1268 - Network Integration and Test Specialist in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama at Monte Sano Research Corporation
Job Description
Monte Sano Research Corporation (MSRC) is a Huntsville-based Small Business specializing in providing full-spectrum defense system engineering, research, design, development, integration, test, evaluation, and planning services to the U.S. Government.
As an ESOP company, our employee-owners are personally invested in the success of our customers, our programs, and one another. Our primary focus at MSRC is to provide extraordinary talent to propel the Warfighter, and we seek to hire people who are Elevated (always do the right thing), Exceptional (the very best at what they do), and Enduring (self-disciplined; self-motivated).
MSRC is seeking an experienced and certified Network Integration & Test Engineer to support Army test recording, data distribution, and system-of-systems (SoS) integration enclaves. This position will design, configure, secure, and maintain the tactical and enterprise architectures used to capture, distribute, and analyze data during live and simulated military test events. The primary mission is to ensure seamless network interoperability between Unit Under Test (UUT) and active military enclaves (NIPR/SIPR/Tactical) while maintaining 100% data integrity for critical telemetry and system recording suites.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop of wireless tactical network architectures supporting data and voice communications.
- Develop simulation environments bring together terrain-based tactical radio performance, network emulation and large-scale military battle simulation (ex OneSAF and the Joint Network Emulator). This effort will focus on the interaction between Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MAETs) protocols and traditional IT infrastructure that has been adapted for military use.
- Support testing and evaluation of wireless networks. Tasks include; Generating test hardware architecture, implementing test tools, data generation, collection, post processing, and communication of results.
- Maintain rigorous research on Software-Defined Tactical Networking, disruption tolerant protocols, cyber security and proactive adaptation for MANET.
- Advise application and hardware developers designing network dependent military equipment. Help develop military equipment that aggressively prioritizes data for QOS, employs delay/drop tolerant strategies and provides flexibility for future network support.
- Implement Quality of Service (QoS), Secure Tunneling, and traffic shaping policies to adapt Commercial and Military network equipment to bandwidth-limited battlefield simulations.
- Communicate system network capabilities and restrictions with multiple stakeholders in industry and the armed services.
- Ensure data recording and integration tools are cyber compliant.
- Work with cybersecurity to conduct Network Vulnerability Assessments (NVA) on networks managed by MSRC and assess compliance with the Army Risk Management Framework (RMF)
- Troubleshoot tactical networks under pressure at live test events.
- Setup military test equipment, establish network communications and support testing with military units.
Education:
- Must hold an active IAT Level II Certification (CompTIA Security+ CE, CySA+, or EC-Council CND)
- Bachelor of Science in accredited Information Systems, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related Engineering discipline preferred, can be substituted for 5 additional years experience
Job Qualifications:
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience working in tactical network engineering, systems integration, or DoW test and evaluation environments
- Experience with network packet capture and analysis tools (e.g., Wireshark) to diagnose telemetry or protocol anomalies
- Understanding of tactical communication protocols (e.g., Link 16, VMF, standard IP networking) and tactical satellite terminals (SMART-T, Phoenix)
- Ability to troubleshoot unexpected challenges in high pressure situations
- Ability to occasionally lift up to 40 pounds of server or networking equipment and work in rugged field/range environments
- Willingness to travel to demonstration events for on-site support
- Exata experience desired.
- Joint Network Emulator and/or OneSAF experience desired.
Additional Requirements:
- Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen.
- Candidate must currently possess and be able to maintain an active security clearance.
MSRC’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) practices are grounded in federal laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), among others. These laws prohibit discrimination in employment based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, and other protected characteristics. They also prohibit preferential treatment based on any such trait. These protections apply across all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, training, and termination.
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