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Pre-Award: MXM- System Administrator IV

Crane, INOnsiteFull TimePosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • System Administrator IV
  • NSWC Crane
  • mission engineering analysis
  • Naval
  • DoD
  • kill chains
  • modeling and simulation
  • LVC team
  • LVC Lead
  • constructive engines

Nice to have

  • TS/SCI clearance
  • NGTS integration
  • JSAF integration
  • AFSIM integration
  • NCTE integration
  • sensor fusion

Role summary

Barbaricum is seeking a System Administrator IV to support the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division, Model Based Engineering Assessment Division (Code MXM). This role focuses on mission engineering analysis and assessment within Naval, DoD, and joint kill chains, with a specialization in Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) enabled analysis. The System Administrator IV will build and maintain Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) environments for EMSO modeling and simulation, establish an NIFC-EW node, plan and execute LVC events, and integrate various simulators and databases. Responsibilities include supporting HWIL applications, integrating weather data for environmental modeling, analyzing EW gaps, and supporting combat system interfaces. The role requires a DoD SECRET clearance and membership in the Cybersecurity Workforce (CSWF).

Barbaricum is a rapidly growing government contractor providing leading-edge support to federal customers, with a particular focus on Defense and National Security mission sets. We leverage more than 17 years of support to stakeholders across the federal government, with established and growing capabilities across Intelligence, Analytics, Engineering, Mission Support, and Communications disciplines. Founded in 2008, our mission is to transform the way our customers approach constantly changing and complex problem sets by bringing to bear the latest in technology and the highest caliber of talent.

Headquartered in Washington, DC's historic Dupont Circle neighborhood, Barbaricum also has a corporate presence in Tampa, FL, and Bedford, IN, with team members across the United States and around the world. As a leader in our space, we partner with firms in the private sector, academic institutions, and industry associations with a goal of continually building our expertise and capabilities for the benefit of our employees and the customers we support. Through all of this, we have built a vibrant corporate culture diverse in expertise and perspectives with a focus on collaboration and innovation. Our teams are at the frontier of the Nation's most complex and rewarding challenges. Join our team.

Barbaricum is seeking an System Administrator IV to directly support the anticipated Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane Division, Model Based Engineering Assessment Division (Code MXM) opportunity. Code MXM's mission is mission engineering analysis and assessment of complex Naval, DoD, and joint kill chains — with a specialized focus on Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) enabled analysis. As a System Administrator IV, you will build and sustain the Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) environments that anchor Code MXM's EMSO modeling and simulation. Working with the LVC team and LVC Lead, you will establish and maintain a Naval Integrated Fire Control – Electronic Warfare (NIFC-EW) node, plan and execute distributed and non-distributed LVC events, and integrate constructive engines and simulators into a unified system. You will be a member of the Cybersecurity Workforce (CSWF) and maintain the qualifications required to operate in classified simulation environments.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Establish and maintain a NIFC-EW node in accordance with MIL-HDBK-539, in conjunction with the LVC team.
  • Plan and execute distributed and non-distributed LVC events, including scripting/code to unify disparate M&S systems.
  • Integrate constructive engines and simulators — NCTE, NGTS, JSAF, and AFSIM — and Naval Spectrum Dependent Systems databases via the Real Time Spectrum Operations (RTSO) tool.
  • Support Hardware-In-the-Loop (HWIL) applications and enable interaction across M&S applications.
  • Integrate Numerical Weather Prediction data fusion and evaluate/integrate ONR-provided TRL-6+ tools (e.g., TruView) into the LVC to model the Electromagnetic Operational Environment.
  • Analyze EW gaps, develop requirements for present/future LVC environments, and support EW Fusion tools, Link messages, and combat-system interfaces (AEGIS, SSDS).
  • Perform site visits and planning meetings at NSWC Crane and remote sites (Patuxent River, MD; Pt. Mugu, CA; Huntsville, AL; NSWC Dahlgren, VA; Washington, D.C.).
  • REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Active DoD SECRET clearance (minimum); U.S. citizenship required.
  • Bachelor's degree from an ABET-accredited institution.
  • 10+ years of systems administration experience.
  • Current member of the Cybersecurity Workforce (CSWF) per DoDD 8140.01 / DoDM 8140.03, with qualifications maintained.
  • Experience with LVC events and integration of various constructive engines and simulators.
  • DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Active TS/SCI clearance (preferred).
  • Master's or Doctorate degree.
  • Hands-on experience with NGTS, JSAF, AFSIM, or NCTE integration.
  • Experience with HWIL, sensor fusion (e.g., NCCT), and EMOE modeling.
  • Prior Navy/DoD M&S or EMSO range experience.
  • EEO Commitment

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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