Telecommunications Analyst

tharros; Dahlgren (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Tharros seeks a Telecommunications Analyst to collect, validate, document, and analyze telecommunications infrastructure information supporting mission assurance assessments.

The Analyst will examine telecommunications systems, services, connectivity, equipment, providers, facility interfaces, network dependencies, supporting electric power, vulnerabilities, resilience, and potential effects on mission execution.

Qualifications

• 10 years of communications/telecommunications experience.
• Experience in at least two of the following: analyses of assets and networks, engineering/design of networks, modeling of transport and network systems, GIS analysis.

Responsibilities

• Collect, organize, validate, and analyze telecommunications data for mission assurance assessments.
• Document telecommunications systems, services, dependencies, vulnerabilities, and potential effects on missions.
• Coordinate on-site infrastructure assessments CONUS/OCONUS.
• Identify data gaps and follow-up requirements affecting telecommunications analysis.
• Prepare assessment notes, technical summaries, diagrams, risk inputs, and briefing materials.
• Enter, update, and quality-check analytical information used in mission-risk conclusions.

Skills

Analysis of communications assets

Engineering/design of networks

Modeling of transport networks

GIS-based analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

GIS software

Job description

Tharros is seeking a highly qualified Telecommunications Analyst to collect, validate, document, and analyze telecommunications infrastructure information supporting mission assurance assessments. The Telecommunications Analyst will examine telecommunications systems, services, connectivity, equipment, providers, facility interfaces, network dependencies, supporting electric power, vulnerabilities, resilience, and potential effects on mission execution.

The position will participate in continental United States and outside continental United States site assessments, coordinate technical data collection with site personnel and Government representatives, and maintain traceability between source information, analytical findings, and reported mission risks. Working as part of a multidisciplinary assessment team, the successful candidate will develop technical summaries, diagrams, dependency information, assessment notes, data-gap analyses, risk inputs, and briefing materials that support defensible mission assurance conclusions and Government decision-making.

Responsibilities:

• Collect, organize, validate, and analyze telecommunications infrastructure data supporting mission assurance assessments.
• Document telecommunications systems, services, connectivity, dependencies, vulnerabilities, and potential effects on supported missions.
• Participate in on-site infrastructure assessments at CONUS and OCONUS locations.
• Coordinate telecommunications data collection with Government representatives, site personnel, mission analysts, and other infrastructure specialists.
• Identify data gaps, inconsistencies, assumptions, and follow-up requirements affecting telecommunications analysis.
• Prepare assessment notes, technical summaries, diagrams, risk inputs, and briefing materials.
• Support analysis of telecommunications dependencies on electric power, information systems, facilities, and other infrastructure sectors.
• Enter, update, and quality-check analytical information used in mission assurance decision-support activities.
• Protect classified and sensitive information collected or produced during assessment activities.
• Maintain traceability between source data, analytical findings, and reported mission-risk conclusions.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s level degree in any engineering discipline.
• 10 years of communications/telecommunications experience.
• Experience in at least two of the following:
• Analysis of commercial or military communications assets and networks.
• Engineering/design of communications networks involving fiber, cable, or wireless systems.
• Modeling of transport and network systems.
• GIS software used for analysis.
• Ability to perform technical research, infrastructure/network analysis and written reporting consistent with Mission Assurance assessments.
• Experience working with the Navy and especially with Naval Warfare Centers.
• Military Operational experience with Mission Assurance.
• Occasional travel may be required to field sites for 1-2 week period of time.
• Most travel would be in the United States, with potential travel outside the United States .

Desired Certificates & Licenses:

• CompTIA Security+
• CompTIA Network+
• Certified Telecommunications Analyst (CTA)