Special Requirements/Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: Knowledge of Data Center design, management and operations, architecture of network environments (WAN, LAN, WN), software-defined networks, disaster recovery data protection operations; information security as it pertains to network environments "cloud" technologies; project management and research techniques; the concepts, practices and procedures of other information technology fields and the interaction with network functions. Participates in the installation, configuration, maintenance and operation of network environments (WAN, LAN, WN) and associated equipment (switches routers, firewalls, controllers, access points, load balancers) to meet application and core service requirements; manages and monitors network environments, troubleshoots/resolves identified and reported problems.