Tech Control IV - Kwajalein Atoll - 3898

Range Generation Next LLC•Huntsville, AL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

RGNext employees execute and report on theater and strategic offensive and defensive ballistic missile testing and support space situational awareness operations and experiments using radar, telemetry, and optical sensors. This overseas, accompanied position is located on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The position is part of a 24-hour center and requires flexibility to work various shifts, including evenings, nights, and weekends. Employees in this role must relocate to the United States Army Garrison–Kwajalein Atoll and obtain and maintain a U.S. passport and a U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance. U.S. citizenship is required for clearance eligibility. The location includes free housing and potential overseas U.S. tax incentives (FEIE). The Tech Control IV exercises technical control, coordination, and supervision over subordinate Global Information Grid (GIG) facilities and transmission systems, including unmanned facilities under a Technical Control Facility. The role reports facility and circuit status in accordance with DISA directives; coordinates with operations centers, facilities, customers, maintenance organizations, and vendors to troubleshoot and restore service; implements and helps develop restoration plans; conducts quality-control testing; and manages network operations and circuit activations, changes, and deactivations. The position also performs administration and record keeping, operates the base radio function, monitors and transmits on assigned international distress frequencies, and may lead personnel in day-to-day operations. RGNext offers medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance; paid time off and holiday pay; and a retirement savings plan with a company match and vesting on day one. The job description notes that duties are general and not exhaustive, and work assignments may be modified as appropriate.

Requirements

Associate degree in electronics or a related technical field, military experience, or equivalent experience in lieu of education.
At least 8 years of communications experience, including at least 4 years in Technical Control or equivalent commercial fixed-station operations and maintenance.
Basic PC operation skills.
Ability to patch, test, perform frequency changes, troubleshoot, and restore communications circuits.
Proficiency with communications test equipment, including transmission impairment measuring sets, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, T-Berd 8000 and 4000, HST-3000, Fireberd 6000 Communications Analyzer, T-Berd 224 PCM Analyzer, T-Berd 310 Communications Analyzer, frequency counters, and oscillators.
Ability to read schematic diagrams, manufacturers’ service manuals, and other documentation to identify equipment faults or circuit degradation and perform repair and restoration procedures.
Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 20 pounds independently.
Ability and flexibility to work various shifts, including evenings, nights, and weekends, as part of a 24-hour center.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government-issued Secret security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for clearance eligibility.
Ability to relocate to the United States Army Garrison–Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. passport.

Responsibilities

Exercise technical control, coordination, and supervision over subordinate GIG facilities, transmission systems, trunks, and circuits, including unmanned facilities under a Technical Control Facility.
Report the status of facilities, transmission links, trunks, and circuits in accordance with DISA reporting directives and applicable DISA Network Operations and Network Operations Center supplements.
Coordinate and troubleshoot with DISA NetOps centers, adjacent facilities, customer agencies, maintenance organizations, and commercial vendors to isolate faults, repair issues, and restore service.
Implement DISA Restoral Plans, Minimum Essential Circuit Lists, and local restoral plans as directed; restore disrupted service not covered by those plans using available communications capabilities.
Assist with developing DISA Restoral Plans and Minimum Essential Circuit Lists; develop local restoral plans, periodically review plans, provide corrections, and maintain current copies.
Perform quality-control tests and measurements on applicable trunks, channels, circuits, and equipment under the Technical Control Facility’s responsibility.
Ensure the quality of GIG transmission, timing and synchronization, multiplex, and switching equipment using installed monitoring capabilities and communications test equipment.
Review and analyze system, trunk, circuit, and equipment performance, and coordinate or assist in troubleshooting, isolating, repairing, and correcting faults or unsatisfactory conditions.
Test and accept, activate, change, and deactivate trunks and circuits in accordance with DISA Telecommunications Service Orders or higher-level direction; submit applicable reports.
Perform network management functions, including bandwidth control, for assigned networks; request authorized service interruptions and control routine downtime for maintenance and equipment substitution.
Arrange user release of individual circuits for out-of-service quality-control testing, routine maintenance, and other scheduled interruptions.
Perform administration and record-keeping functions required by DISA Circulars.
Submit facility or link data and corrections in accordance with DISA NetOps, DISA DNC supplements, or Facility Control Office instructions.
Submit DD Form 1368 for qualifying leased-circuit outages when responsibility has been assigned.
Report meaconing, intrusion, jamming, and interference affecting electromagnetic systems in accordance with service directives.
Operate the base radio function in accordance with procedures in ACP 113, 124, 125, and 147.
Monitor and transmit as required on all international distress frequencies assigned to Kwajalein Atoll.
Perform supervisory duties as needed, including leading personnel responsible for day-to-day operations.
Perform other duties as assigned.