Job Description
**Your Impact:**
We are currently seeking a Telecommunications Specialist to join our dynamic team in the Winchester, VA area. In this position youll be a part of a team that maintains and supports our customers equipment by ensuring that the telecommunications systems are fully functional. This position requires an active DoD TS/SCI security clearance that has been adjudicated in the last 5 years or designated CE and the ability to obtain and maintain special accesses.
**Responsibilities:**
- Work as a Telecommunication Specialist in a high-tempo environment is support of a DISA SP program that provides onsite operation and maintenance (O&M) support of secure and unsecure voice, video, data systems, networks, and information systems.
- Identify process improvements, efficiency gains and innovative approaches to sustainment operations to increase customers Delightful Customer Experience (DCE).
- Conduct scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and operational testing to validate performance within prescribed standards and tolerances.
- Facilitate monthly operational testing of equipment to ensure operational readiness in accordance federal and local policies.
- Coordinate with internal project management teams to facilitate the design, testing, and training of new and future communications systems to meet customer needs.
- Monitor and troubleshoot equipment failures; coordinates and directs system repair.
- Review and interpret changes to policy doctrine and directives to determine impact to mission operations and established processes; develop, update, and maintain procedures and guidelines resulting from policy changes or new and emerging technology insertion; make recommendations; inform customer of best practices.
- Certify and validate that new communication platforms are properly installed and brought on-line for operational use; coordinate installation efforts to ensure schedules are met and customers daily operations are not disruptive.
- Develop and implement new equipment training (NET) and advanced communication equipment training to supported communication officers and internal team members in accordance to DoD and local policies.
- Able to rapidly deploy as a communication support team to support the customer and other Department and Agencies (D/As) during scheduled/unscheduled exercises, visits, and emergency response events.
- Assist the Logistics Manager with issuing, receiving, transportation, and inventory of equipment.
- Travel as needed (10%).
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**Here's what you'll need:**
- Experience installing, operating, and troubleshooting RF, SATCOM, A/V, and VTC equipment.
- Experience fabricating, installing, and testing cables.
- Experience with installing and troubleshooting IT devices.
- Ability to lift 25-50lbs.
**Clearance Required:**
+ Active DoD TS/SCI security clearance that has been adjudicated in the last 5 years or designated CE and the ability to obtain and maintain special accesses.
**Minimum Education:**
+ Progressive relevant training and/or certification in appropriate discipline may be substituted for one (1) year of the education or experience requirement.
**Minimum Years of Experience:**
+ Three (3) years of related experience or any equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
**Preferred:**
- Four (4) years of college in a related technical discipline plus five (5) years of related experience or any equivalent combination of education and experience for a total of seven (7) years.
- Progressive relevant training and/or certification in appropriate discipline may be substituted for two (2) years of the education or experience requirement.
- CompTIA IT Security+ Certification, must be able to obtain within 9 months.
- Experience as a Network and /or Systems Administrator.
- Operational work experience in a military communications or electronic maintenance career field.
- Experience as a COMSEC Custodian and/or COMSEC hand-receipt holder. Amentum
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