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Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.\nWhat you'll do\nAs a Network Engineer within Viasat Government, you will support a wide range of mission-critical programs and diverse service offerings by delivering optimal network performance, reliability, and customer experience. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, troubleshoot, and optimize complex network solutions that enable secure and resilient communications for government customers around the globe.\nThe day-to-day\nTroubleshooting and correcting complex failures of Hardware, Software, and Network systems\nWork is performed locally on site, via remote login, or via phone with \"smarthands\" located on site. Complexity is based on standard and non-standard configurations of both ViaSat and Customer owned equipment. Problems are on multiple platforms and include the integration between them. Changes to policy-based routing and in-depth understandings of abstract concepts and equipment interaction can be required. Work performed is considered at an Advanced to Expert level in many disciplines including IP networking and Satcom/RF. Advising and supporting remote field service engineers at manned locations. Aid customers and/or vendors to resolve issues with their equipment or networks to help restore our services.\nAnalyzing the root cause of failures\nIn the process of fixing the problem, hardware or software may need to be replaced, upgraded, reconfigured, etc. Once service is restored, a true root cause must be identified. Root cause is essential to understanding why something happened and how to mitigate it in the future. The analysis of root cause can be complex and can require the re-creation of issues in labs, analysis of logs, repair information, and interacting with development team. Once root cause is identified, procedures are updated and training provided as mitigation.\nPerforming preventative maintenance of hardware, software, and networks\nThis is accomplished via routine inspection, backup, physical maintenance, etc. We have set procedures to calibrate systems, take measurements, verify operation, and check for redundancy. This is performed by telephone with \"Smart Hands\", remotely via computers and in person.\nPerformance Trending and Analysis\nThe networks maintained by the team are very complex. This results in a multitude of parameters, any of which can cause the performance of the network, hub, or terminal to perform at sub optimal levels. This position is responsible for continuously trending the performance of the overall system and the individual hubs that comprise it. This is done using log files, historical cases, direct observation, test terminals, trending software, and dashboards.\nManaging Network projects. Global Network Operations has numerous mid to long term initiatives underway at any given moment. The staff is assigned to a project, and theyare expected to champion that project from start to finish. This includes coordinating resources and staff both within the staff and external to it.\nDocumenting procedure creation, corrective actions, configurations, diagrams, etc.\nThe documentation consists of trouble tickets and logs, equipment configurations, wiring diagrams, block and level diagrams, logic diagrams, rack elevation drawings, physical interconnection diagrams, backhaul circuit information, System Change Control, Corrective Action Reports. The documents are used within the team, other groups within ViaSat, and external partners and customers. Accuracy is vitally important as these are prime documents used for troubleshooting issues. Ensuring that procedures are created and maintained is important to the scalability of the Services group.\nWhat you'll need\n4+ years' experience implementing, administering, and troubleshooting network infrastructure devices, including: firewalls, routers, switches, wireless access points and controllers, and monitoring applications\n\nDemonstrated knowledge in configuration, installation, resolution and support of satellite earth station equipment and RF performance analysis\n\nProven experience deploying and administering virtual machines and hypervisors\n\nWorking knowledge of spectrum analyzer\n\nOutstanding written and verbal communications skills\n\nAbility to be on-call in a rotating schedule with a response time of less than one (1) hour\n\nIAT Level II Certification within 90 days of hire.\n\nAssociates Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent experience\nUS Government position. US Citizenship required\nActive DoD Secret Clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret when administratively feasible\n\nAbility to travel up to 30% both domestic and international\n\nWhat will help you on the job\nUnderstanding of bandwidth traffic shaping protocols and implementation. \nHands-on technical experience working and troubleshooting with VPN technologies (IPSEC, SSL VPN), VRF, routing protocols (OSPF, EIGRP, BGP).\nExperience with programming languages such as Python, Powershell, and SQL\nExperience with automation tools such as Ansible\nActive CCNA, Sec+, Net+ and/or A Certifications\nAbility to work variable and/or extended hours, with teammates or alone.\nSalary range\n$121,000.00 - $191,000.00 / annually.\nFor specific work locations within San Jose, the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, the base pay range for this role is $150,000.00- $225,000.00/ annually\nAt Viasat, we consider many factors when it comes to compensation, including the scope of the position as well as your background and experience. Base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Additional cash or stock incentives may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position offered. Learn more about Viasat’s comprehensive benefit offerings that are focused on your holistic health and wellness at https://careers.viasat.com/benefits.\nEEO Statement\nViasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.\nTroubleshooting and correcting complex failures of Hardware, Software, and Network systems\nWork is performed locally on site, via remote login, or via phone with \"smarthands\" located on site. Complexity is based on standard and non-standard configurations of both ViaSat and Customer owned equipment. Problems are on multiple platforms and include the integration between them. Changes to policy-based routing and in-depth understandings of abstract concepts and equipment interaction can be required. Work performed is considered at an Advanced to Expert level in many disciplines including IP networking and Satcom/RF. Advising and supporting remote field service engineers at manned locations. Aid customers and/or vendors to resolve issues with their equipment or networks to help restore our services.\nAnalyzing the root cause of failures\nIn the process of fixing the problem, hardware or software may need to be replaced, upgraded, reconfigured, etc. Once service is restored, a true root cause must be identified. Root cause is essential to understanding why something happened and how to mitigate it in the future. The analysis of root cause can be complex and can require the re-creation of issues in labs, analysis of logs, repair information, and interacting with development team. Once root cause is identified, procedures are updated and training provided as mitigation.\nPerforming preventative maintenance of hardware, software, and networks\nThis is accomplished via routine inspection, backup, physical maintenance, etc. We have set procedures to calibrate systems, take measurements, verify operation, and check for redundancy. This is performed by telephone with \"Smart Hands\", remotely via computers and in person.\nPerformance Trending and Analysis\nThe networks maintained by the team are very complex. This results in a multitude of parameters, any of which can cause the performance of the network, hub, or terminal to perform at sub optimal levels. This position is responsible for continuously trending the performance of the overall system and the individual hubs that comprise it. This is done using log files, historical cases, direct observation, test terminals, trending software, and dashboards.\nManaging Network projects. Global Network Operations has numerous mid to long term initiatives underway at any given moment. The staff is assigned to a project, and theyare expected to champion that project from start to finish. This includes coordinating resources and staff both within the staff and external to it.\nDocumenting procedure creation, corrective actions, configurations, diagrams, etc.\nThe documentation consists of trouble tickets and logs, equipment configurations, wiring diagrams, block and level diagrams, logic diagrams, rack elevation drawings, physical interconnection diagrams, backhaul circuit information, System Change Control, Corrective Action Reports. The documents are used within the team, other groups within ViaSat, and external partners and customers. Accuracy is vitally important as these are prime documents used for troubleshooting issues. Ensuring that procedures are created and maintained is important to the scalability of the Services group.\n4+ years' experience implementing, administering, and troubleshooting network infrastructure devices, including: firewalls, routers, switches, wireless access points and controllers, and monitoring applications\n\nDemonstrated knowledge in configuration, installation, resolution and support of satellite earth station equipment and RF performance analysis\n\nProven experience deploying and administering virtual machines and hypervisors\n\nWorking knowledge of spectrum analyzer\n\nOutstanding written and verbal communications skills\n\nAbility to be on-call in a rotating schedule with a response time of less than one (1) hour\n\nIAT Level II Certification within 90 days of hire.\n\nAssociates Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent experience\nUS Government position. 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