Optimization Engineer

Clearance: ****Clearance: Top Secret Clearance with SCI – Required and Must Be Able to Maintain*****

Title: Optimization Engineer

Location: MacDill AFB

Job Description:

Optimization Engineer will be a strategic thinker with strong technical and analytical skills, excellent problem-solving skills and a dedication to resolving problems effectively and efficiently and minimizing disruptions. This person will have the ability to work successfully with minimal supervision in an atmosphere of multiple projects, shifting priorities and deadline pressures. Optimization Engineer performs tier two and three systems support in accordance with the SIE OPORD. Optimization Engineers must be detail-oriented and have in-depth knowledge of optimization hardware and software for application and network optimization. Experience in traffic analysis and management, security, communication, and encryption are required. Perform testing and analysis of network and application traffic to baseline performance and optimize and shape traffic flow. Responsible for planning, modeling, design, installation, maintenance, and management of software and appliance solutions to optimize traffic. The Optimization Engineer monitors and controls the performance and status of resources by using software and hardware tools, as well as by identifying and diagnosing complex problems and factors affecting performance. The Optimization Engineer keeps his or her technical skills updated and studies vendor products to determine those which best meet the Government’s needs.

Typical duties include:

• Develop design specifications for various infrastructure systems and modify existing systems with help of various modern tools.
• Perform research, analyze specific requirements and develop programs with help of improvement tools.
• Evaluate various programs and develop ways to increase efficiency of programs by adapting to new technologies.
• Coordinate with SOCOM Team and resolve all operation related problems with help of computer software accessories.
• Provide technical support to program end users and software and hardware installation of all processes.
• Evaluate various test programs and monitor effective performance of program after implementation.
• Coordinate with customers and resolve all issues.
• Assist customers and perform troubleshoot on customer process to prevent deterioration of systems.
• Monitor all issues and provide 2nd and 3rd tier support to all customers.
• Maintain and update documents from system architecture and operations.
• Mentoring junior members of engineering team as appropriate.
• Planning, documenting and testing appropriate messaging-related disaster recovery and business continuity systems.
• Implementing, administering and maintaining electronic mail and groupware systems, including associated servers, operating systems, and backup and recovery programs.

Educational Requirement:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, a Mathematics-intensive discipline, or a relevant field of study. Substantial experience will be considered in lieu of education.

Certification Requirements:

• DoDD 8570.01-M IAT Level II *

AND

• F5 101 Application Delivery Fundamentals OR
• F5 201 TMOS Administration OR
• F5 301 (a or b) OR
• F5 302 BIG-IP DNS Specialist OR
• F5 304 BIG-IP APM Specialist OR
• Riverbed Certified Performance Engineering Associate OR
• CCNP Enterprise OR
• CCNP Network Professional OR
• MCSE relevant to the candidates work area

Experience Requirement:

• At least 8 years of experience working with implementation and support of a highly available messaging infrastructure Microsoft Exchange/Office 365 services, Microsoft Azure, Multifactor Authentication, Single Sign On including and mobile devices.
• Supporting and architecting Windows 2012/2016/2019 infrastructure including in-depth knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, PKI, WINS, DHCP, File / Print, IIS, WSUS and terminal.
• Network appliances to include IronPort, F5, Riverbed, IPS/IDS.

Salary: $95,000-$98,000

Attestation Vaccination Status Requirement:

In accordance with the SOCOM HQ Attestation Guidance, all candidates who are considered for hire must complete Form DD 3150 to report their COVID-19 vaccination status.

About TSM, Inc.: TSM serves many customers in the Government and private sector. Most of these projects are long-term and involve cutting edge technologies. The prospect of working for reputable client organizations on the latest technologies in a friendly work environment helps us attract and retain top-quality seasoned professionals who are technically strong.

TSM’s flexible benefits allow staff to choose from a variety of plans to meet their own needs and the needs of their families. Our family-friendly policies and programs help staff balance their personal and professional lives. CareFirst Health Insurance, Companion Vision and Dental Insurance, and Life/Accident/Disability insurance options through Hartford Group give our employees options and comprehensive coverage while keeping out of pocket costs low. TSM offers retirement and savings through the Nationwide 401(k) plan. TSM believes in investing in our employees and offers a tuition reimbursement plan, provides an employee assistance program, and professional development program to help our employees reach the next level.

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