Principal Communications Operator/Technician

Position Summary

Odyssey Systems has an exciting new opportunity for an experienced Communications Operator/Technician SME supporting a high priority acquisition mission within the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s C3I and Infrastructure Division (AFLCMC/HNI) Communications and Networks Directorate. The C3I and Infrastructure Division (AFLCMC/HNI) focuses on providing enterprise support to over 110 active Air Force, Air National Guard (ANG), and Air Force Reserve installations and bases. The office also provides technical and policy support and provides C3I infrastructure for the USAF enterprise applications. This is a full time position located at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA.

Responsibilities

• Advise and support activities involving installation, maintenance, repair, overhaul, deployment, and modification of cyberspace systems and equipment.
• Ensure communication and cyber systems (voice, data, video, radio, satellite, microwave, cryptographic) meet installation practices, technical orders, and accepted commercial standards.
• Apply Communications Security (COMSEC) expertise, including physical, cryptographic, transmission, and emission security.
• Serve as a technical advisor for facility design, platform IT installations, and minor construction projects.
• Coordinate with base communication systems and stakeholders to support mission requirements.
• Review and validate project packages, amendments, and integration plans for communication systems.
• Conduct site and equipment surveys; validate system interfaces and readiness.
• Evaluate operational readiness of communications equipment, network devices, and intrusion detection systems.
• Troubleshoot and repair standard voice, data, and video infrastructure, IP detection systems, and cryptographic equipment.
• Maintain, test, and repair voice and network systems using specialized tools and test equipment.
• Sustain, troubleshoot, and repair RF wireless, LOS/BLOS, wideband, satellite, and encryption transmission systems.
• Establish and refine cyber tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
• Review and implement changes to Communications-Computer Systems Installation Records (CSIRs) and technical documentation.
• Update and verify cyber system, facility, maintenance, and inspection records.

Qualifications

• Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
• Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Top Secret Level Clearance
• Education: BA/BS Degree in related technical field
• Years of Experience: 10+ years of experience
• Strong background in electronic and network principles, information assurance, telephony, and copper/fiber transmission systems.
• Experience in cryptographic techniques, network system installation, and test equipment operation.
• Demonstrated knowledge of electricity and radio theory, transistors, solid-state components, and digital techniques.
• Ability to interpret technical orders, blueprints, wiring diagrams, and schematic drawings.
• Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing communications systems in both fixed and deployed environments.

Qualifications (continued)

• Network+ and Security+
• CCNA and/or CISSP

Technical Skills

• Communication systems architecture and integration
• COMSEC principles and application
• Network troubleshooting and diagnostics
• Satellite and RF systems maintenance
• Cybersecurity and information assurance principles
• Interpretation of technical data and drawings

Additional Information

• Location: Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA
• Travel: Travel may be required per the customer's discretion

Company Overview

Odyssey is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care. Odyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares, a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.

Additional Information (continued)

• Final compensation for this position will be determined by various factors such as the Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant work experience, specific skills and competencies, geographic location, education, and certifications.