U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Level I (DG01) - Provide support in the translation of business requirements into telecommunications requirements, designs and orders. Provide in-depth engineering analysis of telecommunications alternatives for government agencies in support of their strategic modernization efforts. Provide telecommunications enhancement designs for medium and large-scale telecommunication infrastructures. Provide interface support to telecommunications end users, telecommunications operations personnel, and telecommunications strategic program management. Support telecommunications infrastructure using technology, and telecommunications engineering best practices; Transport Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), routing protocols, LAN switching, Internet and Intranet systems, and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) based network management systems. Lead design efforts that require in-depth technical knowledge of both wide area and local area communications. Analyze network performance with tools such as Sniffers, Concord Network Health, or Network Informant; network management tools such as Hewlett Packard Openview or Tivoli; the conduct of capacity planning and performance engineering; modeling and simulation tools such as COMNET III, Netmaker Mainstation, NetRule, or OPNET products. Perform comparative analysis of systems and designs based on merit and cost (in terms of capital and ongoing operations); and/or engineering economics (engineering-related cost benefit analysis).
Level II (DG02) - Manage the translation of business requirements into telecommunications requirements, designs and orders. Provide in-depth engineering analysis of telecommunications alternatives for government agencies in support of their strategic modernization efforts. Provide telecommunications enhancement designs for medium and large-scale telecommunication infrastructures. Provide interface support to telecommunications end users, telecommunications operations personnel, and telecommunications strategic program management. Support telecommunications infrastructure using technology, and telecommunications engineering best practices; Transport Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), routing protocols, LAN switching, Internet and Intranet systems, and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) based network management systems. Lead design efforts that require in-depth technical knowledge of both wide area and local area communications. Analyze network performance with tools such as Sniffers, Concord Network Health, or Network Informant; network management tools such as Hewlett Packard Openview or Tivoli; the conduct of capacity planning and performance engineering; modeling and simulation tools such as COMNET III, Netmaker Mainstation, NetRule, or OPNET products. Perform comparative analysis of systems and designs based on merit and cost (in terms of capital and ongoing operations); and/or engineering economics (engineering-related cost benefit analysis). May provide daily supervision and direction to support staff.