Sr. Telecommunications Network Engineer

Sierra7, Inc. is hiring a senior telecommunications network engineer to lead telecommunications engineering, network analysis, requirements development, transition planning, and technical acquisition support. The role supports successful service transitions and modernization through technical evaluations, acquisition documentation, stakeholder coordination, and implementation planning.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate existing telecommunications and network service configurations
• Develop and document customer technical requirements and network performance requirements
• Support development of customer PWSs, bid models, technical evaluation plans, IGCEs, and related acquisition artifacts
• Analyze transition strategies and recommend technical solutions and alternatives
• Support Fair Opportunity competitions and customer network transition planning
• Coordinate with Government personnel, vendors, and customers to resolve technical issues
• Support cutover planning, implementation activities, and transition troubleshooting
• Provide recommendations on emerging technologies and telecommunications modernization opportunities

Preferred

• Experience supporting DoD, DISA, DITCO, EIS, NETWORX, CVS, or large-scale telecommunications transition programs
• Experience developing network-focused PWSs and acquisition documentation
• Knowledge of voice services, wireless services, satellite services, and enterprise networking technologies
• CCNP, CCIE, MEF, ITIL, or equivalent industry certification preferred
• DoD Program Support
• DISA Program Support
• DITCO Program Support
• Telecommunications Transition Programs
• Network-Focused PWS Development
• Acquisition Documentation
• Voice Services
• Wireless Services
• Satellite Services
• Enterprise Networking
• CCNP Certification
• CCIE Certification
• MEF Certification
• ITIL Certification

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Life insurance, voluntary life insurance, and voluntary short- and long-term disability
• Additional supplemental medical benefits: critical care, hospital indemnity, legal plan, and accident
• 401(k)
• Legal assistance
• Financial wellness
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Federal holidays
• Education reimbursement
• LinkedIn Learning
• Employee referral program
• Remote work

Company

• Technology solutions and business process outsourcing for government, commercial clients
• Falls Church, Virginia, USA
• https://sierra7.com/
• Founded in 2009
• 201-500 employees

Qualifications

• Enterprise telecommunications and network engineering expertise
• Experience with MPLS, Ethernet, Optical Transport, VPN, VoIP, and managed network services
• Strong technical documentation and requirements development skills
• Ability to perform technical feasibility analyses and solution evaluations
• Experience supporting telecommunications transitions, service provisioning, and network migrations
• Strong stakeholder engagement and technical communication skills
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Common Access Card (CAC)
• Bachelor's degree in Network Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline
• 10+ years of telecommunications or network engineering experience
• Must be a US Citizen
• Current Tier 1 (T1/NACI) eligibility or ability to obtain required access
• To be considered for this position all candidates must reside in the United States and be a US Citizen
• Sierra7 will not provide sponsorship for employment-based immigration benefits for this position
• Experience supporting DoD, DISA, DITCO, EIS, NETWORX, CVS, or large-scale telecommunications transition programs
• Experience developing network-focused PWSs and acquisition documentation
• Knowledge of voice services, wireless services, satellite services, and enterprise networking technologies
• CCNP, CCIE, MEF, ITIL, or equivalent industry certification preferred
• 10+ years of telecommunications or network engineering experience.

Required skills

• Telecommunications Engineering, Network Engineering, MPLS, Ethernet, Optical Transport, VPN, VoIP, Managed Network Services, Telecommunications Transitions, Network Migrations, Voice Services, Wireless Services, Satellite Services, Stakeholder Engagement

Experience

• 10+ years