Lead Network/ Application Performance Engineer Job at Reston

Job Description

Requisition ID: 79269

- Organization: Svc - IS&T
- Location: Reston, VA

Bechtel is seeking a Lead Network/Application Performance Engineer to join our team in Reston VA. The Lead Performance Engineer will ensure that the capacity and performance of the enterprise network meets business needs by analyzing and reporting on trending data to identify threshold violations, degradation, prolonged spikes, or other key network performance metrics. The Lead Performance Engineer also analyzes networked applications at the protocol level to assess their performance and how they impact the infrastructure.

Skills and Expertise:

- Packet and Traffic analysis using tools such as OPNET IT Guru, SPLUNK, Wireshark
- Network fundamentals (Cisco IOS, TCP/IP, OSI model), Windows Networking
- Applications and Network Architecture

The primary tasks include:

- Design and direct testing and measurement activities to ensure application and network performance is maintained
- Apply good organization and problem-solving skills
- Apply knowledge in performance monitoring and planning methodologies
- Apply specific expertise in one or more tools (e.g., eHealth, NetQoS,OpNet, Observer/Gigamon, HTTPWatch, and WireShark)
- Apply performance tuning experience as it relates to I/O, network/hardware, SQL, and Java specific processes
- Assist in creating and updating infrastructure and application architectures, by employing infrastructure and application optimization techniques
- Provide infrastructure performance assessment including complete analysis of perceived performance problems and be able to quantify results
- Apply knowledge of LAN/WAN technologies, TCP/IP, and network protocols
- Apply knowledgeable of Service Management/ITIL best practices

Basic Qualifications (Level 1):

- 9+ years in networking and data center operations and or performance management
- 3+ years leading a technical team responsible for server or network operations
- Bachelors degree or advanced degree in Computer Science, Technical or Engineering

Basic Qualifications (Level 2):

- 13+ years in networking and data center operations and or performance management
- 5+ years leading a technical team responsible for server or network operations
- Bachelors degree or advanced degree in Computer Science, Technical or Engineering

Additional Qualifications:

- Cisco CCNA Certification
- MCSE
- CISSP
- Juniper Certification
- Security + Certification

For admin use: CB12

Bechtel is among the most respected engineering, procurement, and construction companies in the world. We stand apart for our ability to get the job done right- no matter how big, how complex or how remote. The reliability of our performance, the enduring quality of our projects, the strength of our ethics, and the seriousness of our commitment to safety and sustainability are evident in everything we do. Bechtel delivers for its customers what others can only promise.

Build your career as you build some of the most challenging and complex projects in the world today.

Bechtel is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer (AA/EOE).

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Country: USA, State: Virginia, City: Reston, Company: Bechtel Corporation.