RF/Satellite Transmission Engineer

Position Overview

By Light is seeking a RF/Satellite Transmission Engineer who will be responsible for new capability requirements and design, system assessments, and providing hands-on engineering support. Key elements of this position include: Providing SATCOM support with configuring and troubleshooting SATCOM modems, terminals, and RF waveform. Identifying if issues are related atmospheric anomalies or weather conditions. Providing operational support, coordination and contact with satellite support centers and controllers for both commercial and military SATCOM.

 

This position will require a candidate open to "Panama Shift" work in a 24x7x365 environment.

Responsibilities

• Provision/monitor/de-activate SATCOM missions
• Provision, monitor, configure, troubleshoot, upgrade, and maintain routers, switches, firewalls, intrusion detection sensors (IDS), SATCOM modems, virtual environments, servers, VoIP gateways/managers/SBC, UCS video, NSA Type 1 High Assurance IP Encryptor (HAIPE), and network functional virtual (NFV) devices.
• Troubleshoot routing protocols and end-to-end system performance from the customer terminal/system though to services required.
• Willingness to cross train and support multiple technologies in an operational environment including Network, Voice, VDI/Virtualization.
• Support the system adherence to industry standards, DOD standards, DOD policies, DOD instructions, DOD directives, cybersecurity policies, and best commercial practices.  
• Utilize ticketing systems for detailed documentation of outages and network change activities.
• Provide technical problem resolution and detailed documentation for a wide range of network infrastructure problems or anomalies.

Required Experience/Qualifications

• Current DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (CompTIA Security+ce, Security, CySA+, etc.)

• Education: HS Diploma and 5+ years of experience

Special Requirements/Security Clearance

• Secret clearance required