Mission Assurance Center System Support Engineer - Military veterans preferred

System Support Engineer
Colorado Springs, CO


Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services (IIS) is seeking a Mission Assurance Center System Support Engineer to join our team in support of the US Air Force North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) Cheyenne Mountain Complex - Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (NCMC-ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract (NISSC).

NISSC will provide accurate, timely, and unambiguous warning and attack assessment of Air, Missile, and Space threats with daily visibility of National Command Authority (NCA) leadership to include the President of the United States.

NCMC-ITW/AA is composed of Air, Missile, and Space Situational Awareness missions located at CMAFS, Peterson AFB, Offutt AFB, and Vandenberg AFB, and Forward User / Sensor Site locations worldwide.

As the System Support Engineer you will provide system administration support for all systems included in the NISSC covered systems located within the site as well as augment operational center MAC crews as required. This position requires shift work and is in the Colorado Springs area. It is a MID shift.

Required Skills:

• Ability to provide system administration, situational analysis, impact assessment, and issue resolution of NISSC covered systems
• Ability to optimize system operations and resource utilization and perform systems capacity analysis and planning
• Ability to assist users in accessing and using NISSC covered systems
• Ability to interface with a broad range of customers/users and effectively communicate, facilitate, and execute operations
• Possess Active Top Secret clearance and be clearable to TS/SCI
• Possess DoD 8570 certification (Security+CE)

Desired Skills:

• Experience with any of the following platforms/applications is a plus: Solaris 10, Oracle, HP blade architecture, ESXi VMware, Cisco or Juniper switch platforms, NetApp, and Virtual Center Server
• Experience with LAN/WAN network architecture, services, and functionality
• Experience with Altiris and/or Symantec Management Console for server/client software deployment

Required Education (including Major):

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or IT with 4 years of experience or Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or IT with 2 years of experience. Will accept experience in lieu of degree.

U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance as of day one of employment. 149529

Raytheon is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.