Wide Area Network Engineer Lead
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) · Chantilly, VA
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## Wide Area Network Engineer Lead (GGS-12-13) **Location:** Chantilly, VA **Type:** Full Time | Mid Level ### About the NRO For sixty years, the NRO has developed, acquired, launched and operated the satellites that are the foundation for America's advantage and strength in space. The NRO collects and delivers space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance content to support intelligence operations. ### Eligibility (Basic) - U.S. Citizen - Ability to obtain and maintain a **TS/SCI** security clearance - Subject to pre-employment and periodic **drug testing** - Subject to pre-employment and periodic **polygraph examinations** ### Where You’ll Work The NRO Communications Directorate (COMM) provides fully integrated IT solutions across the NRO enterprise. As the WAN Project Manager within the Network Services Group (NSG), you will support the design, development, operations, and sustainment of enterprise network infrastructure enabling intelligence operations to **70,000+ users** across **1,000+** locations. ### What You’ll Do Serve as the **Wide Area Network (WAN) Project Manager**, responsible for planning, execution, and delivery of complex network infrastructure projects supporting: - Network design and implementation - **Security accreditation** and transition to operations - Oversight of contractor support teams delivering WAN solutions for new customer-requested items - Project lifecycle management: scope, resources, schedule, risk mitigation, and stakeholder coordination - Bandwidth requirements integration and tracking **End of Life (EOL)** for WAN hardware/software - Implementation of new enterprise capabilities including **cloud connectivity**, **virtualized services**, and **hybrid infrastructure** **Major Duties (high level):** - **Project Management & Program Execution:** End-to-end WAN program management and systems engineering; develop charters, WBS, integrated master schedules, and resource-loaded plans. - **Stakeholder Engagement & Requirements Coordination:** Coordinate requirements with internal/external partners and mission stakeholders; translate mission needs into technical specifications. - **Budget & Schedule Management:** Build/manage budgets and master schedules; manage risks/issues/opportunities; provide status reporting (including earned value metrics). - **Technology Integration & Modernization:** Apply WAN/cloud best practices (AWS, Azure, hybrid cloud), SDN/NFV, and enterprise services; identify improvements using emerging approaches (e.g., zero-trust, SASE, multi-cloud networking). - **Systems Engineering & Technical Oversight:** Direct network design (topology, capacity modeling, resiliency, security architecture); coordinate security accreditation and transition-to-operations planning. ### What You’ll Need Applicants must submit written narrative statements addressing **each technical qualification separately** (required) and limit statements to **no more than two pages per technical qualification**. **Technical Qualifications (summary):** 1. **Project Management Expertise** (PMI/Agile/hybrid; scope, schedule, resources, risk, stakeholders, earned value) 2. **Networking Technologies & Protocols** (LAN/WAN; TCP/IP; routing protocols like EIGRP/BGP/OSPF; MPLS; VPN/IPsec; SD-WAN; VoIP; SSL/TLS; Type 1 Encryption; SATCOM familiarity) 3. **Cloud & Hybrid Infrastructure** (AWS/Azure/GCP; VPC; interconnects; Direct Connect/ExpressRoute; cloud VPN; transit gateways; cloud-native networking
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