Network Architect

LinQuest Corporation is hiring highly skilled and motivated candidates to join a high-performance team providing Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Network Planning Engineer support to the US Space Force, Space Systems Command, Cross Mission Data Branch (USSF SSC/BCCD).

An active TS//SCI clearance with willingness to submit to CI Polygraph eligibility is MANDATORY.

The Cross Mission Data (XMD) branch executes activities in support of the alignment of key space data initiatives such as the SSC's data warehouse, data federation, cloud architecture initiatives, C2 Systems and the network architecture that support them. The XMD data portfolio includes data as service and data platform initiatives to meet evolving SDA user data needs and objectives. Consumers and producers of data are internal and external to the USSF.

As a Network Architect, you will support the DSC2-D Portfolio Program Manager and provide Advisory and Assistance Services support network architecture modernization and integration to support operational objectives for the warfighter. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Engage in government oversight of network design analysis to help the government build resilient networks that support space operations

• Interact with subject matter experts, project managers, program management personnel and a variety of mission stakeholders, supporting the analysis of customer requirements that support strategic goals and operations

• Support the acquisition, installation, configuration, and maintenance of network components.

• Engage and provide expert knowledge for network integrity, connectivity, and network upgrades for servers, routers, switches, firewalls, and other telecom equipment

• Support the resolution of interoperability and integration issues associated with independent network efforts and assist with the governance to pull them into a holistic enterprise network architecture

• Provide government oversight of functional Integrated Product Teams

• Review network strategies, conduct data analysis and integration of disparate systems and provide recommendations to the government program team that ensures high quality and optimum performance of network systems to increase network and data availability, resiliency and scalability

• Work closely with analysts and business users to convert specifications into technical designs

• Work with stakeholders, prime contractors, DISA and other network providers to resolve bandwidth management issues for mission critical systems

• Assist in the design and development of C2 network development using an array of different platforms and approaches that meets a variety of use cases and space enterprise network objectives

• Create professional technical documentation and present for internal and external use

• Interface with various external/internal customers such as product managers and engineers to gather and define requirements

• Apply Program Management knowledge and experience to advise the Government Program Management Office

• Develop and execute integrated risk reduction recommendations and mitigations

• Develop and maintain strong stakeholder relationships with SDA stakeholders, including the Space Security Defense Program (SSDP), Consolidated Space Operations Center (CSpOC), National Space Defense Center (NSDC), Distributed Space Command and Control (DSC2)-Dahlgren, United States Air Force (USAF), Air Force Research Labs (AFRL), SDA, US Space Force (USSF), DoD Service Organizations, National Partners, International Partners, COCOMs, and intelligence organizations

• Support stakeholder engagement on matters affecting network execution

• Travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations upon government direction

• Other duties as required/requested by the Government

• The ability to work in a secure, confined location (i.e., SCIF, SAP-F, etc.)

Required Skills/Experience:

• US Citizenship and an active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance, agreeable to polygraph

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field

• 8 or more years of relevant experience in a network engineering and/or network planning role that includes performing architecture and design OR,

• Master's degree in Computer Science, System Engineering, Network Engineering, Engineering Management or a related discipline with 4 or more years of relevant experience in a Network Planning, Network Engineering, or a Network Architecture role

• Knowledge of Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency, Intelligence Community, cloud networks and space systems or DOD networks a plus

• Experience developing executable architectures, or analysis of architectures

• Knowledge of cross-domain solution implementations

• Knowledge of data access protection and cyber-security activities relative to network or data platforms

• Able to brief and interact comfortably and professionally with senior leadership.

• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy, both orally and in writing, as well as work in a professional manner with peers, management, contractors, academia, and other agencies

• Experience with various networking technologies and vendors

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Strong technical awareness of SDA network architectures at the unclassified, secret, and top secret levels

• Demonstrated experience successfully executing major projects, providing expert advice to colleagues, and presenting innovative recommendations for advancing programs and/or methods

• Knowledge of and/or experience implementing processes and methodologies, including requirements definition and decomposition, design, implementation, testing, and fielding networks

• Knowledge of cyber-security activities relative to network platform

Compensation:

• The salary for this position ranges from approximately $110,000 to $120,000 depending on relevant experience and qualifications.

Why LinQuest?

LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers' portfolios. Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers. LinQuest's corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence. Our employees' creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.

Benefits:

LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, company paid life insurance, and more! For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefits