Communications Operator and Technician

Overview

Communications Operator and Technician

WORK LOCATION: Hanscom, AFB, MA (Bedford, MA)

SALARY RANGE: $140, annually*

* depending on experience, certifications, and qualifications.

JOB STATUS: Full-Time; salaried

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Top Secret clearance

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Communications Operator and Technician to directly support the Hanscom Collaboration and Innovation Center (HCIC), which is within the C3I and Infrastructure Division (AFLCMC/HNI) located at Hanscom AFB, MA.

• Degree (BA/BS) and 10 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, or an AA/AS degree and 15 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed.
• Network+ and Security+ certifications are highly desirable. CCNA and CISSP certifications are desirable.
• Additional courses in mathematics, computer science, or information technologies are desirable.

• Advises and supports activities for installing, maintaining, repairing, overhauling, deploying, and modifying cyberspace systems and equipment platforms, to include voice, data, video client devices, network infrastructure systems, radio, satellite, intrusion detection, space systems, telemetry, microwave, and cryptographic. Ensures cyber and communication equipment and components meet installation practices, technical orders, and accepted commercial installation specifications. Applies communications security program expertise to include physical, cryptographic, transmission, and emission security.
• Supports and ensures compliance with safety standards and instructions.
• Supports communication system implementation and project installation, and ensures architecture, configuration, and integration conformity. Serves as advisor for facility design, platform IT programs installation, minor construction planning, and coordinates with base communications systems as necessary.
• Determines adequacy and correctness of project packages and amendments for installation and integration of communication systems. Conducts site and equipment surveys and validates equipment systems interface.
• Has experience evaluating operational readiness of communications equipment, network devices, sensors, intrusion detection, and related support equipment, to include:
  1) troubleshooting and repairing standard voice, data, and video network infrastructure systems, IP detection systems and cryptographic equipment;
  2) maintaining, testing, troubleshooting, and repairing voice and network systems equipment and circuits utilizing tools and test equipment;
  3) sustaining, troubleshooting, and repairing standard radio frequency wireless, line-of-sight, beyond line-of-sight, wideband, and ground‑based satellite and encryption transmission devices in a fixed and deployed environment; and
  4) establishing cyber tactics, techniques, and procedures.
• Has experience coordinating request for service orders, reviewing, recommending, and implementing changes to communications‑computer systems installations records (CSIR), technical data, engineering drawings, and equipment wiring diagrams, and updating and verifying entries on cyber system, facility, maintenance, and inspection records.