Principal Computer System Analyst – Terrain Designer

Principal Computer System Analyst – Terrain Designer

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED with a minimum of 9 years Joint Land Component Constructive Training Capability (JLCCTC) and/or OWT Map operations experience
• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of JLCCTC and/or OWT Map operations experience
• Master’s degree with a minimum of 3 years of JLCCTC and/or OWT Map operations experience
• Minimum of 3 years of Mission Command Staff experience
• Minimum of 3 years of experience operating MTC events and/or experience working with large geospatial datasets and 3D terrain data
• Must have or be able to obtain CompTIA Security+ CE within 6 months of hire
• Must be proficient in GIS software, including ESRI ArcGIS, Blue Marble Global Mapper and Qgis
• Must have familiarity with 2D/3D terrain development software, such as Army Site Terrain Tool (ASTT), Rapid Unified Generation of Urban Databases (RUGUD), Terra Tools, and/or Terra Vista
• Must have an active U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance
• Must be able to work on-site at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington
• Must be able to travel as needed (up to 25% of the time)

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains OWT Map operations standards
• Develops and maintains OWT Map training operations for class instruction
• Implements partial OWT Map system life cycle, including hardware installation and maintenance, software installation, software patching, software configuration, administration and manual process optimization
• Performs operational analysis of OWT and V3D Map operations, supporting each exercise to maintain and optimize a utilized Map system best suited to support events to meet the customer’s specific requirements
• Analyzes hardware and software system capabilities against customer requirements and develops approaches using on-hand resources to fulfill those requirements pertaining to OWT
• Participates in developing logistics and personnel planning documents to fulfill Simulation Control Plans (SCP)
• Performs systems integration tests using simulation derived databases to OWT software and system
• Uses and/or develops command line operating system scripts and build software routines to improve and simplify repetitive technical functions and procedures
• Perform vulnerability and security scans on system hardware and software, as required, and report results to system software developers and information assurance/information security managers
• Tests and distributes OWT Map computer images required for exercises
• Ensures forward required OWT Map systems are in working order and ready to ship when required to support events
• For Warfighter Exercise (WFX) events, receives equipment, installs, configures, integrates, and administers OWT Map systems
• For WFX events, implements forward OWT Map system related technical support issues using rear-operations technical guidance
• For WFX events, functionally operates the OWT Map software to support requirements
• Gathers forward operations data and comments from JBLM senior leadership to identify shortfalls in the OWT and V3D Mapping software and furnish to rear-operations software maintenance staff

Preferred Qualifications

• System engineering or administration experience with RedHat Enterprise Linux
• Ability to diagnose RedHat Enterprise Linux errors to isolate and correct software configuration or compatibility issues
• CompTIA A+, Security+, Network+, CEH certification
• Direct experience with Army Mission Command Staff operations
• Experience with Army Mission Command Systems such as Command Post of the Future (CPOF), Command Post Computing Environment (CPCE), Battle Command Common Services (BCCS). Tactical Server Infrastructure V1/V2 (TSI)
• MS Office suite (Teams, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access, OneNote) operational proficiency