructure compose of 500+ Network Devices, 24x7 including critical issues from on-call members throughout the week
- Build out new Low Latency Network Infrastructure at various colos
- Leading global onboarding of external clients – Receive connection requests from Business units, select and present various solutions to the client, implement network changes to provide client connectivity
- End-to-end process for leading Co-Lo vendor services, project justification and management, financial controls, transparency and accountability with CS Efficiency management teams
Qualifications for network SME
- Excellent project planning/ time management skills
- ITIL V3 Foundation Certification or intermediate qualifications preferred
- Eighteen (18) years of hands-on experience with task specific project, to include three (3) of the
- Recognized expert who has demonstrated industry and public service leadership in relevant technical field
- Experience within the last 5 years applying Security Technical Implementation Guidelines (STIGs)
- Configuring, and administering Cisco ASR routers, Cisco Nexus products, Cisco ASA VPNs, Cisco
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a network SME. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for network SME
- Provide dedicated management and maintenance for network infrastructure in order to provide maximum performance and availability
- Relevant IT Disciplines (ITIL) a plus
- Industry recognized professional level certifications in Enterprise LAN & WAN systems - It is expected that you will be certified to CCIE/CCDE/JNCIP-ENT level or demonstrate equivalent experience Technical Know-How
- Ensures the effective monitoring and response to hardware, software, and network problems
- Leads migrations to new equipment
- Supporting the Integrated Business Planning project with designing new and improving existing processes to drive reduction in supply requirement variability and nervousness and deliver competitive advantage
- Driving the design, deployment, and optimization of the Supply Review sub-process with the Integrated Business Planning Management Review process
- Driving the design, deployment, and optimization of the Supply & Demand Synchronization and Supply Network Planning (source-managed replenishment model) sub-processes with the Integrated Business Planning process framework
- Partnering with the Supply Planning Process Leader to improve the effectiveness of Supply Planning Global Process Standards
- Partnering with the Global Supply Planning Super User Forum to improve end-user supply network planning capability globally
Qualifications for network SME
- Experience on Federal or commercial network design efforts
- Experience within the last 3 years reviewing security findings (e.g., from ACAS/Nessus Scans
- HBSS Reports, IPS events), researching solutions, and applying configuration or architecture changes to remediate or mitigate the findings
- BSc degree with 2 + years of hands-on experience in IT infrastructure services on a large scale
- Proven experience of LAN/WAN/Security design & implementation experience
- Manage customer’s Network & IT Security devices remotely from Integrated Management Center
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Network SME Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a network SME. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for network SME
- Work with our service providers to ensure the proper implementation of Network Security Services
- Provide and review provided regular reports on the security exposure and status in the Network Security domain
- Continuous monitoring of enterprise firewalls
- Analyzing and evaluating anomalous network and system activity
- Assisting in troubleshooting and solving a wide variety of issues
- Providing expertise and strategic guidance on critical operations that span multiple systems and groups
- Monitoring, evaluating and remediating any health concerns of global firewalls
- Ensuring compliance with policies, including SOC2 Type 2 and ISO27001 requirements
- Report to the Government Program Management Office (GPMO) on the Decennial program in preparation for the 2020 Census
- Collaborate with the Technical Integrator (TI) to review and provide suggestions and subject matter expertise to the Network Operations Center/Security Operations Center NOC/SOC) solution, approach, schedule, dependencies and identify risks and issues
Qualifications for network SME
- Minimum 20 years of experience in engineer and cybersecurity or information assurance
- Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in a technical or business discipline (Computer Science, Computer
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or a related STEM (Science Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline
- Candidates with prior C2BMC network experience are highly desired
- Technical Training in Network Security Engineering
- Cisco CCDP, CCNP, MCSE or CCIE Certified preferred
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Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a network SME. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for network SME
- There are also paperwork oriented tasks, including opening change requests, improving
- Act as 3'rd line resolver on complex Incident and Problem tickets
- Working with technology vendors to proactively resolve and improve management of operations issues
- Make continuous improvement to delivered IT Services optimization and performance tuning of operational environments and improvements of monitoring and support systems
- Analyze performance data and implement corrections to operations
- Define reporting requirements to Vendors that enables us to analyses day-to-operation
- Collect and ensure correction of operations and support delivery deficiencies technology refresh, upgrade or performance related configuration needs
- Stay compliant to IT standards and provide input for further development of these
- Supporting the Integrated Business Planning program with designing new and improving existing processes to drive higher forecast accuracy and reduce supply requirement variability and nervousness and deliver competitive advantage
- Driving the design, deployment, and optimization of the Demand and Supply Review sub-processes within the Integrated Business Planning Management Review process
Qualifications for network SME
- CCNA / CCNP Certification desirable
- 9+ years of experience with a Bachelor of Science in the Computer Science field or significant equivalent experience ( EE, CIS, CPE, MIS, IT)
- Industry vendor certifications from Juniper (JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP, JNCIE)and/or Cisco (CCNA, CCNP).Candidates with experience planning and supporting the deployment of network infrastructure are highly desired
- Proficiency in troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and emergency maintenance on hardware and software components
- Experience in installation of hardware, software and information assurance patches
- Ability to work on-call or weekends on an as needed basis