GNOSC Mission Support Team Asset Protection Engineer

Description

Position Summary 

The GNOSC Mission Support Team Asset Protection Engineer supports the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) under the Integrated Research and Development for Enterprise Solutions (IRES) contract. The role serves as a central coordinating authority for reviewing, deconflicting, and approving work performed across the MDA/Transformation Task Force network, facility and operational service work performed by the Facilities Engineering and Operations (FE&O) team within the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center (MDIOC), and base-level work executed on Schriever Space Force Base. The position works closely with government customers and stakeholders to prevent conflicts and mitigate potential impacts to high-profile Flight Tests, Ground Tests, and joint military exercises.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Serve as the central coordinating authority for reviewing, deconflicting, and approving work performed within the MDA/Transformation Task Force network.
• Coordinate facility and operational service work performed by the Facilities Engineering and Operations (FE&O) team within the Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center (MDIOC).
• Coordinate base-level work executed on Schriever Space Force Base by the 50th Communications Squadron (50 CS) / Communications Focal Point (CFP).
• Collaborate closely with government customers and stakeholders to identify and resolve potential conflicts between technical, facility, operational, and mission activities.
• Mitigate potential impacts to high-profile Flight Tests (FTs), Ground Tests (GTs), and joint military exercises.
• Manage shifting mission priorities and rapidly resolve emergent technical or scheduling conflicts in dynamic, high-consequence operational or test environments.
• Formulate and deliver executive-level technical briefings and operational updates under time-sensitive or high-consequence conditions.
• Maintain professional verbal and written communication with technical teams, government customers, stakeholders, and leadership.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must possess an active DoW Secret security clearance.
• 6+ months of directly related or progressive IT experience or systems operations experience.
• Demonstrated experience operating in dynamic, high-consequence operational or test environments, managing shifting mission priorities, and rapidly resolving emergent technical or scheduling conflicts.
• Must possess an active DoD 8570.01 IAT Level II certification (e.g., CompTIA Security+ CE, CCNA Security, GSEC, or SSCP) or higher at the time of hire.
• Professional verbal and written communication proficiency, including direct experience formulating and delivering executive-level technical briefings and operational updates under time-sensitive or high-consequence conditions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of the ITIL framework, particularly Incident, Problem, Change, and Continual Service Improvement processes.
• Experience with Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) inspection processes.
• Hands-on experience using MDA Helix ITSM (BMC Remedy), SolarWinds network monitoring, DoD 365 SharePoint collaboration tools, and DISA Power BI analytics environments.
• Practical knowledge and experience in network design, implementation, and routing/switching protocols and devices.
• Practical experience with DISA-mandated security tools, including Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) and Host Based Security System (HBSS), analyzing vulnerability scans, and formulating compliance reports.
• Familiarity with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) authentication and information security best practices in a secure government network environment.

Physical Demands and Work Environment 

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate. 

Northern Technologies Group is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.

Travel

Up to 10%

Shift

Day shift; normal office hours that align with the core hours of the customer

Note

The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, drug free workplace, and complies with ADA regulations as applicable.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

The salary range listed represents a good faith estimate and is provided in compliance with applicable pay transparency laws. The final compensation offered will be determined based on a variety of factors, including your skills, experience, qualifications, internal equity, and market conditions.