AVIAN is seeking a Network Integration Analyst to support a program office.

AVIAN (pronounced *a-v-yin*) is an employee-owned, entrepreneurial-spirited company where creative, talented minds flourish, and where proactive, productive, proficient professionals feel valued.

We are resourceful, responsive, and reachable for various government and commercial clients in program, financial, and logistics management; engineering and systems engineering; test and evaluation of manned and unmanned systems; workforce development and training; communication strategy and graphic design.

The type of work we do is a direct result of the creativity of our team, and the talents they bring. But in the end, we are all driven by the purpose of taking care of those around us.

We're seeking people that are passionate and excited about creating well-crafted products and memorable experiences with our customers. We are not in the market of automated transactions; we build lasting relationships.

Support the engineering design and integration of tactical networking systems for both virtual (primary) and constructive (secondary) Modeling and Simulation (M&S) analysis. Work with the analytic staff to derive event specification requirements from objectives and customer needs. Document those objectives and support the development of acquisition and technical documentation including, but not limited to Statements of Work (SOW) and specifications. Assist in the development of long term plans for capability integration in a software centric M&S environment. Work with the Analysis Deputies to develop long term strategies for funding and implementing upgrades and improvements to add capability to the virtual and constructive analysis environments.
• During integration and execution, serve as the on-site subject matter expert (SME) for network design, integration, utilization and optimization. Provide insight and knowledge about network modeling methods and the appropriateness of a given network model for representing features of real-world networks, including the performance of those networks while under attack from threats. Provide real time and post event data analysis for network health, specific traffic monitoring, and the development of tools and processes to better analyze network use.
• Provide insight to determine the effectiveness of simulation solutions for executing objectives, gathering data, and recommending modifications to task processes for future events.
• Travel is required for this position.

Required Experience & Skills:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field from an accredited college or university. Experience cannot be substituted for education.
• Experience: Candidate must have 15 or more years of software engineering or software systems engineering experience.
• Candidate must have an understanding of network modeling and must have experience with Link 16, CEC, and other military networking protocols.

Desired Experience and Skills:

• Candidate should be proficient in all Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Candidate should have demonstrated good oral and written communication skills.
• Candidate should have experience working in a dynamic, schedule constrained, complex security environment.

Clearance Requirement: A current SSBI or Federal Investigative Standard Tier 5 (T5) or Tier 5 Reinvestigation (T5R) within the last 6 years. A final DoD Top Secret clearance. Eligibility for access to Sensitive Compartment Information (SCI) in accordance with Intelligence Community Directive (ICD) 704 and Special Access Program (SAP) in accordance with SAP Nomination Policy (SAPNP) with no disqualifying security issues that will deem a candidate ineligible for access.

Work Location: Patuxent River Naval Air Station, MD

Our entire AVIAN workforce is required to comply with the Executive Order 14042 requiring employees to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19. An employee will be considered fully vaccinated when at least two (2) weeks have elapsed after the second dose in a two-dose COVID-19 series or at lease (2) weeks have elapsed after a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine.

AVIAN is a service-based organization. As an equal opportunity employer, our policy of business is to seek the most qualified candidate for each talent opportunity without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, religious belief, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sexual preference, physical or mental handicap, lawful political affiliation, or veteran's status