JFN Operations Systems Designer

Amentum is seeking a dynamic Joint Fires Network (JFN) Operations Systems Designer to identify, analyze, articulate, and incorporate Operations data requirements and artifacts in support of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) Integrated Joint Fires Center (IJFC) at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii.

Purpose and Scope:

• Integrate requirements across the Services, Allies, and Partner Nations within the Indo-Pacific Joint Coalition Fires enterprise to achieve maximum effects against selected targets.
• Enhance government customer capabilities while addressing focused Operations implementation and system integration challenges.
• Work across multiple staff offices to advise, synergize, and develop innovative methods to standardize data ingestion and tagging, and support ongoing management of associated USINDOPACOM systems and applications.

​Essential Responsibilities:

• Work across all USINDOPACOM directorates and special staff to understand the data resident within the Command, the types of data most frequently used, and for what purpose.
• Develop, maintain, and support technical infrastructure, hardware, and system software components.
• Engineer and lead the enterprise virtual infrastructure and system software components.
• Perform high-level root cause analysis in support of service interruption recovery, as well as create and document preventive measures.
• Work as a strong team contributor and provide technical expertise.
• Stay abreast of emerging trends in information technology and help shape the work for the Government.
• Work with the Government to understand their requirements and evaluate possible technical solutions.
• Engineer host environments to support complex operational databases, software configuration control and system interfaces for computer systems related to customer requirements.
• Maintain file servers, network access; documents, analyze and troubleshoot systems anomalies to ensure optimum equipment performance.
• Perform complex systems development and design work that may include logic design, I/O design, firmware development, model formulation, manufacturing and development cost projections, computer architecture analysis and design, and analog or digital systems engineering.
• Perform systems modeling, simulation, and analysis.
• Review completion and implementation of system additions and/or enhancements and make recommendations to management and/or clients.
• Plan and direct upgrades of operating systems and designs systems enhancements.
• Develop documentation on new or existing systems.
• Develop and direct tests to ensure systems meet documented user requirements.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve system problems.
• Provide system/equipment/specialized training and technical guidance.
• Determine system specifications, input/output processes, and working parameters for hardware/software compatibility.
• Provide guidance and work leadership to less-experienced systems engineers and may have supervisory responsibilities.
• Serve as liaison with clients and participate in meetings to ensure client needs are met.
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.
• Participate in special projects as required.

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience with MIL-STD data formats; USMTF/OTH, CMF, TACTICAL DATA LINKS/JREAP and VMF.
• Experience with C2/C4ISR systems/databases; MIDB/TMS.
• 8+ years’ relevant experience with an Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience; Significant relevant experience will be considered in lieu of formal education.
• Ability to focus on engineering from a performance optimization perspective.
• Expertise in a systems or application programming language (e.g., Java, C).
• Expertise in web-based frameworks (e.g., Java Enterprise Edition (JEE), .NET, JavaScript, jQuery).
• Knowledge of data structures and relational database systems relevant to candidates work area (e.g., Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, PostGres).
• Working knowledge of network and information exchange technologies (e.g., TCP/IP, RESTful, SOAP, HTTP).
• Expertise with system engineering processes and techniques.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
• Strong technical writing skills.
• Must have an active Top-Secret security clearance and be SCI eligible. Note:  US Citizenship is required to obtain a Top-Secret Clearance.

Certification Requirements: DoDD 8570.01-M IAT II or higher AND any of the following:

• MCSE related to candidate’s work area OR
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP) OR
• Microsoft Certified Expert related to candidate’s work area OR
• Nutanix Certified Advanced Professional OR
• Microsoft 365 Certified Enterprise Administration Expert

Preferred Knowledge and Skills:

• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing to provide information, articles, written reports, and presentations to include delivering executive summaries to flag and general officers (FO/GO) and Senior Executive Service (SES) level officials.

The salary range for this position is $150K to $160K (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.) This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum: please visit our careers site: www.amentumcareers.com

Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran’s status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.

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