Senior Mission Communication Specialist; Network

Senior Mission Communication Specialist (Network)

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Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site’s Cold War legacy.

Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. Our 2,750+ professionals are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on challenging nuclear security work.

• Develops and designs communications-centric solutions to meet mission demands for the Global Mission Communications Programs Division (GMCPD) and the Emergency Communications Network (ECN) Program at the Remote Sensing Laboratory–Nellis.
• Participates in GMCP and ECN Program drills, exercises, and real-life CONUS/OCONUS missions.
• Troubleshoots the installation, operation, build, and maintenance of mission response infrastructure equipment, software, hardware, video teleconference, audio-visual and next generation communications kits.
• Is familiar with current satellite, voice, video teleconference, data communications, and/or cybersecurity policies and practices.
• Suggests engineering change requests for acquisitions and integration of program-related equipment and software.
• Designs and implements network systems supporting ECN programs and projects, including installation, operation, and maintenance of the network infrastructure.
• Installs, configures, troubleshoots, and maintains network CISCO infrastructure software and hardware.
• Identifies, defines, and documents network infrastructure requirements and recommends solutions to management.
• Develops, executes, and tracks the performance of security measures to protect information and network infrastructure and computer systems.
• Provides technical expertise and guidance to cyber and data operations engineering teams to ensure network designs and implementations are integrated.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure network architecture and maintenance requirements are incorporated into data systems and cyber design, development, and implementation processes.
• Stays updated on the latest technologies, industry trends, and security threats, and provides recommendations for improving the network.
• Provides cybersecurity guidance and support throughout the IT system lifecycle.
• Collaborates with outside cybersecurity interests such as Counterintelligence, other DOE sites, US-CERT, and law enforcement.
• Assists in researching, compiling, and analyzing technical data.
• Assists the other senior engineering staff with the execution of their duties and with data calls and FISMA reporting.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.
• Participates in the Deployment Authorization Program (DAP) for emergency response and temporary duty location (TDY) for non-emergency response travel.
• Participates in training activities and exercises; may serve as an emergency responder as job dictates.
• Supports national emergency response groups’ drills, exercises and real-world events through on-call availability and travel via commercial and military aircraft when required.
• May travel as part of an installation or restoration team and may be deployed with national emergency response groups when required.
• Promotes project management best practices and continuous improvement.
• Develops and complies with validation requirements, standard operating procedures, and change control maintenance for the product lifecycle.
• Works within change control and ticketing system environments.
• Participates in after-hours support pool; requires evening and weekend availability.
• Documents adjustments to hardware and software components and provides…