Senior Telecommunications OPS Specialist

Valiant is looking for a Senior Telecommunications OPS Specialist to join our team!

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide satellite voice/data, landline, telephone, secure and non-secure voice troubleshooting/support to the Sponsor and various government agencies.
• Supports an Operations Center environment with a focus on incident and event management.
• Responsible for operations, technical and security support for 24-hour Crisis Communications.
• Operate, maintain, monitor and troubleshoot/isolate fault in various communications equipment including; routers, switches, servers, leased line, cryptographic and UHF equipment.
• Develop and maintain network and system monitoring tools for global communications equities.
• Use data analytics and data science tools to innovate best practices for situational awareness and predictive monitoring of globally deployed systems.
• Maintain integrity of multiple high speed data links.
• On occasion, provide VIP communications support to senior government officials.
• Other duties as assigned.

• 4+ years of UHF radio and Customer communications/Field experience.
• Experience providing support on a 24/7 rotational basis in all areas of the telecommunications spectrum.
• Knowledge of operations, technical and security of a 24/7 Crisis Communications Facility.
• Knowledge of telecommunications software/hardware and monitoring systems.
• Familiarity with various communications equipment to include switches, routers, servers, STE, IDNX, leased line, cryptographic and UHF radio equipment.
• Ability to maintain integrity of multiple high-speed data links.
• Experience providing VIP communications support to senior government officials.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks during emergency situations.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Systems Operations Center / Network Operations Center experience.
• Functional experience working with network and data analytics tools such as SPLUNK, Riverbed, StealthWatch, Network Node Manager and HP OpenView.
• Data Science technology, strategies, methods and applications.
• Incident and event management experience.
• Rotational schedule experience.
• Familiarity with Agency Communications Protocols.
• Ability to travel internationally / Experience traveling OCONUS.
• Experience supporting executive-level Staff Officers.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Physical requirements may include, but are not limited to, lifting, ascending, and descending stairs, climbing, extended sitting or standing, to various degrees.