PTOC Simulations Technician in Grafenwöhr bei Valiant Integrated Services
PTOC Simulations Technician in Grafenwöhr bei Valiant Integrated Services
The ideal candidate will possess the skills and functional knowledge required to operate, maintain, protect, and defend multiple geographically distributed network enclaves. The Network Engineer also provides assistance with exercise technical planning, network enclave technical support, and network enclave architecture management. More than 80% of the duties associated with this position are technical in nature. This position will require extended-hour shift work. Some travel may be required.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
- Provide system administration for constructive simulations and gaming models including but not limited to maintaining Windows 7/10 workstations, Windows 2012R2/2016/2019 Servers, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server/Workstation, including software updates, patches, and baselines.
- Work from specifications and installation documentation to develop or modify operating systems applications.
- Provide server administration of simulation systems in Live, Virtual, Constructive, and Gaming (LVC-G) simulation architectures.
- Operates software in a distributed architecture in JLCCTC and JLVC environments.
- Responsible for technical operations, setup and tear down of servers, systems and integration tools; maintaining RMF compliance; providing input to exercise design and technical planning products.
- Create constructive simulation and gaming simulation databases.
- Work from specifications and installation documentation to develop or modify operating systems applications.
- Operates software in a distributed architecture in JLCCTC and JLVC environments.
- As needed, conduct the following:
- Configure and manage Army Mission Command Systems (AMCS) to include ADSI, AFATDS, EMT, AMDWS, DCGS-A, JCR, JBC-P, TIGR, TAIS, GCCS-A, BCCS, CPOF, and JADOCS
- Integrate simulation and Combat Training Center instrumentation systems.
- Support exercise and training event design, planning, preparation and evaluation
- Test all beta and new simulation software, integration software or tools, and simulation federations
- Use simulation software to include JLCCTC, LOTS, JCATS, JECS, and DXTRS.
- Integrate simulation data (DIS or HLA protocols) to stimulate mission command systems.
- Provide technical integration solutions and recommendations for exercises to include Simulation to Stimulation (Sim- Stim) architectures.
- Create constructive, mission command interface, and gaming simulation databases in support of an exercise, event or testing
- System administration for constructive, mission command interface and gaming models including but not limited to maintaining Windows 7/10 workstations, Windows 2012R2/2016/2019 Servers, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Server/Workstation, including software updates, patches, and baselines.
- Support as needed all other set-up, transition, and break down for all training and training support activities pertaining to this task order.
- Participate in individual training, seminars, conferences, exercise/experiment planning events, site surveys, and exercise and training events and supports the planning and preparation processes and product development as needed.
Position Requirements
REQUIRED SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS
- U.S. citizen.
- Proficiency speaking, reading, writing and understanding the English language.
- Good reading, writing, analytical, and problem‐solving skills
- Ability to work well either alone or as part of a team
- A Bachelor's degree in an IT or Network related field plus 3 years of recent relevant technical experience OR an Associate's degree plus 7 years of recent experience OR an Industry recognized Professional-level network certification plus 7 years of recent experience OR 11 years of recent experience.
- Possess DoD 8570.01M IAT II certification: CompTIA Security+ or higher Information Assurance certification .
- Active U.S. Secret Clearance and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD TS/SCI.
- Ability to work 12-hour shifts, day or night, for consecutive days up to 2 weeks.
- Capable of working at a computer terminal for extended periods.
DESIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in installation and configuration of current Windows or Linux OS.
- Experience with creating all constructive, battle command interface, and gaming simulation databases in support of an exercise, event or testing.
- Experience with US DoD modeling and simulation defense programs.
- Experience configuring, operating, administering, troubleshooting and maintaining one or more of the following simulations and communications software:
- Joint Land Component Commander Training Capability (JLCCTC) / Warfighter's Simul