Network Engineer (WAN)

Description

Who We Are

Applied Network Solutions (ANS) is a fast-growing Veteran Owned engineering and cybersecurity firm headquartered in Columbia, Maryland and San Antonio, Texas.

ANS continuously provides passionate, driven, and highly skilled individuals who share our commitment to deliver the very best solutions to our customers. This has been the ANS practice for over 20 years ago. 

We employee the most highly sought technologist in our community.

What We Do

Data! Everyone needs it.  We ask questions and provide solutions. Our team enables customers to send and receive data that is critical for mission success. 

At ANS we value the integrity of your work. We know you are the right person to plan, analyze, design, develop, test, secure, integrate, implement, operate, and maintain the custom solutions that ANS delivers.

As a Network Engineer (WAN) on our team, you’ll ensure that plans for hardware and communications are adequate. Be a part of a team charged with daily operations, maintenance, data center design, and security of lab environments mirroring production: 

Install, configure, and support an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), NRO's Internet Network, Intranet and Internet and other data communications systems or a segment of a network system. Maintain network hardware and software. Monitor network to ensure network availability to all system users and perform necessary maintenance to support network availability. Supervise other network support and client server specialists and plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures. Oversee network control centers. Provide support to projects that involve networks. Evaluate new network technologies and makes recommendations to project managers regarding the integration of these technologies into the existing network. Plan new network configurations and integration into existing networks to maintain optimal performance.

This is an opportunity for you to bring your ideas and unique perspective to our culture, you will help us ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. This position is in sunny Chantilly, Virginia.

 
What You Have Accomplished

· 6-10 years of progressive Network Engineering experience 

· Experience with maintaining operating systems, communications software, data base packages, compilers, assemblers, and utility programs.

· Experience applying software, hardware, and standards information technology skills in the analysis, specification, development, integration, and acquisition of open systems for Information Management (IM) applications.

· Experience with verifying systems and applications are compliant with standards for open systems architectures, reference models, and profiles of standards - such as the IEEE Open Systems Environment (OSE) reference model - as they apply to the implementation and specification of IM solutions on the application platform, across the application program interface (API), and the external environment/software application.

· Experience with evaluating and recommending COTS applications and methodologies that can be acquired to provide interoperable, portable, and scalable information technology solutions.

· Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of experience

· 8570 Compliant Certifications

· TS/SCI clearance with polygraph

Benefits:

 ANS offers excellent compensation along with a generous benefits package to include: 

• Family Medical, Dental (w/ adult orthodontia) and Vision coverage
• Pet Insurance 
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Maternity/ Paternity Leave
• Supplemental Military Leave Pay 
• 11 Paid Holidays
• 401(k) plan with Company Match
• Generous Professional Development Program
• 100% Employer paid Short- and Long-Term Disability
• 100% Employer paid Life Insurance
• Supplemental Whole Life Insurance 
• Lucrative Referral Bonus Program 
• Annual Allowance for ANS Swag 
• Potential for Paid Overtime
• Flexible Work Schedules

Applied Network Solutions, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.