Network Integration Planner

Candidates must have an active Secret clearance and verify, before applying, that you meet the minimum requirements of the position.

Target salary range: $93k-$98k
. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Position: Network Integration Planner

Location: U.S. Army Joint Modernization Command, Fort Bliss, TX

Position

Description:

Serves as a Network Integration Planner supporting JMC’s Network Integration Division performing tasks associated with Joint/Multinational communications network design, and the integration of Joint mission command systems and Joint constructive simulations culminating in publication of an exercise “horse blanket” which serves as the JADC2/MPE communications network architecture that facilitates command and control of two annual Joint/Multinational experiments—the JOINT WARFIGHTING ASSESSMENT and PROJECT CONVERGENCE.

More specifically, the individual performs the following tasks as directed by the Director, Network Integration Division:

• Perform system level and system of systems level analysis on the applications and sensors participating in the Army’s annual Joint Warfighting Assessment (JWA) exercise, and other large-scale exercises as required.
• Provide network architecture guidance and evaluations in accordance with Department of the Army gap analysis parameters for Army Battle Command Systems (ABCS), Systems under Evaluation (SUE), Systems under Test (SUT),and Demonstration systems.
• As the software, hardware, firmware, and digital waveform versioning Configuration Manager, tracks and ensure compliance for systems and equipment participating in the Network Integration Exercises.
• Maintains familiarity with future systems current development in order to place those systems within the Brigade Combat Team best meeting operational, tactical, vendor and or test requirements.
• Utilizes Enterprise Email and Microsoft Office applications to coordinate, communicate and assist the client to meet all certification and training requirements in daily operations.
• Designs and develops and utilizes an Access database and uses Visual Basic programming language for Configuration Management and Change Request management in accordance with the Change Management Board Standard Operation Procedures.
• Consolidates data from multiple sources to provide reporting to the client via Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word documentation and verbal communication.
• Leverages a variety of tools and methodologies to design data gathering approaches appropriate for the project and objectives, and gathers information through extended networking with Department of Defense (DOD), Department of the Army, (DA), and contracting outsource organizations to meet client requirements.
• Attends and provides input and insight through multiple levels, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), DOD, DA working groups, conference calls and After-Action Reviews (AAR) used for planning, execution and future iteration corrections, and provides direction for outside entities for completion of directives, requests, and deliverables.
• Develops Change Requests provided by outside organizations to meet the needs of the CMB voting members.
• Develops, updates, and processes software information for Annex B, utilizing the CMB Process upon Software Lock to make changes to software.
• Scrubs and edits draft and current versions of the Horse Blanket (HB) and develops Change Requests to correct noted deficiencies such as administrative, networks, organizational, platform and personnel to depict current on the ground truth.
• Uses unit specific Network Basis of Issue (NBOI) to develop Lower Tier Infrastructure in accordance with network Net IDs and naming conventions.
• Uses Unit…