Telecommunications Specialist

Amentum•Dayton, OH

3d•$90,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a Telecommunications Specialist to join their team in Dayton, OH. The role involves maintaining and supporting customer facilities by ensuring telecommunications systems are fully functional for senior leader decision support teams. This position requires an active DoD TS/SCI security clearance adjudicated within the last 5 years or designated CE, and the ability to obtain and maintain special accesses. The work schedule is Monday-Friday, 8 hours per day, with an on-call requirement and a required response time, rotated among team members. Successful candidates will receive highly specialized training. The position may require travel (10-20%) or response to alternate locations to support evolving customer requirements or surge demand.

Requirements

Active DoD TS/SCI security clearance is required with adjudication within the last 5 years or designated CE and the ability to obtain and maintain special accesses.
Five (5) years of related experience or any equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
Install horizontal and vertical network and telecommunications infrastructures per industry standards.
Experience setting up and troubleshooting network systems, communications circuits and network and telecommunications equipment.
Experience making, running, testing cables, performing loopbacks, installing equipment.
Experience using VTC equipment.
AS degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Project Management, or equivalent military communications and or IT experience.
CompTIA Security+ Certification

Nice To Haves

Four (4) years of college in a related technical discipline plus Ten (10) years of related experience or any equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience as a Network and /or Systems Administrator
5-10 years’ experience in RF systems including HF, VHF, UHF, EHF, AEHF
Experience with cryptographic systems, radio systems, video teleconferencing systems, satellite systems, network architecture and/or inside cable plant distribution systems.
Commercial or military certificates of training in RF systems
Operational work experience in a military communications career field
Understanding of the mid-range computer hardware, software features
Training experience - someone we can trust to be able to adequately explain the setup and troubleshooting processes of our equipment.

Responsibilities

Responsible for availability, performance and testing of operational mission capabilities under varying conditions including various IT and RF based voice, video, data systems, networks, services, and information feeds.
Operate, maintain, test, analyze, troubleshoot, and restore communications systems and services.
Coordinate availability, performance and/or restoration efforts with 3rd party services providers as required.
Apply knowledge, training, and expertise to determine appropriate operational course of action and best solution set to implement under varying events and conditions, brief customer on operational status.
Set up operate and train users on various voice, video and data networks including radio systems, satellite systems, network architecture and distribution systems.
Make tactical decisions and take decisive action in stressed environments to ensure mission objectives are met.
Manage dynamic taskings and prioritize workload to meet customer expectations and demand levels under changing situational conditions.
Identify and recommend process improvements, efficiency gains and innovative approaches to operations and service delivery to increase customer value.
Work with customers to determine operational requirements for future system capabilities; support the design, planning and testing of new systems to meet customer needs; ensure new systems are properly installed and brought on-line for operational use; coordinate installation team efforts to ensure schedules are met and activities are not disruptive to ongoing operations.
Ensure proper configuration and change management control are applied and system documentation is current.
Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.
Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.
Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read, understand and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job.