Intelligence Specialist Forensic Dominance System – Marine Corps (FDS-MC) - Camp Pendleton, CA
Predicate Logic Inc.About the role
Predicate Logic is looking for a motivated Intelligence Specialist Forensic Dominance System - Marine Corps (FDS-MC) to join our team at the Camp Pendleton, CA.
Founded in 1992, Predicate Logic is a woman-owned, employee-owned, high-technology engineering service company. Predicate Logic's employees routinely receive many accolades and awards from its customers. The corporate headquarters is in San Diego, California. Predicate Logic also has offices in Chesapeake, Virginia, specializing in communications engineering, training, and Cybersecurity, and in Charleston, South Carolina, supporting the Navy and Marine Corps programs through Naval Information Warfare Center Charleston.
SECURITY CLEARANCE:
- Applicant must be eligible for a Department of Defense (DoD) personnel security clearance.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide on-site technical support for IA2 systems in garrison and expeditionary environments.
- Install, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot IDS-MC biometric collection systems and FDS-MC forensic exploitation capabilities.
- Support system fielding, sustainment, preventative maintenance, software updates, and hardware replacement.
- Train Marines, Sailors, and government personnel on IDS-MC and FDS-MC operation, maintenance, and tactical employment.
- Conduct new equipment training (NET), over-the-shoulder instruction, and operator certification events.
- Assist units with biometric enrollment, identity management workflows, and forensic evidence collection procedures.
- Support collection of fingerprints, iris scans, facial imagery, photographs, and associated biographic information using authorized collection devices.
- Assist forensic personnel with digital media exploitation, latent fingerprint processing, DNA evidence workflows, and evidence management procedures in accordance with established policies.
- Diagnose hardware, software, network, and peripheral device issues to restore operational capability.
- Coordinate warranty repairs, depot-level maintenance, logistics actions, and lifecycle replacement activities.
- Document maintenance actions, service requests, trouble tickets, and configuration changes using government-approved maintenance tracking systems.
- Provide technical reach-back support to Program Management Offices (PMO), Systems Commands, and engineering teams for issue resolution.
- Support operational testing, validation, and user acceptance events for new hardware, software, and capability releases.
- Verify system compliance with cybersecurity requirements, software baselines, and approved configuration management standards.
- Support system integration within Marine Corps enterprise networks while coordinating with local communications personnel.
- Prepare weekly activity reports, after-action reports, maintenance summaries, and readiness assessments for government stakeholders.
- Coordinate with Intelligence, Communications, and Logistics personnel to maximize system availability and operational readiness.
- Travel worldwide in support of Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEFs), Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs), training exercises, and contingency operations.
- Maintain accountability of government-furnished equipment (GFE), technical manuals, support kits, and repair parts.
- Provide subject matter expertise to commanders and intelligence personnel on the employment and sustainment of IA2 capabilities.
- Ensure all operations comply with applicable DoD, Department of the Navy, and Marine Corps policies governing identity intelligence, biometrics, forensic exploitation, information assurance, and handling of sensitive information.
EXPERIENCE:
- Eleven (11) years of experience (seven (7) with a degree) with DoD Communications/Intelligence systems, including system administration using various operating systems and platforms.
- Experience in at least three (3) of the following areas: System Requirements, Operational Requirements, Data Analysis, Test & Evaluation, and Training.
- Recognized expertise in C4ISR Systems Administration, Network Administration, or Hardware Maintenance.
- Proficiency in troubleshooting and configuring virtual infrastructure, VLANs, protocols, and server/client relationships.
- Familiarity with targeting processes, inc
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