C5 Laboratory Technician

Booz Allen Hamilton•Suffolk, VA

6d•$55,200 - $126,000

About The Position

As a C5 Laboratory Technician, you will support the client’s persistent and episodic networks for Joint, Service, and Coalition experiments, demonstrations, and test and evaluation events. You will apply network design and architecture experience to build, configure, upgrade, and maintain network-specific infrastructure; troubleshoot network issues; analyze existing infrastructure; and improve the reliability and availability of mission-critical network systems. You will use knowledge of Department of War enterprise networks and industry standards to optimize client operations and modernization, and advise clients on mission-critical projects. The role requires engineering activities that include designing, terminating, and testing copper and fiber-optic cabling, as well as working with equipment power panels and electronic and electro-mechanical systems. Travel may be up to 25%. A Secret clearance is required.

Requirements

Experience with engineering activities for task order requirements, including designing, terminating, and testing Cat-5e or Cat-6a copper cable, 50-micron fiber optic, 62.5 multimode fiber optic, and single mode fiber optic.
Knowledge of equipment power panels and testing, checkout, modification, fabrication, and assembly of electronic and electro-mechanical systems, experimental design circuitry, prototype models, or specialized test equipment.
Ability to implement scalable and resilient network infrastructures.
Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
Secret clearance.
High school diploma or GED and at least 2 years of experience as a network laboratory technician supporting the DoW, or a bachelor’s degree and at least 1 year of experience as a network laboratory technician supporting the DoW.

Nice To Haves

TS/SCI clearance.
Bachelor’s degree in IT or Information Systems.

Responsibilities

Design, terminate, and test Cat-5e or Cat-6a copper cable, 50-micron fiber-optic cable, 62.5 multimode fiber-optic cable, and single-mode fiber-optic cable.
Build, configure, upgrade, and maintain network-specific infrastructure.
Troubleshoot and resolve network issues.
Analyze existing network infrastructure and improve the reliability and availability of mission-critical systems.
Support persistent and episodic networks for Joint, Service, and Coalition experiments, demonstrations, and test and evaluation events.
Conduct testing, checkout, modification, fabrication, and assembly involving equipment power panels and electronic and electro-mechanical systems, experimental design circuitry, prototype models, or specialized test equipment.
Implement scalable and resilient network infrastructures.
Advise clients on mission-critical projects and support operations and modernization.