Tactical Communications Specialist
About The Position
ISPA Technology is looking for a Tactical Communications Specialist to support TITAN, Edge Theater Architecture, and SURTASS efforts in Panama City Beach, Florida. These programs depend on secure, reliable, and resilient communications across tactical, maritime, theater, and joint mission environments. This role is for someone who can work hands-on with communications systems, troubleshoot under pressure, and help keep mission networks available, secure, and ready. The role involves supporting the setup, operation, maintenance, integration, and troubleshooting of communications systems that enable tactical edge and maritime mission operations.
Requirements
- Active Secret clearance or higher.
- Experience supporting tactical communications, secure communications, SATCOM, radio systems, network communications, or mission communications systems.
- Familiarity with COMSEC practices, crypto equipment, keying procedures, or controlled cryptographic item handling.
- Ability to work on-site in Panama City Beach, FL.
- Ability to troubleshoot communications issues across hardware, software, network, and user environments.
- Strong documentation and communication skills.
- Willingness to support testing, integration, exercises, and mission events as needed.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Navy, Army, joint, maritime, ISR, C2, tactical edge, or acoustic surveillance systems.
- Experience supporting SURTASS or other Navy maritime surveillance, undersea warfare, or fleet mission systems.
- Experience with KG devices, KIV devices, TACLANE, STE, SKL, ANCD, NSA Type 1 encryption, or similar secure communications equipment.
- Experience with Link 16, Link 22, TAK, Cursor-on-Target, tactical data networks, or other joint communications capabilities.
- Experience with SATCOM terminals, HF, VHF, UHF, LOS/BLOS communications, antennas, routers, switches, firewalls, and transport networks.
- Security+, Network+, CCNA, or similar certification.
- COMSEC Custodian, Alternate COMSEC Custodian, Local Element, or related COMSEC experience.
Responsibilities
- Install, configure, operate, troubleshoot, and maintain tactical communications systems, network equipment, radios, encryption devices, and supporting infrastructure.
- Support communications planning and execution for systems tied to TITAN, Edge Theater Architecture, and SURTASS mission needs.
- Work with secure voice, secure data, tactical networks, satellite communications, radio frequency systems, and IP-based communications.
- Support crypto-related operations, including keying material handling, COMSEC procedures, controlled cryptographic item awareness, and secure communications practices.
- Assist with loading, verifying, documenting, and safeguarding cryptographic material in accordance with applicable policies and local procedures.
- Support integration of communications paths between sensors, mission applications, tactical edge nodes, command and control systems, and theater-level architectures.
- Troubleshoot connectivity issues across radios, switches, routers, antennas, terminals, cabling, crypto devices, and end-user systems.
- Support communications testing in lab, pier-side, field, exercise, and operational environments.
- Maintain technical documentation, diagrams, configuration records, equipment inventories, and troubleshooting notes.
- Coordinate with cyber, network, software, systems engineering, and Government stakeholders to keep communications systems secure and mission-ready.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
