Afghanistan Systems Engineer

Company: Futron Inc. - Washington, DC 20003

Futron Incorporated is looking for a highly qualified, talented, and dedicated Systems Engineer for a federal contract with the Department of Defense (DoD).

Active Secret Security Clearance and past/current experience in Afghanistan is required.

Position requires deployment in Afghanistan and a dedicated 60 hours per work week.The Systems Engineer is to have 5 or more years of experience in one or more of the following functions in a deployed environment:
System of Systems level, encompassing a broad range of communications systems and technologies, with corresponding System of Systems management and administrative responsibilities.
System integration, systems engineering and analysis, operations, maintenance, equipment and system installation, material procurement, facility and site preparation, outside plant trenching, software support, program management, logistics, technical field assistance, test and evaluation, modeling and simulation, information operations and assurance support, training, depot support at a vendor and regional levels.
Established and developing protocols, and networking schemes including Local Area Networks (LANs), Wide Area Networks (WANs), Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs), providing INTERNET, Non-Secure Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNET), Secret IP Router Network (SIPRNET), Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange System (CENTRIX), Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communication System (JWICS), secure and non-secure Video Teleconferencing (VTC), Defense Red Switch Network (DRSN), DISN Videos Services Global (DVSG), multimedia, and other interface networking systems.The systems engineer will be responsible for the following tasks:
Create and revise engineering documents, Configuration Management and Control, maintenance and service manuals, procedural and operator manuals, and other engineering related manuals, policies, procedures, guides and reference material to include computer aided design, drawings and associated parts lists.
Thorough knowledge of the existing space and terrestrial communications systems, networks, operations; be capable of providing system engineering, components, and subsystems; and the interoperability of proposed systems to existing networks.
Support EoIP, VoIP, circuit-switched voice, circuit-switched data, and packet data; and encompass all phases of engineering support.
Develop and perform modeling and simulations to verify potential CTS designs, determine performance characteristics, and provide operator training.
Review designs, plans and reports; assess the impact of recommended changes on systems development.
Perform or support all software development processes required for the creation and/or maintenance of all systems. This includes the activities of the system developer and/or supporting the Government in the role of Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V).
Perform software design, coding and testing, OS installation and configuration, database installation and configuration and all engineering disciplines required to ensure that the systems meet their stated requirements.
Provide Engineer, Field, Install, and Test (EFI&T) and Operation and Maintenance (O&M) support and turn-key solutions

The Systems Engineer should be familiar with relevant DoD IA policies including policies pertaining to use of DoD network resources by foreign national (NATO) personnel.

SPOT, CRC, or other DoD-approved pre-deployment training is preferred.

If fully qualified, please apply directly through Indeed.

Futron Incorporated is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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