Overseas Tech Control Lead (Kwajalein Atoll)

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Retirement match

Job summary

RGNext seeks qualified professionals for a critical on-site role at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. The position requires extensive communications experience, technical control, and the ability to operate within a 24-hour center.

Candidates must have an associate degree in electronics or related fields, relevant security clearance eligibility, and readiness to relocate. Benefits include comprehensive coverage and relocation support.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in electronics or related technical field, military experience, or experience in lieu of education.
• Five years’ experience in communications with at least four years in Technical Control or commercial equivalent fixed station operations and maintenance.
• Basic PC operation.
• Ability to patch, test, perform frequency changes, troubleshoot and restore communications circuits.
• Proficient skills with test equipment, such as, but not limited to, transmission impairment measuring set, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzer, T-Berd 8000, T-Berd 4000, HST-3000, Fireberd 6000 Communications Analyzer, T-Berd 224 PCM Analyzer, T-Berd 310 Communications Analyzer, frequency counters, oscillators.
• Proficient ability to read schematic diagrams, manufacturers service manuals, and other documentation to determine equipment fault or circuit degradation and to perform repair and restoration procedures
• Ability and flexibility to work various shifts as required, including evenings/nights and weekends, as this position is part of a 24 hour center.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• Must be able to relocate to the United States Army Garrison - Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. passport.

Responsibilities

• Exercise technical control, coordination, and supervision over subordinate Global Information Grid facilities, GIG transmission systems, trunks, and circuits.
• Report the status of facilities, transmission links, trunks, and circuits, in accordance with DISA reporting directives and submits status reports in accordance with DISAC 310-55-1, DISA Network Operations (NetOps), and DISA Network Operations Center (DNC) supplements.
• Coordinate and troubleshoots with DISA NetOps centers, adjacent facilities, customer agencies, maintenance organizations, and commercial vendors to troubleshoot, isolate, repair, and effect restoration of service.
• Implement DISA Restoral Plans (R-Plans), Minimum Essential Circuit Lists (MECLs), and local restoral plans (LRPs) as directed by the DISA element or Facility Control Office (FCO) or Service NetOps component and restores disrupted service to users that are not covered by R-Plans by using any other existing communications capabilities.
• Assist in the development of DISA R-Plans and MECLs as requested; develops LRPs, performs periodic review of all R-Plans and ensures corrections are provided to the DISA element and to the appropriate FCO and Service NetOps component, and maintains current copies of these plans.
• Perform quality control tests and measurements on all applicable trunks, channels, circuits, and equipment for which the TCF is responsible.
• Ensure quality of GIG transmission, timing and synchronization, multiplex, and switching equipment using installed monitoring capabilities and appropriate communications test equipment.
• Review and analyzes system, trunk, circuit, and equipment performance and coordinates and assists in troubleshooting, isolating, repairing, and correcting the unsatisfactory condition or fault in cooperation with other facilities, customer agencies, maintenance organizations, commercial vendors, and DNCs.
• Perform testing and acceptance and activates, changes, and deactivates trunks and circuits in accordance with DISA Telecommunications Service Orders or as directed by higher levels of control [e.g., DNC5 and DISA Command Center (DCC)] in times of stress including tactical trunks and circuits and submits applicable reports (i.e., delayed service, exception, ineffect) in accordance with DISAC 310-130-1, Submission of Telecommunications Services Requests.
• Perform network management functions, including bandwidth control, for those networks for which responsibility has been assigned. Requests authorized service interruption (ASI) for subordinate facilities from the appropriate DISA element in accordance with DISAC-310-55-l and controls routine downtime for preventive maintenance and other actions requiring equipment substitution.
• Arrange for user release of individual circuits for out-of-service quality control testing, routine maintenance, and other scheduled service interruptions.
• Perform administration and record keeping functions required by DISA Circulars.
• Submit facility or link data in accordance with DISA Netops, DISA DNC supplements, or FCO instructions.
• Submit corrections to DISAC 310-55-1 DISA DNC supplements or FCO instructions.
• Submit a DD Form 1368: Modified Use of Leased Communication Facilities on leased circuit outages when responsibility has been assigned, in accordance with DISAC 350-135-1 and DISAC 310-130-1, Submission of Telecommunications Service Requests.
• Report meaconing, intrusion, jamming, and interference (MIJI) of electromagnetic systems, in accordance with service directives on all affected GIG systems, with an information copy to the FCO and the DISA elements.
• Operates Base Radio function IAW procedure outlined in ACP 113, 124, 125 and 147.
• Monitor and transmits as required on all international distress frequencies assigned to Kwajalein Atoll.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Technical control

GIG operations

Troubleshooting

Test equipment

Schematic diagrams

Shift work

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Associates degree in electronics or related technical field

Tools

T-Berd 8000

T-Berd 4000

HST-3000

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzer

Fireberd 6000

T-Berd 224 PCM Analyzer

T-Berd 310 Communications Analyzer

Frequency counters

Oscillators

Job description

RGNext seeks qualified professionals for a critical on-site role at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. The position requires extensive communications experience, technical control, and the ability to operate within a 24-hour center.

Candidates must have an associate degree in electronics or related fields, relevant security clearance eligibility, and readiness to relocate. Benefits include comprehensive coverage and relocation support.