Junior ARCHER Technician / System Administrator (Archiving and Enhanced Retrieval)

Federal Sherpa•Leavenworth, KS

61d•Onsite

About The Position

Federal Sherpa is seeking an ARCHER Technician / System Administrator to support the United States Army’s Mission Command Training Program (MCTP) at Fort Leavenworth, KS. This role involves leading the Archiving and Enhanced Retrieval (ARCHER) team, ensuring live and historical simulation data are captured, centralized, and presented through collaborative analytics and rich visual products. The position contributes to exercise management, leader briefs, and After-Action Review (AAR) production, shaping the future of ARCHER capability for MCTP.

Requirements

Associate’s degree
Meet DoDM 8140 qualifications with primary DoD Cyber Work Force (DCWF) role of Technical Support Specialist and secondary roles of System Administrator and Product Support Manager at tier, Intermediate
One (1) year of experience with Military training and training support
One (1) year of experience in integrating training environments, planning architectures, and stimulation of Army Mission Command Information Systems (MCiS) in support of unit training events and distributed exercises
One (1) year of experience in performing system enhancements and installing software updates
Requires a Secret clearance
U.S. citizenship is required

Nice To Haves

1+ years of professional software development experience in Agile
Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Java, C++, or C#
Familiarity with relational (SQL) and NoSQL databases, data modeling, and ETL processes
Expertise in test-driven development, unit/integration testing frameworks, and code quality tools
Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, LAN/WAN) and Web services administration
Hands-on experience with GIS platforms and 3D visualization technologies
Scripting automation using PowerShell, Bash, or Python for deployment and monitoring tasks
Associate’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field—or equivalent experience
IAT certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+) or equivalent Information Assurance credential

Responsibilities

Installs, configures, troubleshoots ARCHER hardware and maintains accountability of distributed hardware baselines.
Operates the ARCHER application in both stand-alone and networked modes.
Implements corrective and preventive maintenance on the software tool and underlying systems.
Develops, tests, and deploys software updates and patches.
Customizes data collection modules to integrate with JLCCTC simulations (e.g., WARSIM) and future exercise platforms.
Maintains version control and user guides for all ARCHER components.
Configures ARCHER to ingest live and historical simulation data across functional areas—Ground, Air, Logistics, Intelligence, and Fires.
Ensures data integrity, redundancy, and on-site/off-site storage for future reuse.
Administers ARCHER’s file-share and web-based portals, enterprise e-mail, MS Teams, SharePoint, and chat tools.
Verifies LAN/WAN connectivity for up to 150 concurrent client devices.
Provides redundancy planning and data synchronization across distributed training sites.
Automates generation of real-time and historical reports (combat power, effectiveness, weapon counts, logistics, volume of fire).
Scales data for AAR themes and export reports to Microsoft Office formats (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
Produces a 3D Common Operational Picture (COP) displaying BLUEFOR/OPFOR dispositions with time-stamped replay for adjudication.
Performs GIS analysis for terrain reconnaissance and overlay exercise units on digital maps.
Supports on-the-spot situational awareness briefs for key leaders.
Collaborates with exercise planners to set up ARCHER capabilities for mission rehearsals.
Enables and supports all briefings, AARs, and visual displays during live training events.
Troubleshoots issues in real time to preserve exercise flow.
Works within Agile teams to design and implement new ARCHER features.
Participates in sprint planning, code reviews, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
Coordinates with DevOps and network teams to ensure scalable, maintainable software releases.