By Light Professional IT Services LLC readies warfighters and federal agencies with technology and systems engineered to connect, protect, and prepare individuals and teams for whatever comes next. Headquartered in McLean, VA, By Light supports defense, civilian, and commercial IT customers worldwide.
Position OverviewThe Audio Visual Architect / Engineer will provide daily operation support to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Headquarters on Ft. Meade, Maryland.
Responsibilities- Ability to troubleshoot complex audio, video, switching and control systems problems
- Knowledge of standard software for DSP set-up, switcher set-up, etc.
- Experience with Polycom/Cisco, Clearone, Biamp and similar products
- Ability to design and engineer complete AV systems
- Ability to lead design and coordination discussions for AV system installations.
- Ability to create AV system design drawings in AutoCAD/Visio. Ability to create Architectural plans for Audio visual systems and modify architects drawings to incorporate AV systems.
- Develop and maintain knowledge of current and new AV technologies
- Create equipment list for estimating based on functional needs of customer. Create rough-order-of-magnitude budget summaries.
- Provide project managers and technical staff with technical support on projects with AV system designs
- Provide details used for assembly and installation of audio, video, and control systems
- Follow projects through installation to final acceptance
- Review and approval of technical documents (Schematics, rack drawings, layout drawings and detailed technical info for IP systems) for handover to Project Management for deployment
- Minimum of 10 years Audio Visual experience
- 10+ years Design experience working with the AV Industry
- Degree level qualified in a technical discipline or 4+ years professional AV industry field experience in implementation or system support.
- CTS-D, CTS-I Certifications
- Crestron Programmer Certification
- Excellent communication skills, and confidence when dealing with demanding clients, building contractors, architects and other technical members of the project team.
- 10+ years experience of successfully supporting installation teams with technical assistance and problem solving for professional AV equipment and systems.
Experience of key technologies such as:
- Control (Crestron, AMX, Extron)
- Audio (BIAMP, Shure, Crestron)
- Video (1Beyond, Cisco, Crestron)
- AVoIP Design and Deployment
- Minimum SECRET clearance required; TS/SCI preferred
Salary Minimum: $115,000
Salary Maximum: $150,000
The annual base salary provided is a guideline for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. When extending an offer, By Light also considers other variables such as (but not limited to) work experience, education, training, skill set, internal peer equity, clearance level, and market conditions. In addition, By Light provides an extensive selection of benefits and offerings to our employees.
Skills Required
- Minimum 10 years of audio visual experience
- 10+ years of AV design experience
- Degree-level qualification in a technical discipline or 4+ years of professional AV implementation or system support experience
- CTS-D certification
- CTS-I certification
- Crestron Programmer Certification
- Excellent communication skills and confidence working with demanding clients, contractors, architects, and technical project members
- 10+ years supporting AV installation teams with technical assistance and problem solving
- Experience with Crestron, AMX, or Extron control systems
- Experience with BIAMP, Shure, or Crestron audio systems
- Experience with 1Beyond, Cisco, or Crestron video systems
- AVoIP design and deployment experience
- Minimum Secret security clearance
- TS/SCI security clearance
What We Do
By Light Professional IT Services LLC (By Light) provides a full range of hardware and software engineering services to defense, civilian, and commercial customers worldwide. Driven by a management team that leverages real-world expertise from the defense, intelligence, federal healthcare, and commercial sectors, we provide reliable, efficient, and cost-effective IT solutions. Some of our successes include: • Completion of 80+ Global Information Grid Bandwidth Expansion (GIG-BE) sites both CONUS & OCONUS. Provided Optical Network Engineering, Implementation, & Project Control Worldwide. • Provided timely completion of ATM to IP Migration, Legacy Network Optimization, & VOIP Implementation of 47 CONUS Sites for the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) SCAMPI Network. • Supporting the AMC CIO/G6 in the Depot Modernization Program, implementing CONUS wide 802.11/a/b/g/n wireless networks, Area Processing Center Migration, DISN Optimization, and a 40,000 user, enterprise-wide SharePoint Implementation. • Completion of 2,000 Plus Legacy Circuit Migrations to DISN Transport for DISN Transition Program. • Delivered Communications Support & Staff Augmentation for Deployed DoD Forces under the Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems Technology Applications Office (PEO EIS TAO). • Successful Implementation of Secure Intelligent Video Systems (IVS) for the Intelligence Community. • Supporting major international carriers in the modernization and expansion of Data Center Facilities. • Engineering new Turnkey “Cloud Services,” including Hosting, Managed Services, COOP, and Data Storage and Archival.
