PROJECT/SYSTEM OVERVIEW

The Connecticut Information Sharing System (CISS) provides an integrated solution for the sharing of criminal justice information (CJI) within the Connecticut criminal justice agencies, in full compliance with the current versions of both the state and federal CJIS Security Policies. Governor Malloy has stated that the CJIS Governing Board’s projects were among his highest priorities. In order to show progress and visibility, the CJIS team needs a Network Engineer

• Provide Network Engineering support as it relates to the CISS Project
• Turning Up the CJIS equipment in SDC
• Rack and Stack equipment
• Upgrade Software code as required on Network switches
• Provide VPC configuration and Fabric Path design work
• Install FEXs installations and configurations as required
• Support the CJIS 5k Fabric Path implementation / conversion GDC & SDC
• Implementation support of the HiperV to CJIS equipment and Network
• Provide sniffer traces and troubleshooting diagnostic as required for CISS Project
• Support, troubleshooting & Updates to PSDN-connected routers (CJRT & SPRT) statewide that are providing Network connectivity for Municipal Police Departments
• Provide guidance to CT municipal Police Departments on connecting their LAN to statewide PSDN/WAN networks for connectivity to CJIS applications like CISS
• Break fix support
• Respond to CJIS / CISS FootPrints Network tickets and resolve
• Attend meetings related to the CISS project
• This is a 6-month engagementConsultant needs to be on site
• Will take direction from DAS/BEST Networking
• May need to be called for weekend work or Network troubleshooting, not to exceed 40 hours in any given week.   

Required / Skills & Experience

The candidate must have the following skills or experience:

• CCNA Level certification
• Demonstrated experience on CISCO IOS CLI (Command line interface)
• Optical Service Provider experiences
• Creation of Visio drawings
• What’s Up and Cisco Prime Suite ( Central, Networking, Provisioning, Infrastructure, Optical

·       Routers: Cisco IOS Routers and Switches, Nexus Switches and ASR Routers

·       Routing Protocol: BGP, OSPF, EIGRP.

·       LAN Protocol: VLAN, PVLAN, VTP, Inter-VLAN routing, ISL, dot1q, STP,SIP LDAP, IGMP, RSTP, MSTP, IPVST, LACP, HSRP, GLBP, VPC, VDC, Ethernet, Port security.

·       WAN Technology: ASE, Frame Relay, ATM, WAAS, PPP, ICMP, WiSM Module in NA09, L2VPN, L3VPN, T1/DS1/DS3/OC3, Opt-e-MAN

·       Network Management: SNMP v2, v3, Syslog, Netflow Analyser, Sniffer, Wireshark, Cisco Works, Enterasys, Netcool, What’s-Up, Solar Winds, Orion.

·       AAA Architecture: TACACS+, RADIUS, Cisco ACS. ISE

·       Application Protocols: DHCP, DNS, FTP, HTTP, SMTP, TFTP

·       Documentation: Microsoft Office, Visio, Excel