System Integration Engineer - NISSC II

Travel Required: Up to 10% of the time

Our NORAD Operations Group

Selected by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Strategic Warning and Surveillance Systems Division for Operations, Maintenance, and Sustainment (OM&S) of critical mission systems for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyenne Mountain Complex (NCMC), we support the Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract II (NISSC II).

Since 2020, through the (ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract II (NISSC II), has provided:

• Operations, maintenance, and Sustainment of current and legacy systems for the surveillance and cataloging of manmade objects in space.
• Mitigation of orbital conflicts.
• Threat warnings and control from airborne, land-based, and space-based systems for threat activities.
• Operations and maintenance of classified communications.
• Software development and integration.

NISSC II supports the classified communications and processing for Command and Control (C2) capability and legacy space C2 systems located at:

• Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station (CMSFS), Colorado
• Peterson Space Force Base (PSFB), Colorado
• Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
• Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
• Numerous sensor and forward operator sites around the world

Description of Duties:

A System Integrator Engineer is responsible for developing strategic procedures and upgrades, improving network infrastructures, and managing systems configuration. The System Integrator Engineer analyzes the system's operation and its efficiency to support mission-capable functions and deliverable. They also maintain the safety and security of the networks and system infrastructure ensuring its accuracy and smooth navigation for operational use, especially preventing unauthorized access and the systems operates in a predictive manner. A System Integrator Engineer must have excellent knowledge of the technology industry and the latest trends, as well as a strong command of programming languages and system codes.

This position is expected to pay $145,000-$160,000 annually; depending on experience, education, and any certifications that are directly related to the position.

This position will be filled and work onsite at Colorado Springs, CO.

Resumes, in month and year format, must be submitted with application in order to be considered for the position. The selected candidate may be assigned as one of our teammate companies.

Basic Requirements:

• Be able to work in a team environment.
• Experience on the NISSC II contract within the last year
• Must be DOD 8570 Baseline Compliant (CompTia Security +) and hold a professional level certification (ex. VCP,CCNP,and MCSE)
• Required Minimum Years of Experience: 5+ years performing system administration related job functions. (i.e. Helpdesk, Service Desk, project leads etc...).
• Experience in installing, configuring, and troubleshooting Microsoft, Linux, and VMware environments.
• Must have Secret security clearance and willing to travel.

Desired Requirements:

• Installing/Provisioning/Troubleshooting complex Enterprise systems, applications and software (COTS/GOTS)
• Complete documentation, drawings, and instructions for customers  
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Significant relevant experience in supporting the sustainment of NISSC mission systems/subsystems. Experience with other relevant missions surrounding the NORAD Northcom, Air and Space missile and legacy Space. 
• Experience working in Agile environments. 
• 3 or more years of experience in software development – understanding the development process from end-to-end (use of git, package managers, remote repositories, branching strategies, scripting, and dependency management)
• Experience with Linux command line tools (CLI) and VMware environments.

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days. If a candidate has not been selected at that time, it will continue to be posted until a suitable candidate is selected or the position is closed.

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to invest in you, and in the things you care about. Your health. Your well-being. Your security. Your future. Typical benefits offered include flexible work schedules, educational reimbursement, retirement benefits (401K match), employee stock purchase plan, health benefits, tax saving options, disability benefits, life and accident insurance, voluntary benefits, paid time off and paid holidays, and parental leave.

The position for which you are applying requires a US Department of Defense security clearance. This is to advise you that if you possess dual citizenship (i.e., a citizen of the US and another country), to be granted a clearance, you will be required to relinquish your citizenship in the foreign country.