Systems Engineer with Security Clearance

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Job description

Location: Aberdeen Proving Ground - hybrid role in office 2-3 days/week Contract to hire opportunity Pay: $120-130K Clearance: Active DoD security clearance required. Description of Work:
System integration consists of upgrades, testing and configuration of network components on the Emulation Test Bed such as traffic stimulation (i.e., TGEN).
Support system testing by performing various tasks such as test-scenario development, network traffic stimulation (e.g., TGEN), system configurations, test-run execution and monitoring, network-data capture, data storage, and post-test database generation.
Data analysis entails analyzing the network data collected from the test runs and producing data products for management review. This includes 1) developing relevant performance metrics (e.g., throughput, latency, packet completion rate, etc.); 2) producing network topology graphs and correlating its impact on network connectivity during the test run; and 3) identifying anomalous network behavior and providing explanations and/or directions on how to resolve the issue.
Develop and implement a test plan to validate major rewrite of a backend processor in C++.
Design and develop new GUI screen to display network performance statistics.
Update the TRANCE backend PCAP parser to recognize packets from various VLAN locations.
Develop automated and customized set of SQL queries to analyze network statistics.
Troubleshoot external network issues as they arise. Requirements:
A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university in Computer Science or related field; work experience may substitute.
6+ years of experience
Must have experience: TGEN (traffic generator) & tactical network background

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