Tech Control III - Kwajalein Atoll - 3896

RGNext; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Retirement plan with company match

Job summary

RGNext seeks a skilled Telecommunications/NetOps technician for an overseas assignment on Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands. This unaccompanied role requires ensuring DISA standard operations, coordinating with NetOps, and restoring services with specialized equipment.

You will perform testing, reporting, and maintenance across fixed stations, ensuring continuity of critical military communications and space-related networks. Relocation and security clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in electronics or related technical field or military experience.
• Five years of communications experience with at least four years in Technical Control or fixed station operations/maintenance.
• Basic PC operation and ability to patch, test, change frequencies, troubleshoot and restore circuits.
• Proficient with test equipment and ability to read schematics and manuals to diagnose faults.

Responsibilities

• Exercise technical control and supervision over GIG facilities, transmission systems, trunks, and circuits.
• Report status according to DISA directives and submit status reports.
• Coordinate with DISA NetOps centers and vendors to troubleshoot and restore service.
• Develop and follow DISA R-Plans, MECLs, and LRPs; maintain current plan copies.
• Perform quality control tests on trunks, channels, circuits, and equipment.
• Ensure quality of GIG transmission, timing, and switching with monitoring equipment.
• Review system performance and assist in troubleshooting with stakeholders.
• Perform testing, acceptance, and operational changes to trunks/circuits per DISA orders.

Skills

Technical control operations

GIG/NetOps coordination

Troubleshooting

Schematic interpretation

Education

Associate degree in electronics or related tech field

Tools

T-Berd 8000

T-Berd 4000

HST-3000

Fireberd 6000

T-Berd 224

T-Berd 310

Oscilloscope

Spectrum analyzer

Frequency counters

Job description

RGNext employees execute and report on theater and strategic offensive and defensive ballistic missile testing and support space situational awareness operations and experiments, using a wide array of highly sophisticated radar, telemetry and optical sensors to meet the needs of our nation in defending the United States and its interests.

This overseas position is located on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. It is an unaccompanied position (no family accommodation or pets). Benefits of this unique location include free housing, three meals a day and potential for overseas U.S. tax incentives (FEIE).

What You Will Do:

• Exercise technical control, coordination, and supervision over subordinate Global Information Grid (GIG) facilities, GIG transmission systems, trunks, and circuits. Technical control extends to unmanned facilities that are under the control and supervision of a Technical Control Facility (TCF).
• 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.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• 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.

Benefits of Working at RGNext:

Employees enjoy a robust benefit package on day one, which includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurances, generous Paid Time Off and holiday pay, a retirement savings plan with a company match and vesting on day one!

Note: This job description describes the general nature of the duties and requirements of the job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list or to limit the supervisor's ability to modify work assignments as appropriate.

RGNext is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RGNext provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.