Network Operator - NISSC - CMSFS

Network Operator - NISSC - CMSFS

Position Title: Network Operator

Location: Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station (CMSFS), Colorado

Relocation Assistance: None available at this time

Remote/Telework: NO - Not available for this position

Clearance Type: Top Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility

Shift: Shift work is required to support 24x7 operations. It is important to be available to work any shift/designated hours required including nights, weekends, and holidays on a modified Panama schedule.

Travel Required: Up to 10% of the time

Our NORAD Operations Group Selected by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Strategic Warning and Surveillance Systems Division for Operations, Maintenance, and Sustainment (OM&S) of critical mission systems for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyenne Mountain Complex (NCMC), we support the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract II (NISSC II). Since 2020, through the (ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract II (NISSC II), has provided:

• Operations, maintenance, and Sustainment of current and legacy systems for the surveillance and cataloging of manmade objects in space.
• Mitigation of orbital conflicts.
• Threat warnings and control from airborne, land-based, and space-based systems for threat activities.
• Operations and maintenance of classified communications.
• Software development and integration.

NISSC II supports the classified communications and processing for Command and Control (C2) capability and legacy space C2 systems located at:

• Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station (CMSFS), Colorado
• Peterson Space Force Base (PSFB), Colorado
• Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
• Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
• Numerous sensor and forward operator sites around the world

Description of Duties:

The Network Operator supports North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract II (NISSC II). The candidate will:

• Be responsible for providing mission-critical voice and data services communication for 800+ circuits supporting customers at CMSFS and around the world.
• Sustain, troubleshoot, and repair standard voice and data network infrastructure systems and cryptographic equipment.
• Have operational oversight of system, trunk, circuit, and equipment performance.
• Coordinate and assist in troubleshooting, isolating, and correcting network systems and circuit errors.
• Create and update outage tickets and shift logs.
• Brief leadership of circuit/equipment status when needed.
• Perform daily cryptographic loads to equipment (i.e., KIV-7Ms, KG-175Xs, KG-250/255s, etc.) and associate COMSEC paperwork.
• Analyze problems and conduct effective fault diagnosis and system recovery.
• Handle COMSEC materials daily.
• Use of electronics and network principles.

Shift work is required to support 24x7 operations. It is important to be available to work any shift/designated hours required including nights, weekends, and holidays on a modified Panama schedule. This position will be filled and work onsite at Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station (CMSFS), Colorado Tech Control Facility is a 24x7 high operational working environment. There are sets 12 hours working shifts, 3 or 4 days per week. With a maximum of 84 working hours every 2 weeks.

Resumes, in month and year format, must be submitted with application in order to be considered for the position. The selected candidate may be assigned as one of our teammate companies. Basic Requirements:

• Current TS w/ SCI eligibility is required.
• 6 months or more of directly related experience.
• 1 year or more of general work experience.
• CompTIA Security+ Certification is required.
• Knowledge of the following principles: Open System Interconnection, Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, and various layer 2 protocols.
• Knowledge of platforms such as Radius and/or TACACS.
• Knowledge of Juniper and RedHat Linux.
• Knowledge of data center/long-haul transportation and serial data interfaces, cat-X, fiber, and Long-Haul Transport mechanisms.

Desired Requirements:

• Have Juniper OS certification. Linux/UNIX skills.
• Experience with Juniper products including routers, switches, and Circuit to Packet (CTP) equipment.
• Experience with Automated Ticketing Systems (i.e., ServiceNow/Remedy).
• Experience with signal flow.
• Experience with transport circuit drawings/records.
• Knowledge of network transport equipment in a large Defense Information Systems Agency NOC and DISA processes and procedures.
• Knowledge of specialized test equipment (i.e., Oscilloscope, Protocol Analyzer, Bit Error Rate Test equipment, LAN Analyzer, etc.)
• Experience prioritizing and managing workloads.
• Have clear written and verbal communication skills.

This position is expected to pay $70,000 - $80,000 annually; depending on experience, education, and any certifications that are directly related to the position. This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days. If a candidate has not been selected at that time, it will continue to be posted until a suitable candidate is selected or the position is closed.

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Typical benefits offered include flexible work schedules, educational reimbursement, retirement benefits (401K match), employee stock purchase plan, health benefits, tax saving options, disability benefits, life and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, paid time off and paid holidays, and parental leave.

The position for which you are applying requires a US Department of Defense security clearance. This is to advise you that if you possess dual citizenship (i.e., a citizen of the US and another country), to be granted a clearance, you will be required to relinquish your citizenship in the foreign country.