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System Integration Engineer II
CSA is looking for a System Integration Engineer II to support a program onsite at Vicenza, Italy.
The System Integration Engineer supports the installation, configuration, administration, and maintenance of constructive simulations, virtual/gaming-based simulations, simulation workstation training, network and system administration on simulation networks, terrain modeling, multimedia development, and Army Mission Command Information Systems (MCIS).
For nearly 50 years, CSA has delivered integrated technology and operational support services to meet the defense and federal sector's most complex enterprise needs. Working from operations centers and shipyards to training sites and program offices, CSA deploys experienced teams, innovative tools and proven processes to advance federal missions.
*Onsite/Hybrid/Remote work schedules subject to change based on contract requirements.
How Your Role Will Make an Impact:
- Provide system administration for constructive simulations and gaming models, including but not limited to maintaining Windows 10/11 workstations, Windows Server 2012R2/2019/2022, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7/8/9 servers/workstations, 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.
- Operate software in a distributed architecture in Joint Land Component Constructive Training Capability (JLCCTC) and Joint Live Virtual Constructive (JLVC) environments.
- Responsible for technical operations, setup, and teardown of servers, systems, and integration tools; maintain Risk Management Framework (RMF) compliance; provide input to exercise design and technical planning products.
- Create constructive simulation and gaming simulation databases.
- Configure and manage Army Mission Command Systems (AMCS) to include; o Air Defense Systems Integrator (ADSI), Advanced Field Artillery Tactical
- Data System (AFATDS), Effects Management Tool (EMT), Air and Missile Defense
- Workstation (AMDWS), Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A), Joint
- Battle Command-Platform (JBC-P), Mounted Mission Command – Software (MMC-S)
- Tactical Airspace Integration System (TAIS), Global Command and Control
- System-Army (GCCS-A), Tactical Communications and Command System (TCCS),
- Command and Control Information Systems, such as Command Post of the Future (CPOF), (MCIS), Command Post Computing Environment (CPCE), and Joint Automated Deep Operations Coordination System (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.
- Administer simulation software to include Joint Land Component Constructive Training Capability (JLCCTC), Low Overhead Training System (LOTS), Joint Conflict and Tactical Simulation (JCATS), Joint Exercise Control System (JECS), and Digital Exercise Training Review System (DXTRS).
- Integrate simulation data using Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) or High-Level Architecture (HLA) protocols to stimulate mission command systems.
- Provide technical integration solutions and recommendations for exercises, including Simulation to Stimulation (Sim-Stim) architectures.
- Create constructive, mission command interface, and gaming simulation databases in support of an exercise, event, or testing.
- Provide system administration and support for the Multiple Unified Simulation Environment (MUSE).
- Support the preparation, execution, pre-exercise setup and post-exercise recovery and reset of all facilities, workstations, work areas, TOC Pads, and training areas back to their original configurations.
- Participate in individual training, seminars, conferences, exercise/experiment planning events, site surveys, exercise, and training events, and support the planning and preparation processes and product development as needed.
- Support the preparation, execution, pre-exercise setup and post-exercise recovery and reset of all facilities, workstations, work areas, TOC Pads, and training areas back to their original configurations.
Training Specialist III
CSA is looking for a Training Specialist III to support a program onsite at Grafenwoehr, Germany.
The Training Specialist supports the design, planning, preparation, execution, and recovery of training events for exercises up to and including Combined Joint Task Force level; provides subject matter expertise for the Command and Control, maneuver, Fires, Protection and Sustainment Warfighter functions. The Training Specialist also prepares exercise scenarios, war plans, and orders to support exercises; tests and evaluates computer simulation databases to ensure military operations are accurately displayed; develop assessments input for exercise design, planning, preparation, execution, and after-action review of company through COCOM-level exercises; design, develop, rehearse, and execute academics; and develop and execute AAR products and take-away packages.
For nearly 50 years, CSA has delivered integrated technology and operational support services to meet the defense and federal sector's most complex enterprise needs. Working from operations centers and shipyards to training sites and program offices, CSA deploys experienced teams, innovative tools and proven processes to advance federal missions.
*Onsite/Hybrid/Remote work schedules subject to change based on contract requirements.
How Your Role Will Make an Impact:
- Develops, coordinate, synchronizes, and delivers scenarios products to include scenario concept, war plans, orders and master scenario event list products to stimulate training.
- Develop and execute assessment plan to support exercise training objectives
- Researches, analyzes, implements and develops specialized training materials to enhance military exercises.
- Train U.S. and multinational military personnel on specialized areas.
- Train exercise support personnel how to emulate specialized areas.
- As required, be prepared to role play U.S. Army, joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and/or multinational individuals.
- Analyzes and operates simulation and mission command systems.
- Develops and presents after action materials.
- Provide input to exercise design and technical planning products.
- Support 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.
Instructor/Controller
CSA is looking for a Instructor/Controller to support a program onsite at Vicenza, Italy.
For nearly 50 years, CSA has delivered integrated technology and operational support services to meet the defense and federal sector's most complex enterprise needs. Working from operations centers and shipyards to training sites and program offices, CSA deploys experienced teams, innovative tools and proven processes to advance federal missions.
The Instructor Controller provides technical expertise for the set-up, configuration, operation, training and troubleshooting of U.S. military command and control-related clients and software tools. Individual shall be the technical expert on the simulationstimulation of the systems to include the employment of command and control (formerly mission command) information systems (C2IS) and the employment of simulations and/or gaming systems that stimulate C2IS. Supports the design, planning, preparation, execution, and recovery of systems to support exercise control. Provides instruction to personnel as designated by the exercise/event lead to meet individual and unit training objectives. Supports IT system configuration, troubleshoots issues, and provides IT quality assurance.
*Onsite/Hybrid/Remote work schedules subject to change based on contract requirements.
How Your Role Will Make an Impact:
- Utilize experience and skills from the extensive use of mission command information systems and of live, virtual, constructive and gaming simulations per U.S. Army doctrine for training from assignments in U.S. Army branches such as but not limited to Armor, Infantry, Logistics, Artillery, Military Police, Air Defense, Engineer, Aviation, Signal, Transportation and other organizations and branches. This routine use of simulations and/or command and control information systems includes the following specific duties and responsibilities:
- Operate simulation and mission command information system clients and provide functional support and feedback during events.
- Support the technical system used to include writing exercise support plans and identifying personnel requirements.
- Recover and reconsolidate all systems after the exercise to ensure 100% functionality.
- Test and provide operator level maintenance and storage of command and control, simulation, and gaming systems.
- Provide over the shoulder support to the military and civilian personnel on the operation of command and control and supporting simulation systems.
- Support the After Action Review collection and presentation process. o Provide input to exercise design and technical planning products.
- Develop, refine, execute and manage programs of instruction for simulation systems and mission command information systems as determined by the customer.
- Prepare and provide professional instruction on simulation systems and mission command information systems in a classroom and/or lab environment to U.S. and / or multinational audiences up to approximately 50 personnel.
- Provide technical expertise in the set-up, configuration, testing, training, operating and troubleshooting of simulation, gaming and mission command information systems to support individual, collective, and unit training.
- Support system database development and advise on use of command and control, simulation, and gaming systems to support individual, collective, and unit training objectives.
- Provide IT configuration of stations and related systems.
- Perform IT quality assurance of systems and provide feedback to system network administrators.
- Document and update processes including internal training and certification programs.
- Perform tasks under deadlines.
- Prepared to work at a computer terminal for extended periods.
- Prepared to work 12-hour shifts, day or night, for consecutive days up to 3 weeks.
- Support the preparation, execution, pre-exercise setup and post-exercise recovery and reset of all facilities, workstations, work areas, TOC Pads, and training areas back to their original configurations.
- 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.
- As required, be prepared to develop assessments input for exercise design, planning, preparation, execution, and after action review of company through COCOM-level exercises.
Data Administrator (DBA)
Client Solution Architects (CSA) is currently seeking a Database Administrator (DBA) to support a program onsite* in the Washington DC area.
For nearly 50 years, CSA has delivered integrated technology and operational support services to meet the defense and federal sector's most complex enterprise needs. Working from operations centers and shipyards to training sites and program offices, CSA deploys experienced teams, innovative tools and proven processes to advance federal missions.
*Onsite/Hybrid/Remote work schedules subject to change based on contract requirements.This position is contingent upon award.
How Role will make an impact:
- Provide comprehensive database administration and maintenance support for all current and future systems.
- Administer, support, and maintain Oracle and Microsoft SQL database management systems and applications.
- Resolve ad hoc trouble tickets that do not require a full lifecycle development approach.
- Troubleshoot portal sites and user accounts, modify existing portal sites, and manage portal site permissions.
- Execute core database administration tasks, including performance tuning, routine maintenance, backups, and archiving.
- Perform system management and administrative functions, conduct update and upgrade testing, and maintain a complete and accurate library of system documentation.
- Collaborate with the Information Owner to compile and maintain a complete, accurate data catalog.
- Create repeatable, automated processes for database administration tasks in coordination with Engineering, DBA, and System Administration teams to maximize efficiency.
- Provide backend database development for both legacy and future systems, including developing applications from inception based on gathered requirements.
- Create, update, and archive databases as required to support development and operational needs.
- Engineer a scalable and highly secure testing environment utilizing principles such as Zero Trust, least privilege, multi-factor authentication, identity providers, and other emerging security concepts.
- Minimize cloud hosting costs through continuous analysis, resource reduction, and the utilization of scalable technologies like containerization.
- Provide robust support for prototypes, pilot applications, and full-scale engineering projects.
- Manage projects using established project management and lifecycle development approaches, producing required management plans and system documentation.
- Offer guidance on policy and governance for all developed items.
- Fully document all technical processes and system functionality.
- Deliver all completed application and database source code to the Government.
Joint Logistics Planner
Client Solution Architects (CSA) is currently seeking a Joint Logistics Planner to support a program onsite* in the Washington DC area.
For nearly 50 years, CSA has delivered integrated technology and operational support services to meet the defense and federal sector's most complex enterprise needs. Working from operations centers and shipyards to training sites and program offices, CSA deploys experienced teams, innovative tools and proven processes to advance federal missions.
*Onsite/Hybrid/Remote work schedules subject to change based on contract requirements.
How Role will make an impact:
The primary duties of this position are to integrate logistics and sustainment capabilities into joint operational planning, processes, systems, and data; review and assess operational plans and orders to ensure adequate planning for logistics and sustainment support; and to support other joint force development activities advancing the operational relevance and reality of logistics support to military operations.
The candidate will accomplish the following tasks:
- Enable the J45 to successfully execute CJCS 10 USC responsibilities related to Strategic Planning, campaign, contingency and exercise planning, and logistic analysis.
- Support the development of strategic concepts and capabilities considering great power competition, operationalizing logistics, emerging Joint concepts including the Joint Concept for Contested Logistics (JCCL) and Joint Concept of Competition (JCC), and contested logistics.
- Improve the way the government plans for, coordinates, and acquires commercial capability and capacity.
- Operate within the Joint Planning Process, apply strategic and operational guidance to review and offer analytical inputs to CCMD-created CONPLANS and OPLANS, WARNORDS, OPORDS, and FRAGORDS or supporting Service component plans and orders.
- Originate, conceive, and conduct logistics and sustainment capability planning and execution research, process analysis, or studies leading to improvements in joint planning, execution, and integration of logistics capabilities into joint planning processes, procedures, systems, and data
- Review and develop policy, guidance, instructions, joint doctrine, manuals, handbooks, procedures, briefings, talking points, information papers, training products, or other guidance as they relate to logistics or sustainment.
Cybersecurity Lead
Client Solution Architects (CSA) is currently seeking a Cybersecurity Lead to support a program onsite* in the Washington DC area.
For nearly 50 years, CSA has delivered integrated technology and operational support services to meet the defense and federal sector's most complex enterprise needs. Working from operations centers and shipyards to training sites and program offices, CSA deploys experienced teams, innovative tools and proven processes to advance federal missions.
*Onsite/Hybrid/Remote work schedules subject to change based on contract requirements.
This position is contingent upon award.
How Role will make an impact:
- Lead RMF Implementation: Direct and execute all six phases of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) lifecycle to ensure compliance with Department of the Navy (DON) standards, DoDI 8510, and DoDI 8500.01.
- Manage Assessment and Authorization (A&A): Guide Assessment and Authorization processes, assisting the Package Submitting Office (PSO) with assessment packages managed within eMASS.
- Ensure FISMA Compliance: Provide strategic assistance to the Echelon I Information System Security Manager (ISSM) to maintain current FISMA compliance for approximately thirty systems and various applications.
- Provide FQNV Validation Services: Deliver master-level validation services as a Fully Qualified Navy Validator (FQNV) to guarantee compliance with Navy Authorizing Officials (NAO) and Security Control Assessor (SCA) guidelines.
- Track and Report POA&Ms: Monitor and report on A&A packages and Plan of Action and Milestones (POA&Ms) in eMASS to track the timely closure of open security control findings.
- Manage Security Documentation: Create and maintain formal process documentation, meeting minutes, collaboration records, and internal cybersecurity knowledge base updates to support the Navy SCA liaison and NAO review processes for obtaining Authorities to Operate (ATOs).
- Conduct Vulnerability Management: Serve as the computer network vulnerability testing agent. Analyze Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) scan results and monitor the Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) dashboard on a weekly basis to ensure accurate threat data.
- Administer IAVM Program: Act as the Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM) agent, reviewing the Vulnerability Remediation Asset Manager (VRAM) daily and reporting compliance status to government personnel.
- Perform Web Risk Assessments (WRA): Conduct web risk analysis on all systems and applications to ensure compliance with DoD/DON guidance, protecting operational security and data privacy.
- Oversee System Registrations: Assist the Information Security Manager (IAM) and Program Managers with reporting compliance and asset registration within the DON Application and Database Management System (DADMS) and DoD IT Portfolio Repository (DITPR-DON).
- Deliver Consistent Reporting: Provide daily A&A updates, weekly activity reports, biweekly system status reports, and monthly POA&M summaries to government stakeholders.
Program Manager
Client Solution Architects (CSA) is currently seeking a Program Manager to support a program onsite* in the Washington DC area.
For nearly 50 years, CSA has delivered integrated technology and operational support services to meet the defense and federal sector's most complex enterprise needs. Working from operations centers and shipyards to training sites and program offices, CSA deploys experienced teams, innovative tools and proven processes to advance federal missions.
*Onsite/Hybrid/Remote work schedules subject to change based on contract requirements.
This position is contingent upon award.
How Role will make an impact:
- Serve as the primary Point of Contact (POC) for all communications, issues, and concerns arising during the performance of the task order.
- Exercise decisions and commit contractor resources in response to Government needs and challenges.
- Act as the representative responsible for resolving all programmatic and contractual issues, even when staff members coordinate on specific tasks.
- Maintain high availability to answer program questions and proactively alert the Government to potential risks or concerns.
- Communicate problems or issues directly and promptly to management, ensuring they are addressed immediately rather than relying solely on routine status reports.
- Attend scheduled meetings and deliver required briefing materials, including presentations, papers, and analyses.
- Coordinate briefing schedules and deliverables closely with Government leadership.
- Lead and participate in ad hoc meetings to review recent accomplishments, resolve outstanding issues, and discuss planned activities.
Help Desk Manager
Client Solution Architects (CSA) is currently seeking a Help Desk Manager to support a program onsite* in the Washington DC area.
For nearly 50 years, CSA has delivered integrated technology and operational support services to meet the defense and federal sector's most complex enterprise needs. Working from operations centers and shipyards to training sites and program offices, CSA deploys experienced teams, innovative tools and proven processes to advance federal missions.
*Onsite/Hybrid/Remote work schedules subject to change based on contract requirements.
This position is contingent upon award.
How Role will make an impact:
- Help Desk Leadership & Operations: Manage onsite IT Help Desk operations serving 21 directorates within the Navy Secretariat. Oversee cross-trained IT personnel and stagger staff schedules to ensure continuous daily coverage from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM ET, Monday through Friday.
- Incident Management & SLAs: Direct the triage, tracking, and resolution of approximately 450 monthly service requests and incidents using the DUSN (M) IT Ticket system. Enforce strict Service Level Agreements (SLAs), ensuring standard tickets are resolved within 4 hours and VIP tickets within 1 hour.
- VIP Support Delivery: Maintain a current and accurate list of approximately 150 designated Very Important Persons (VIPs). Provide immediate, exceptional, and highly prioritized onsite support for high-ranking officials and executives.
- Customer Satisfaction & Reporting: Conduct quarterly customer satisfaction surveys to evaluate help desk effectiveness. Compile performance metrics, training feedback, and survey results into Quarterly Status Reports (QSR) and Monthly Status Reports (MSR) for senior management review.
- Enterprise Coordination & ACTR Oversight: Serve as the Assistant Customer Technical Representative (ACTR) to manage Next Generation Enterprise Network (NGEN/NGEN-R) services. Interface directly with NMCI, Navy Enterprise Service Desk (NESD), DISA Joint Service Provider (JSP), and vendor support entities to escalate issues and resolve complex technical problems.
- Desktop & Asset Management: Oversee comprehensive desktop support for hardware and peripherals. Manage an accurate inventory of non-NMCI assets, coordinate warranty services, execute technology refresh plans, and process software licensing requests.
- Wireless Support Management: Direct technical support and inventory management for over 1,500 wireless devices. Develop processes to track billing and produce a Monthly Wireless Invoice Exception Recommendations Report detailing usage anomalies and charges.
- Conference Room Operations: Manage operational, scheduling, and technical support for 12 conference rooms. Oversee audio-visual and video teleconferencing (VTC) systems, support high-visibility meetings, and draft Business Case Analyses (BCAs) to recommend capability upgrades.
- Training & Onboarding: Facilitate informal and ad hoc functional training sessions for new employees on software, applications, and IT systems. Ensure all training attendance and effectiveness metrics are documented.
- Resource & Budget Analysis: Monitor ongoing NGEN/NGEN-R resources to ensure IT operational requirements meet budget thresholds. Advise customers on available enterprise IT services and justify optional services based on emergent operational needs.
Software Quality Assurance Analyst
Client Solution Architects (CSA) is currently seeking a Software Quality Assurance Analyst to support a program in Millington, TN.
For nearly 50 years, CSA has delivered integrated technology and operational support services to meet the defense and federal sector's most complex enterprise needs. Working from operations centers and shipyards to training sites and program offices, CSA deploys experienced teams, innovative tools and proven processes to advance federal missions.
This role is contingent on award.
How Role Will Make an Impact:
- Programs, analyzes, and runs tests on new or modified software programs, including documentation, diagram, and flowchart, and software development procedures used to verify that programs function according to user requirements and conform to establishment guidelines.
- Conducts compatibility tests with vendor-provided programs.
- Runs in-depth testing, detects problems, recommends solutions, and determines if program requirements have been met.
- Recommends program improvements or corrections to programmers.
- Writes, revises, and verifies quality standards, and test procedures for program design and product evaluation to attain quality of software economically and efficiently.
- Reviews computer operating log to identify program processing errors.
- Enters instructions into computer to test program for validity of results, accuracy, reliability, and conformance to establishment standards.
- Oberves computer monitor screen during program test to detect error codes or interruption of program and corrects errors.
- Identifies differences between establishment standards and user applications, and suggests modifications to conform to standards.
- Sets up tests at request of user to locate and correct program operating error following installation of program.
- Monitors program performance after implementation to prevent reoccurrence of program operating problems and ensure efficiency of operation.
- Writes documentation to describe program evaluation, testing, and correction.
- May evaluate proposed software or software enhancement for feasibility.
- May develop utility program to test, track, and verify defects in software program.
- May write programs to create new procedures or modify existing procedures.
- May train software program users.
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