Naval Network Analyst

About the role

Provide on-site operational United States Marine Corps (USMC) and Navy Command and Control (C2)/command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) systems experience to work Naval integration issues related to Marine Corps and Navy C4I assets aboard amphibious warfare ships and alternate/auxiliary platforms and to provide technical and program support to Maritime Expeditionary Warfare (MExW), Deputy Commandant, Combat Development & Integration (DC, CD&I), located at Quantico, VA.

Responsibilities

• Conduct analysis of and develop documentation on naval network systems, drawing upon Naval networks experience in Joint and Naval mission accomplishment.
• Support the analysis of amphibious C4I system requirements, integration, and capability development.
• Support USMC interests through participation in Service, Naval, and Joint level working groups, exercises, and wargames as a C2/C4I Naval networks expert.
• Support various networking projects and tasks including architecture and design analysis, systems engineering, C4I systems integration, test planning, testing and documentation of military networking systems.
• Support USMC interests with various International, National, DoD, Joint, and Navy stakeholders that develop C4I Systems Requirements policy.
• Assist in creating an integrated amphibious C4I architecture for Marine Littoral Regiment, Marine Expeditionary Unit, Marine Expeditionary Brigade, and Marine Expeditionary Force that allows for configuration and baseline control of deployed operational nodes and systems.
• Support Marine Corps led engineering and information technology services focused on solutions and customer-centric support to missions and support systems.
• Provide expertise in the design, analysis, engineering, implementation, and/or operation of Naval network systems.
• Perform document analysis, requirements parsing, taxonomy alignment, reports generation, abstraction outline, and capability set mapping to enable analysis of highly complex business problems to be solved with automated systems.
• Analyze system interface problems, data definitions, and user interface design issues including input/output requirements, information flow, hardware and software requirements, and reliability characteristics.
• Maintain mapping of USMC, United States Navy and Joint Systems to Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Afloat required capabilities in support of drafting the annual Afloat MAGTF C4I Required Capabilities (AMC4RC) Letter.
• Draft and present reports, studies, formal briefings, and business case analyses (requirements) as required; participate in drafting and editing of the AMC4RC Letter in accordance with Department of Defense documentation standards and Marine Corps style guides.
• Conduct gap reviews, reconciliation, attend meetings, draft summary with key points, decisions made, and issues of contention noted.
• Recommend system support requirements to include monitoring, capacity, staffing and patching/updating; analyze and resolve program support deficiencies.
• Assist in responding to specific technical tasks assigned to MxW in the Enterprise Task Management Software Solution / Task Management Tool.
• Prepare meeting minutes and deliver to Branch Head; prepare and submit monthly accomplishment reports to the Project Manager; prepare and submit travel requests, reimbursement forms and trip reports as necessary.
• Complete required annual government contractor training; assist in publishing the Maritime Expeditionary Warfare Annual Report.

Skills and Qualifications

• Capable of working efficiently within a military staff environment that requires coordination at the Navy & Marine Corps service and Joint Staff levels.
• Possess knowledge of architectures of existing Naval networks & systems.
• Certified at Information Assurance Management Level 1 (e.g., Certified Authorization Professional, Certified Network Defender, CompTIA Cloud+, Security+).
• Excellent interpersonal, communications, and presentation skills; excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).

Education and Knowledge

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Information Systems Management or related field and at least four years of relevant experience is required. In lieu of a degree, six years of substantive, relevant experience is applicable. Experience is a higher-level discriminator over educational achievements.

Advanced knowledge of the principles, practices, and procedures used in naval network systems engineering, analysis, and design; technical expertise and lead the analysis of highly complex systems working with acquisition professionals and operational forces to develop system requirements, resolve interface and performance issues, and develop/evaluate new systems that are cost effective and meet user requirements.

Solid knowledge of Marine Corps and Navy organizational structures and functions.

Experience

• Apply technical expertise and understanding of Navy and/or Marine Corps tactical networks with specific emphasis on afloat networks’ design, development, integration, and installation.
• Experience and understanding of Cisco routing & switching, to include fundamentals of routing & switching, routing protocols, Virtual Local Area Networks, subnetting, etc.
• Solid understanding and experience with Microsoft Server, Microsoft Exchange Server, Active Directory, and Domain Name System.
• Experience with Host Based Security System, Assured Compliance Assessment Solution, and Navy and/or other Marine Corps tactical applications.
• Understanding of and experience with tactical radio and satellite communications connections to Wide Area Network/Local Area Network.
• Understanding of and experience with Cloud (e.g., Amazon Web Services, Azure) and/or Hybrid networks.

Location

Primary workplace: Marine Corps Combat Development Command, General Raymond G. Davis Center (Bldg. 3300), 3300 Russell Rd, Quantico, VA 22134.

Work Environment

On-site office environment amongst mixed military/civilian/contractor personnel; exposure to a wide variety of people with differing functions, personalities, and abilities.

Physical Demands

Work is generally sedentary; may require assisting in moving and repositioning computer systems, servers, and other office equipment weighing no more than 50 pounds per person (e.g., two-man lift 100 lbs.). Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Schedule

Full time/40 hours per week, Monday–Friday, 8 hours per day; normal working hours are 8:00 AM–4:00 PM (0800–1600).

Requirements

• Valid U.S. driver’s license with ability to operate private and commercial rental vehicles as required for commuting and travel.
• Ability to obtain a contractor’s common access card for access to government-owned computer equipment and Non-secure Internet Protocol networks.
• Active U.S. Secret-level security clearance; obtain a Secure Internet Protocol (SIPR) access token for access to government SIPR computer terminals as required.

Travel

Travel to other government and/or contractor facilities and/or ships may be required, including weekends; travel may be CONUS or OCONUS with dates and duration varying by event (planning, meetings, conferences, wargames).