**Description**

**JOB DESCRIPTION:**

SAIC has an immediate opening for a Long-Haul Network Engineer with a background in Information Technology (IT) Network Engineering and Project Management to oversee the cost, schedule, and performance activities associated with procurement of Commercial Carrier long-haul circuits. The successful applicant will participate within a team of Systems Engineers and Technical Advisors (SETAs) overseeing the design, delivery, enhancement, and recapitalization of a large-scale, physical layer infrastructure. Ability to travel is a requirement of this position.

**DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:**

The successful candidate must be able to:

+ Demonstrate a working level knowledge of high-speed, high-capacity optical communications systems and equipment.
+ Demonstrate a working level knowledge of high-speed switching layer (SONET, Carrier Ethernet) technologies and architectures.
+ Demonstrate a working level knowledge ...