Network Architect (4766)

SMX • Lexington Park, MD

10d • Onsite

About The Position

SMX is looking for a Network Architect to provide engineering support to the Strike Planning and Execution Systems Program Office (PMA-281) at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park, MD. The candidate will provide weapon system strategic & tactical networking & network architecture support to develop multi-level security communications solutions for the Theater Mission Planning Center (TMPC) and Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, and Intelligence (C5I) for Tomahawk missile with Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Allies & Partners. PMA-281 is responsible for the acquisition and life cycle management of a range of mission planning, control systems and execution tools that are developed and integrated in partnership with other NAVAIR program offices, other Services, and foreign nation customers/partners. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Perform Network Architecture functions combined with strong network engineering experience to develop strategic and tactical networking support to develop cross-domain multi-level security communications solutions for mission orders to Allies and Partners. Performs programmatic or technical knowledge identifying, formulating, designing, and/or testing practical solutions to engineering problems; guiding the engineering development of modern complex systems; and employing systems engineering methods and tools in the development of systems. Develop and generate Systems Security artifacts required to transfer technologies for Allies and Partner nations with FMS cases. Performs software acquisition functions, requirements management, design and develop software workflow, and resolve cryptographic issues and specific challenges associated with non-FVEY partner nations Must be able to perform software requirements broken down into systems requirements.

Requirements

• Clearance Required: Secret
• TS/SCI eligibility is preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or scientific field from an accredited college or university
• Must have at least three (3) years of recent and relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience in network engineering expertise
• Demonstrated experience in cross-domain multi-level security communications solutions
• Understanding of developing a strategic & tactical network architecture with Allies and Partner nations
• Understanding the design and development of software workflow

Nice To Haves

• Perform software requirements broken down into systems requirements and cryptographic requirements associated with partner nations

Responsibilities

• Perform Network Architecture functions combined with strong network engineering experience to develop strategic and tactical networking support to develop cross-domain multi-level security communications solutions for mission orders to Allies and Partners.
• Performs programmatic or technical knowledge identifying, formulating, designing, and/or testing practical solutions to engineering problems; guiding the engineering development of modern complex systems; and employing systems engineering methods and tools in the development of systems.
• Develop and generate Systems Security artifacts required to transfer technologies for Allies and Partner nations with FMS cases.
• Performs software acquisition functions, requirements management, design and develop software workflow, and resolve cryptographic issues and specific challenges associated with non-FVEY partner nations
• Must be able to perform software requirements broken down into systems requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees