**Your Impact:** We are currently seeking a Telecommunications Specialist to join our dynamic team in the Winchester, VA area. In this position you’ll be a part of a team that maintains and supports our customers equipment by ensuring that the telecommunications systems are fully functional. This position requires an active DoD TS/SCI security clearance that has been adjudicated in the last 5 years or designated CE and the ability to obtain and maintain special accesses. **Responsibilities:** + Work as a Telecommunication Specialist in a high-tempo environment is support of a DISA SP program that provides onsite operation and maintenance (O&M) support of secure and unsecure voice, video, data systems, networks, and information systems. + Identify process improvements, efficiency gains and innovative approaches to sustainment operations to increase customer’s Delightful Customer Experience (DCE). + Conduct scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and operational testing to validate performance within prescribed standards and tolerances. + Facilitate monthly operational testing of equipment to ensure operational readiness in accordance federal and local policies. + Coordinate with internal project management teams to facilitate the design, testing, and training of new and future communications systems to meet customer needs. + Monitor and troubleshoot equipment failures; coordinates and directs system repair. + Review and interpret changes to policy doctrine and directives to determine impact to mission operations and established processes; develop, update, and maintain procedures and guidelines resulting from policy changes or new and emerging technology insertion; make recommendations; inform customer of best practices. + Certify and validate that new communication platforms are properly installed and brought on-line for operational use; coordinate installation efforts to ensure schedules are met and customer’s daily operations are not disruptive. + Develop and implement new equipment training (NET) and advanced communication equipment training to supported communication officers and internal team members in accordance to DoD and local policies. + Able to rapidly deploy as a communication support team to support the customer and other Department and Agencies (D/As) during scheduled/unscheduled exercises, visits, and emergency response events. + Assist the Logistics Manager with issuing, receiving, transportation, and inventory of equipment. + Travel as needed (10%). \#divergent **Here's what you'll need:** + Experience installing, operating, and troubleshooting RF, SATCOM, A/V, and VTC equipment. + Experience fabricating, installing, and testing cables. + Experience with installing and troubleshooting IT devices. + Ability to lift 25-50lbs. **Clearance Required:** + Active DoD TS/SCI security clearance that has been adjudicated in the last 5 years or designated CE and the ability to obtain and maintain special accesses. **Minimum Education:** + Progressive relevant training and/or certification in appropriate discipline may be substituted for one (1) year of the education or experience requirement. **Minimum Years of Experience:** + Three (3) years of related experience or any equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. **Preferred:** + Four (4) years of college in a related technical discipline plus five (5) years of related experience or any equivalent combination of education and experience for a total of seven (7) years. + Progressive relevant training and/or certification in appropriate discipline may be substituted for two (2) years of the education or experience requirement. + CompTIA IT Security+ Certification, must be able to obtain within 9 months. + Experience as a Network and /or Systems Administrator. + Operational work experience in a military communications or electronic maintenance career field. + Experience as a COMSEC Custodian and/or COMSEC hand-receipt holder.