Title: Network Engineer
Location: Fairfax, VA

*this position is located in Northern VA

*candidates local to the NoVA/SoMD area strongly preferred

**ALL candidates MUST be able to attend a personal interview, NO phone
interviews, NO Skype*



VDOT Northern Virginia Public Safety and Transportation Operations Center
(PSTOC)

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has designed, developed,
and implemented a Traffic Operations Center (TOC) in Fairfax County to
manage freeway traffic in the Northern Virginia area.  The VDOT TOC is
located within the McConnell Public Safety and Transportation Operations
Center (PSTOC).  Since the TOC is a 24/7 operation, it also has several
communication center duties such as after-hour dispatching, media
coordination, and a wide variety of notification responsibilities.  At the
core of the TOC, is an Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) comprised
of software, databases, servers, workstations, video equipment as well as
network and telecommunications equipment.

The TOC also relies on a number of field devices to carry out its mission.
These devices include: permanent dynamic message signs (DMS), portable DMS,
closed circuit television cameras (CCTV), traffic monitoring sensors, lane
control devices, gate control devices and ramp metering devices.

Because TOC staff rely heavily on the ATMS in carrying out their mission,
it is imperative that the ATMS network is properly supported and
maintained.  Therefore, VDOT is issuing this solicitation to obtain the
services of an on-site Network Engineer at the TOC, to ensure the reliable
and efficient operation of the ATMS network.

Network Inventory and Documentation Review

Work under this activity shall include a thorough review of all existing
network components at the TOC.   The development of the existing network
included the preparation of extensive documentation detailing the design
and operation of the network.  The Network Engineer shall review existing
documentation and assess the completeness and accuracy of the documentation
relative to the actual operating environment and update as necessary

Network Administration

VDOT desires network administration duties to be performed for the TOC.
The majority of these duties shall be conducted on-site.  Work space will
be provided at the TOC, and a desktop computer with VDOT network access
will be made available.  Work hours for the Network Engineer may vary
depending on the critical nature of the work and overall activity at the
TOC.

The Network Engineer shall closely coordinate TOC network activities with
VDOT’s Information Technology Division (ITD) as necessary.  This will
require coordination with both District and Central Office personnel.
Activities may include attendance at IT staff meetings and/or planning
meetings.

Any Network Engineer on-site at the TOC will have full access to and
significant privileges on VDOT systems.  Therefore, the Network Engineer
and any other contract staff are subject to a finger print criminal history
background check prior to commencing duties at the TOC.  System and network
security must be maintained.  At any time, VDOT reserves the right to
immediately discontinue use of the current Network Engineer should VDOT
deem their actions to be disruptive to the operation or in violation of
VDOT policies and procedures.

Routine Network Engineer Duties

The responsibilities of the Network Engineer will include maintenance of
all current network hardware and software at the TOC, and new hardware and
software that will be installed in the future.  These services will be
primarily for central control room hardware, communications infrastructure
and software.  Field equipment maintenance is primarily performed by other
personnel.  However, the Network Engineer will be expected to provide
support for the field equipment installation, maintenance and
troubleshooting as necessary.

Daily interaction with TOC systems will provide the Network Engineer the
necessary level of local knowledge as well as build a sense of ownership.
>From VDOT’s standpoint, on-site systems administration will provide quicker
resolution of problems, better system monitoring, and certain economies of
scale.  Routine systems administration duties may seem relatively trivial,
but collectively they determine the long-term health of the system.  Such
typical duties expected of the Network Engineer shall include, at a
minimum, the following:

•             Monitor network performance/utilization

•             Add / delete system users

•             Change user privileges

•             Provide full system backups and restoration, if necessary

•             Manage network security policies and procedures

•             Participate in Configuration Change Board (CCB) meetings

•             Manage network configuration

•             Archive data as directed

•             Develop reports

•             Implement bug fixes, patches and upgrades

•             Support the addition of field devices to the system which do
not require software modification

•             Manage maintenance support agreements

•             Provide other network related technical support as directed
by the Regional Transportation Operations Manager (RTOM) or designee.

Long-term/Planning Duties

Network long-term/planning duties shall be conducted by the Network
Engineer.  The Change Control Board will provide overall direction for
these duties.  Listed below are examples of long-term/planning duties the
Network Engineer is expected to perform:

•             Hardware and software upgrades of network components.

•             Network performance planning

•             Network Capacity planning

•             Component warranty monitoring

•             Hardware lifecycle management

•             Software version management

•             Communications planning (local and wide area)

Activity 5 – System Integration

Over time, additional field equipment will be added to the TOC.  The
Network Engineer will be responsible for supporting the testing,
configuration management, and troubleshooting associated with the
integration of the new equipment with the TOC central software.

Work in the System Integration area may include writing specifications,
preparing drawings, providing procurement support, and installing and
configuring equipment.

Specific duties related to procurement support include:

•             Support in determining equipment specifications, selection of
equipment, and selection of models.

•             Support in determining if vendor recommendations of equipment
meet requirements.

•             Assisting in commercial-off-the-shelf procurement decisions.

•             Support for procurement and installation decisions for the
TOC communication media.

•             Review of vendor proposals/bids/submittals as required.

Specific duties related to equipment installation and configuration include:

•             Unpack new hardware and inspect it for any signs of damage.
The Network Engineer will record in the configuration management database
the make, model, and serial numbers of each individual piece of equipment.

•             Install the equipment in its intended location. The network
hardware will be rack mounted. The Network Engineer will verify all
connections to and from the equipment including power and communications
connections.

•             Setup and configure each piece of equipment. This may include
the installation of an operating system or other COTS software. It may also
include the setting of configuration parameters, such as IP routing
parameters in the network switch. The Network Engineer will record any
setup parameters used in configuring the equipment.

•             Test the system configuration to verify that each piece of
equipment is connected and configured as specified.

The Network Engineer will have various responsibilities although the
majority will involve Cisco Switching, Routing and ASAs.  While the vast
majority of network equipment is Cisco, there will be responsibilities
associated with a small number of Extreme and Dell network components.

Having strong hands on experience and a solid understanding of network
fundamentals is an absolute MUST for this role.

Strongly prefer hands on experience with the following:

- Cisco Platforms: 6500, Catalyst 3750x, 3850, ASA5500x.

- IP Multicast over MPLS, configuring and troubleshooting

- Strong experience with routing protocols BGP, EIGRP and OSPF

- Strong experience with Layer 2 and Cisco VSS

- SNMP, Netflow, sflow and other network monitoring protocols and
methodologies

- Network data capture and analysis with tools such as Wireshark, etc.

- Experience working with network monitoring applications. (Solarwinds,
Nagios, etc.)

- Documentation and working with MS Visio

Additionally, experience is also required in the following areas:

-Troubleshoot network related service issues including outages, anomalous
behavior, and slow response class of problems.

-Configure network equipment and services.

-Produce network implementation and migration plans.

-Test and support network hardware/services in various stages of deployment.

-Audit and assess network for requirements and best practices.

-Assist in formulating network management strategies.

-Produce and review technical documentation.

-Provide recommendations to optimize network operation and performance.

-Work with internal as well as external technical teams during design,
development, and implementation phases of various network-related
initiatives.

Other considerations:

-Candidates must be available for after-hours support as needed and will be
expected to be on-call.

-Candidates should have a strong desire and aptitude to learn new
technologies.

-Candidates must have an interest in obtaining a hands-on role.

-Experience with Intelligent Transportation Systems is not required but
would be a plus.



*** This position is for a long -term contract.  The end-date listed on
this requisition merely coincides with the end of the fiscal year.
Contract is designed to automatically renew each fiscal year.  VDOT is
looking to identify a qualified candidate who is interested in a long-term
contract with the Agency. ***

If you have any consultants who meet the skills required forward me their
profiles along with the below information.

   1. *Updated resume*
   2. *Confirm rate Quoted*
   3. *Email id & phone# of the consultant*
   4. *Skills matrix filled up (MUST!!!!!)*
   5. *present location(city & state). *
   6. *VISA Status*


*Thanks & Regards,*
*Mohan Ganti*


*​ITiyam LLC​*
moh...@itiyam.com​

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