Duties
Job Summary:
The Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO)
provides operations support services and business solutions to the community of
10,000 House Members, Officers and staff. The CAO organization comprises more
than 800 technical and administrative staff working in a variety of areas,
including information technology, finance, budget management, human resources,
payroll, child care, food and vending, procurement, logistics and
administrative counsel.
This position is located in the Immediate Office,
House Recording Studio (HRS), Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO),
U.S. House of Representatives (House). The purpose of the House Recording
Studio is to provide live broadcast coverage of House proceedings, livestream
coverage of Committee hearings, and full-service television and radio studios
to Members of Congress. This position serves as Network Systems Engineer.
Key responsibilities include supporting, maintaining,
and improving the internal audio and video networks required to facilitate
House Recording Studio operations, including transport of uncompressed,
real-time video, audio, and metadata. Incumbent will provide systems
administration and configuration of network hardware and software components
within HRS’ hybrid IP-SDI infrastructure and serve as a technical consultant on
network systems analysis, integration, implementation, and maintenance.
Limited travel and a flexible work schedule including
occasional weekends and late nights are required for this position. Schedule
may fluctuate on a biweekly basis to accommodate the service needs of the
House. Grade level at time of appointment is determined by experience and
designated level of responsibility.
The position does not have day-to-day supervisory/managerial
responsibilities.
Primary Duties/Responsibilities:
- Collaborate
with the Principal Engineer and Program Manager to assist in designing
high-performance, scalable, and secure IP networks in full mesh design for live
video production across a multi-site campus.
- Optimize
routing of network traffic to ensure dynamic pathfinding and maximum redundancy
of critical applications and fault tolerance to prevent single link failures
from disrupting the network.
- Modernize
existing workflows to transition television operations from SDI to IP and
improve existing IP workflows on a continual basis.
- Implement
appropriate encryption and security protocols to protect data integrity.
- Implement
pertinent technologies such as Layer 2 Leaf-Spine and Layer 3 Leaf-Spine.
- Create and
update technical drawings and schematics using industry standard software
tools.
- Manage the
deployment of ST-2110 systems utilizing System Timing (-10), Uncompressed Video
(-20),
- Compressed Video (-22), PCM Audio (-30), and Ancillary Data (-40)
standards.
- Configure
Precision Time Protocol (IEEE 1588 PTP) to ensure precise timing and
synchronization across operations.
- Utilize
network analyzers and specialized monitoring tools to diagnose packet loss,
jitter, and bandwidth issues.
- Perform
daily verification of network health; develop and maintain tracking,
measurement, and quality control processes for assigned areas, and provide
reports as directed.
- Perform
diagnostic testing as needed to identify technical characteristics of complex
systems, encompassing broadcast, audiovisual, and network environments.
- Proactively
monitor software and firmware versions and install updates and patches as
needed to ensure optimal system performance.
- Ensure that
audio and video broadcast standards are consistently maintained.
- Apply
project management principles to achieve successful outcomes, including
definition of scope, identification of deliverables, risk management, timeline
discipline, and collaborative communication.
- Research,
review, and recommend innovative solutions to meet service needs, improve
performance, and modernize operations.
- Maintain and
seek to enhance customer experience; and maintain positive, respectful
communication with customers and coworkers at all times.
- Oversee
installation, commissioning, maintenance, repair, decommissioning, and
replacement of all IP and network equipment used for broadcast production
operations and adhere to lifecycle maintenance standards as directed by
management.
- Fiber optic
cable infrastructure design, testing and installation oversight.
- Day-to-day
administration of Arista CloudVision.
- Continually
maintain knowledge of industry trends and seek professional development to keep
pace with evolving technologies.
- Train and
mentor junior staff and new employees.
- Perform
miscellaneous clerical and administrative tasks as needed.
- Perform
other duties and projects as assigned.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
- USAJobs Conditions of Employment
Qualifications
Qualifications:
Minimum
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information
technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent level of professional work
experience.
- Five years of professional network engineering
experience with progressive professional development to maintain competence in
evolving technology.
- Arista Campus Wired Engineering Specialist certification
or an Arista Data Center Engineering Specialist certification.
- Working knowledge of IP, Realtime Protocol (RTP),
Precision Time Protocol (PTP) and Border Gateway Protocol (MP-BGP).
- Working knowledge of Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)
- Sparse Mode, Rendezvous Point redundancy (Anycast RP or Anycast IP with
Multicast Source Discovery Protocol).
- Working knowledge of Network Source of Truth (NSoT)
software, such as Infoblox, Nautobot or equivalent.’
Preferred
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
Security Requirement
- This position has been designated as a Public Trust
position, and the selectee must obtain and maintain a favorable Public Trust
determination as a condition of employment.
- This position requires unescorted access to secure
offsite locations which require an identification badge. In order to be
approved for the applicable badge, you must be a U.S. citizen.
**Continued employment is contingent upon
satisfactorily completing a criminal history records check (or other applicable
security clearance) and a pre-employment drug-test (pre-identified position
only).
Additional information
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
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