Principal Specialist, Field Service – Langley, VA (onsite)

upport to the DSFS contract. This Specialist will provide sensor resource mid-level technical support and will be responsible for the initialization and operation of USAF Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) ground and airborne sensor systems at Langley AFB. This position will interface daily with users, mission planners, co-contractors, and other ground system maintainers to troubleshoot and correct problems, analyze performance, and make recommendations on improvements. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage multiple airborne SIGINT sensor missions and processes simultaneously at a Core site

• Operate and interface with multiple aircraft, sensors, sites, networks, systems, and O&M personnel

• Provide updates to Maintenance Technician processes

• Provide sensor troubleshooting and airborne fault resolution; identify, resolve, and communicate issues with Low Band/High Band Systems, infrastructure, enterprise services, other SIGINT systems; support and recommend updates to SIGINT systems, SW, and networks

• Create, update, and respond to Incident tickets

• Manage data encryption changes and implementation

• Monitor the SIGINT system and networks health/status (Sensor, platform, network paths to include crypto, DCGS SIGINT systems, and SIGINT related enterprise services).

• Provide comprehensive analysis, diagnostics and fault isolation for the SIGINT systems and networks associated with ground components

• Provide comprehensive analysis, diagnostics and fault isolation for the SIGINT systems associated with End-to-End network paths/DSFS systems

• Provide SIGINT and network sustainment support during system upgrades

• Monitor the network’s connections between the SIGINT sensors and ground equipment

• Coordinate efforts for sensor/system and network restoral

• Provide SIGINT process and network improvements/recommendations

• Create Serena Mission Debriefs; provide systems status (includes sensor) to operations and maintenance personnel, complete SIGINT portion of end-to-end mission debrief and close debrief if appropriate

• Perform pre-mission, mission execution and post-mission responsibilities in support of the SR systems

Qualifications/ Experience Needed:

• Active and transferable https://U.S. government issued Top Secret/SCI security clearance is required prior to start date. https://U.S. citizenship is required, as only https://U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.

• Minimum one (1) year of COMINT experience

• Experience with computer operations and networks

• DoD https://8570.1 (IAT Level II or IAM Level I) certification

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 9 years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior DCGS and SIGINT experience

• Working knowledge of SEAM interface; COTS components, operational concepts; CICS SW component capabilities, failure indications, troubleshooting techniques, and recovery methodologies.

• Experience with military SIGINT domains to include U-2, Global Hawk, MQ-1 and MQ-9 sensors and processing, exploitation, and dissemination (PED) architectures

• UNIX (Solaris or Linux) and Microsoft Windows system administration

• Administration of COTS or GOTS software solutions used by DCGS operators and analysts (CICS, RIM, CETS, etc)

• Experience administering VMware (containers, storage and resources) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, OpenStack, etc.)

• Experience with SW development methods (shell scripts, JavaScript, Python, PHP, C/C++, C#, Java, XML, HTML, etc.)

• Understanding and practical use of Oracle database system administration

• Familiarity with x86-based server HW

• Understanding of cyber security tools and methods

Collins Aerospace, a Raytheon Technologies company, is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market. 

Mission Systems:

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today. 

Collins Aerospace Diversity & Inclusion Statement: 

Diversity drives innovation; inclusion drives success. We believe a multitude of approaches and ideas enable us to deliver the best results for our workforce, workplace, and customers. We are committed to fostering a culture where all employees can share their passions and ideas so we can tackle the toughest challenges in our industry and pave new paths to limitless possibility. 

WE ARE REDEFINING AEROSPACE:

Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

Regardless of your role type, collaboration and innovation are critical to our business and all employees will have access to digital tools so they can work with colleagues around the world – and access to Collins sites when their work requires in-person meetings. 

 At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other -- propel us all higher, again and again.  

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day. 

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