NIWC - Graduate I (Master's) - Cyber Secure Low Bandwidth Applications Support (Task No 55-162622)

About the role

The Statement of Work encompasses the need for student services to provide technical support towards the production qualification, integration, and fielding preparations for the Battle Force Tactical Network (BFTN) Resilient Command, Control, and Communications (RC3) System Enhancement (BRSE) program of record. BRSE entails modern High Frequency (HF) radios, modems, network controllers, and network management systems. BFTN is an HF and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) communications system providing ship‑to‑ship line‑of‑sight (LOS) and beyond LOS (BLOS) networking and relay to shore in the event of partial loss of satellite communications (SATCOM). BRSE is the follow‑on production system enhancement providing modernized HF capabilities across the fleet.

Responsibilities

• Conducting pre‑installation verification and production security configuration for BRSE communications software build packages prior to system fielding and deployment.
• Executing production baseline acceptance testing and data verification on BRSE HF application builds to validate factory low‑data‑rate performance and compliance with deployment technical specifications.
• Integrating and configuring pre‑established forward error correction, compression, and delivery protocol parameters within production software release builds to ensure baseline operational compliance at low data rates.
• Improving the production software pipeline to include automated static code scans, minimized container images, container scans, and container updates/remediation for verified production software distribution.
• Submitting Monthly Status Reports and Bi‑Weekly Time Reports in accordance with the base contract.
• Performing production baseline verification, pre‑deployment integration testing with connected systems, containerized software pipeline qualification, and deployment configuration to support low‑data‑rate operational fielding requirements.

Requirements

• Must have a Bachelor's degree in the required discipline and be enrolled in a Master's degree program.
• Must be able to accomplish a minimum of 50% of the task without supervision.
• Majoring in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Cybersecurity (Graduate Student).
• Required coursework: Operating Systems, Networking, Cybersecurity, Languages Python, Bash.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.
• Must reside in California and live within a commutable distance from SDSU at time of hire.
• Limited to working 20 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Experience with RedHat and Alpine Linux.
• Experience with Openshift/Microshift container platform.
• Experience with Grype container scanning.
• Strong work ethic, detail oriented, and good communication skills.
• Available to work 20 hours per week preferred.

Skills

• Proficiency in Python and Bash.
• Knowledge of Operating Systems, Networking, and Cyber