GNOSC Mission Support Team Network Engineer - DOD

INNOVIM is seeking a GNOSC Mission Support Team Network Engineer to support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) on the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract.

Location: Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO
Position Closes: 7/31/25
Relocation Assistance: NONE

The candidate will:

• Be responsible for all facets of a continuous 24/7 Global Network Operations Center, communicate with the MDA GNOSC event team, support the GNOSC Mission Support Team, Network Operations Center, and execute Network technician duties in direct support of MDA events, exercises and war-games.
• Monitor the MDA Enterprise Network using SolarWinds and other provided tools.
• Respond to Remedy Incident Tickets, working with customers to resolve network communication issues.
• Work with DISA and DREN to report and resolve network circuit disruptions.
• Perform Layer 1 cable troubleshooting and replacement and Layer 2 port activations.
• Provide basic OSPF and BGP troubleshooting.
• Experience with protocols such as OSPF, BGP, VPNs, VRFs, and MPLS.
• Design and implement advanced network solutions to meet organizational needs.
• Monitor network performance and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Maintain and update network security measures and policies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize network efficiency.
• Conduct regular network performance assessments and capacity planning.
• Develop and document technical procedures and guidelines for network management.
• Provide third-level support for network-related issues and incidents.
• Provision and modify QoS as necessary to support MDA Events.
• Under direction of senior staff, perform basic Firewall troubleshooting.
• Research and capture event supporting network architecture from data repositories and network configurations.
• Execute network, system, and cloud systems monitoring/surveillance, environmental monitoring, incident management and MDA Cybersecurity.
• Support and service maintenance activities to include Change Management coordination during the assigned shift day/time.
• Develop event products, and modify and maintain event baselines prior to and during the event.
• Be responsible for all aspects of IT incident management and escalation, ensuring that incidents are effectively escalated, managed and resolved with full communication of status, plans, and actions provided to executive management and the Government customer.
• Coordinate with the GNOSC Watch Officers, Event Team and Lead/train/manage the GNOSC MST personnel on IT Incident Management requirements, to ensure proper site, service and application outages and/or degradations are effectively escalated, managed and resolved with full communication of status, plans, and actions by providing senior leadership and the Government customer the latest status through resolution.
• Actively participate in the Mission Execution Team working group meetings.
• Assist the MDA GNOSC Event team by supporting the Mission Execution Team (MET) as part of Flight Test execution, which requires the integration of contractor’s into the MET battle rhythm, leading up to and during the execution of the event tests.
• Serve as the subject matter expert on network transport and service delivery of all MDA/IC delivered capabilities required to support test execution.
• Work with Network Operations Center personnel to develop the "Event Preparedness Checklist" for all MA-1 events.
• Coordinate with other relevant IRES contract teams to ensure the timeline of implementation and delivery of all other Task Order 8003 work products and requirements.
• Coordinate the Mission Support Schedule to ensure all CIO assets directly support event requirements and to work in concert with operations personnel, ensuring assets are identified and scheduled.
• Coordinate with the GNOSC Manager, GNOSC Event Team Lead, and Watch Officers to meet service levels defined for the IT Services organization.
• Coordinate with Change Management and other key leadership to ensure pre-defined service levels for the IT Services organization are achieved and to also provide insight into the impacts of the event posture.
• Execute the job roles/responsibilities which includes varying shifts which are adjusted between day and night shifts as required and is located at Schriever AFB, CO.
• Provide guidance and lead troubleshooting in dynamic, time constrained scenarios to matrix staff, including network, systems, and application engineers, in a geographically distributed enterprise.
• Provide post event recommendations, “Lessons Learned” and “Hot Wash” inputs.

The successful candidate will:

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