Overview
Naval Information Warfare Center, Pacific (NIWC Pacific) is looking for a self-directed and motivated individual to join our team as a software support engineer in support of the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial tanker program. Primary work location is at Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific in San Diego, CA with additional ability to perform some aspects of the position remotely. This position requires a DoD Secret clearance and approximately quarterly travel to sponsor labs and aircraft vendor sites.
In this position you will provide engineering and integration support to Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC Pacific) Code 551 to fulfill PMA-268 Unmanned Carrier Aviation (UCA) requirements, focusing on maintenance, troubleshooting, and user support for the Advanced Networking Tactical System (ANTS) Operational Support System (OSS) network management software, which is hosted in the ANTS wideband network transport system onboard the MQ-25A aircraft. As an ANTS OSS Software Support Engineer, you will build security and maintenance patches, develop manual and automated solutions to perform regression testing of security and maintenance patches, and provide remote and onsite end-user support for the ANTS OSS software. The aircraft is the Navy's new unmanned drone, the MQ-25A Stingray, with a primary mission of aerial refueling and a secondary capability to provide Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) all while being launched and recovered from an aircraft carrier.
Below lists the primary duties and responsibilities for this position, minimum required skills, and additional requested qualifications and experience.
Responsibilities
Provide systems engineering and test skills which includes determining requirements for test environments, writing test plans, test cases, and test scripts, executing tests, and documenting tests
Create security and maintenance patches for ANTS OSS application
Retrieve Red Hat Enterprise Linux updates and tailor rpm packages for NMS application
Retrieve and install vendor firmware updates for ANTS system hardware components
Develop and execute regression test scripts to verify system functionality
Work with Network Support Engineer to coordinate patch testing
Publish security and maintenance patches to ANTS Artifactory system binaries repository in accordance with ANTS configuration management and control processes
Write clear, concise documentation for all system patches
Prepare and present reports on software patch status to OSS Lead/Product Owner, external stakeholders and sponsors during Sprint Reviews
Work with system software testers to update manual and automated system test scripts as needed for each patch and collect system test metrics
Diagnose and debug faults with Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system and system hardware components
Build and maintain Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS)/Nessus servers for scanning ANTS OSS and laboratory infrastructure
Perform Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) and Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) scans of the ANTS OSS and remediate findings
Perform analysis of Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) checklists for system software and remediate findings
Provide reachback phone support for ANTS system users to troubleshoot and resolve system issues
Approximately quarterly, travel to sponsor labs and aircraft vendor sites to install and troubleshoot ANTS patches and releases
Education/Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
Demonstrated proficiency with at least one scripting language, preferably Python
Experience in writing clear, high-quality, maintainable and extendable code with best practices of automated unit tests
Experience diagnosing and debugging Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system faults
Familiarity with hardware debugging methods
CSWF Level II certifications:
CompTIA Security+ or equivalent
CompTIA Linux+ or equivalent (RHEL preferred)
Cisco CCNA or equivalent
Ability to travel to user sites on a quarterly basis to support troubleshooting
Requested Qualifications and Experience:
Familiarity with Naval Information Warfare Systems Command mission.
Familiarity with carrier-based flight operations.
5+ years DoD experience
Familiarity with Agile Scrum development framework
Network Engineering experience in a DoD, Navy, and/or NAVWAR program or related field.
Experience designing, configuring and operating enterprise-level cybersecurity architectures, and using tools such as:
Security Center/Nessus
Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS)
Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP)
Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG)
A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management, Mathematics, Physical Science, Operations Research, Statistics, or Engineering from an accredited college or university
Experience with GIT, Jenkins, JIRA, Artifactory, Confluence, and Bitbucket
Familiar with MS Office Suite, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio and Adobe Professional
ID 2022-4295
Category Engineering
Type Regular Full-Time
Location : LocationUS-CA-San Diego
Telecommute No
Clearance Requirements Secret
