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About the ARC:
The Advanced Research Center (ARC) is a Missile Defense Agency (MDA) facility located in Cummings Research Park in Huntsville, AL. The ARC is a Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) facility designed and operated to support Missile Defense System (MDS) Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) Ground Test (GT) and Flight Test (FT) activities.
About the Position:
We are seeking a Engineer to collaborate with the Network Team to maintain missile defense ground test lab operations for Missile Defense Agency (MDA) at the Advanced Research Center (ARC) in Cummings Research Park. The ideal candidate will have an understanding of simulated ground test systems, HWIL, and network administration within a modeling and simulation environment. Other duties include troubleshooting, managing routers and switches, and configuration of equipment. This position will report to the Network Team Lead.
Required Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering related field or equivalent experience
- DoD 8570 IAT level II cert or higher (ie. Security+ CE) and ability to maintain
- Experience troubleshooting and managing communications network systems
- Understanding of Department of Defense security as it pertains to networking
- Ability to adapt to change and provide courses of action for problem solving
- Ability to approach new challenges creatively
- Min 5 years of experience
Preferred Skills:
- Experience working in a Department of Defense (DoD) Environment
- Experience in test and/or BMDS
- Knowledge of Physical and Virtual Switching / Routing environments, common network protocols, and dynamic routing
- Knowledge of Cisco hardware and systems
- Experience in data center design, rack layout, electrical requirements and cooling requirements
- Experience working in secured spaces
Security Clearance Requirements:
- Secret clearance required.
We invest in the lives of our employees, both in and out of the workplace, by providing competitive pay and benefits packages. Benefits offered may include health care, dental, vision, life insurance; 401(k); education assistance; paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law. The salary offered will depend on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, education, geographic location, internal equity, business needs, and other factors permitted by law. Posted pay ranges are a general guideline only and are not a guarantee of compensation or salary.
EEO Statement
ASRC Federal and its Subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, gender, color, age, sexual orientation, gender identification, national origin, religion, marital status, ancestry, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by applicable law.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering-related field or equivalent experience
- DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification or higher, such as Security+ CE
- Ability to maintain the required certification
- Experience troubleshooting and managing communications network systems
- Understanding of Department of Defense security requirements for networking
- At least 5 years of experience
- Ability to adapt to change and develop problem-solving courses of action
- Creative approach to new challenges
- Secret security clearance
- Experience working in a Department of Defense environment
- Experience in test environments or BMDS
- Knowledge of physical and virtual switching and routing environments
- Knowledge of common network protocols and dynamic routing
- Knowledge of Cisco hardware and systems
- Experience in data center design, rack layout, electrical requirements, and cooling requirements
- Experience working in secured spaces
What We Do
ASRC Federal’s family of companies help federal civilian, defense and intelligence agencies achieve successful mission outcomes and elevated performance. We are dedicated to building an enduring enterprise focused on our people, customers and shareholders.
