Are you interested in making a difference and working with some of the best and brightest network architects from across the Intelligence Community? Network Architects work in a collaborative environment, providing critical support to the overall Agency mission and building the foundation against the war on terror. CIA is seeking innovative, energetic, forward-thinking candidates for this position. The Network Architect provides technical leadership to the design and development of Corporate Enterprise Network Solutions. You must be capable of identifying and solving complex technical problems and communicating technical concepts and issues to audiences at all levels within the organization.

The primary responsibilities for this position are to design architectures for networks and provide technical leadership to the engineering organization. CIA views this position as an important opportunity to meet its future mission needs while broadening the organization Engineering Cadre.

In order to meet the primary responsibilities of this position, the Network Architect will work on a daily basis to provide technical guidance to engineers on engineering new projects, on redesign efforts, and on developing the future architecture for CIA.

The primary duties for this position also include but are not limited to the following tasks:

• Researching, defining, recommending, and presenting network designs and/or technical strategies;

• Initiating and leading engineering teams on the development of new corporate initiatives;

• Acting as the key technical lead to other engineers and project managers;

• Interfacing with other government agencies and customer organizations and act as the CIA interface to product vendors on both technical and engineering matters;

• Participating on technical design reviews and product evaluations;

• Leading transition activities on engineering projects and programs; and

• Representing the organization at interagency meetings and working groups with senior managers from the Intelligence Community.

Minimum qualifications include:

• BSEE or BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience;

• Minimum of 5 years experience in designing network architectures;

• Minimum of 2 years experience with operational networks;

• Strong sense of mission;

• Good communications skills (written and oral);

• Strong project management skills;

• Demonstrated experience with telecommunications for terrestrial, voice, and data networks to include but not limited to:

• MPLS, ATM, SONET

• OSPF, BGP, and other policy routing

• Class-based weighted fair queuing, QOS

• Policing, Traffic Shaping and packet marking

• Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

• Firm understanding of network management designs, including fault, configuration and performance management; and SNMP V1 through 3.

Desired qualifications include:

• Considerable knowledge of Project Management concepts and principles

• Knowledge/experience with Information Security

• Juniper Network Certifications

• CISCO Systems Certifications

• Experience with TDM multiplexing and network timing

All applicants must successfully complete a thorough medical and psychological exam, a polygraph interview and an extensive background investigation. US citizenship is required.

To be considered suitable for Agency employment, applicants must generally not have used illegal drugs within the last twelve months. The issue of illegal drug use prior to twelve months ago is carefully evaluated during the medical and security processing.

Important Notice:  Friends, family, individuals, or organizations may be interested to learn that you are an applicant for or an employee of the CIA. Their interest, however, may not be benign or in your best interest. You cannot control whom they would tell. We therefore ask you to exercise discretion and good judgment in disclosing your interest in a position with the Agency. You will receive further guidance on this topic as you proceed through your CIA employment processing.

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