Leidos has an immediate opportunity for a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Mission Communications Systems on the Advanced Enterprise Global Information Services (AEGIS) Contract. The opening is for a position located at the Huntsville Operations Support Center (HOSC) which supports NASA specialized mission critical communications services, such as the HOSC Mission LANs, the Human Space Flight WAN and the Mission Voice Conferencing Systems. The SME will be positioned in the AEGIS HOSC Networking Group at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
This position requires the ability to work independently with general direction and as a team member under the direction of the organizational team lead. Join us at AEGIS where the sky is NOT the limit!
Primary Responsibilities:
• Maintain contract compliance: reporting, auditing and resource management.
• Present as an AEGIS HOSC Team representative when required to support customer obligations and commitments in Flight Reviews, Engineering Control Boards and Operations Briefings and Working Groups.
• Maintain technical expertise in mission voice communications and the underlying networks, computer hardware and software.
• Design, Analyze, Plan, Modify/Upgrade, and Maintain the equipment and systems making up the mission voice systems and networks. Generate the HOSC Change Requests to implement all changes which includes coordinating and scheduling impacts to real-time operations.
• Recommend and perform configuration, preventative maintenance, fault isolation of local/remote equipment and the interfacing networks.
• Duties include providing specifications and detailed drawings and schematics for these systems and the services they provide.
• Develop and present enhancements or upgrades to the HP Architecture and Operations Panels.
• Review and modify existing procedures and training materials and update as necessary.
• Implement approved changes (OS software upgrades, Application configurations and upgrades, Hardware configuration upgrades and interfacing circuits).
• Support HOSC Operations during high visibility or critical activities.
• Provide training to HOSC Operations, Training Dept., Help Desk, and End Users in the use and understanding of the Voice Keysets (Soft Clients or Appliances).
• Conduct testing (formal validation and end to end communications checkouts) of the systems and associated devices and services.
• Monitor systems health and status using available tools and techniques.
• Provide training and guidance to co-workers within the AEGIS HOSC Team.
• Conduct audits of equipment and asset management of physical property.
• Evaluate and report on potential software and hardware technologies to enhance capabilities of the services.
Basic Qualifications:
Candidates should have command of the following skillsets:
• Knowledge of Systems monitoring and performance tools, Spectrum, Cisco Works, Bigfix.
• Knowledge with Network Security technologies such as IPsec, VPN, and OS hardening techniques.
• Knowledge of technologies such as DHCP, DNS, SSH, TCP, and UDP.
• Knowledge in Operator Systems; Windows, MAC, and Java.
Preferred Qualifications:
Ideal candidates possess a deep understanding of the following areas:
• Knowledge in the operation, tuning, and maintenance of Mission Voice Conferencing Systems, such as are used in NASA Mission Operations Control Centers.
• Knowledge of Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) and TMD over IP
• Knowledge in the Linux Operating System; RHEL, Ubuntu and Centos.
• Knowledge in Databases i.e. MySQL and MariaDB
Experience and Education:
• Bachelor with 8 years of experience or an AA/AS with 12 years of experience
• Experience in subject area may be considered in lieu of a degree
Original Posting Date:2024-11-01
While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:Pay Range $65,000.00 - $117,500.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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