Career Opportunities - List current as of August 11, 2010

  • FTMQB10-02 Test Engineer
  • FTMQB10-07 Senior Nuclear C3 Engineer
  • FTMQB10-09 Senior Nuclear C3 Analyst
  • INHQB10-03 Information Assurance Test Engineer
  • GERSH10-04 AFRICOM C4 Systems Satellite Communications Support
  • DCMJB10-06 Senior Systems/Budget Analyst


    FTMQB10-02 Test Engineer
    Location: Falls Church, Virginia but moving to Ft. Meade, MD in early 2011
    Citizenship/Clearance requirement: Candidates must be a U.S. citizen and will be required to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

    Femme Comp Inc. currently has an immediate opening for a full-time Test Engineer who will work to support our Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) contract.

    Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

    •To provide TM support to Program Offices, by developing test methodology/strategies from requirements and system knowledge; prepare risk assessments, requirements traceability matrixes, executive summaries, and test status reports; review test documentation; attend test planning meetings; collect and analyze data, and report results.
    •Testing will include SOA services and User Interfaces utilizing services and other web-accessible capabilities.
    •This effort will require knowledge of agile testing; test tools, and general knowledge of network infrastructure knowledge.
    •Knowledge of T&E test director role/responsibilities and T&E requirements, test methodologies and data collection/management processes.
    •Must be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with confidence to various high level DoD personnel.
    •Capable of introducing new innovative ideas/suggestion/recommendations based on research/analysis to the customer.
    •Individual will be instrumental in helping the organization move forward within the T&E arena.
    •Should have an understanding of methodologies, instrumentation, modeling & simulation (M&S), Scrum, and Agile processes required for testing and evaluation of IT capabilities development and deployment.
    •Be able to develop short and long term objectives and processes for assessing current T&E capabilities; providing a basis for future T&E capabilities; and, providing inputs for improving current and future T&E investment processes; to include people, facilities, equipment, tools and processes.
    •Ability to lead and work as an integral part of a cohesive team of personnel and manage several tasks to include tracking of budget resources.
    •Possess strong writing skills and be to able to review and comment on DISA T&E documentation written test reports, test data analysis, methodologies and processes and provide assessments and recommendations to ensure integrity and confidence in the display of test data, the development of test artifacts, and information awareness for DISA programs testing status.
    •Participate in various T&E working groups both internal and external to DISA for the improvement of T&E strategies for DISA acquisition programs.
    •25% travel required as present time.
    •High amount of direct client contact with a great deal of writing.
    •Other duties as assigned.

    To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below:

    •Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering or Computer Studies.
    •Five years of system development with sound understanding and knowledge of enterprise-level interoperability.
    •Developmental, functional, and operational testing experience on automated information systems (AIS).
    •Knowledge/familiarity of Department of Defense (DoD) and Joint Staff directives, instructions, and regulations.
    •Must be very proficient with Microsoft Office products.
    •Experience working knowledge of test strategies and methodologies that support rapid acquisition and fielding strategy of capabilities acquired for DoD business transformation.
    •Be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.

    Candidates with these desired skills will be given preferential consideration:

    •Bachelors degree in Computer Science
    •DAU ACQ 101, TST 101, other DAU Acquisition classes.
    •ScrumMaster Certification.
    •Understanding of Agile Testing processes and procedures.
    •2 years of SOA and Web Services experience

    Interested candidates are requested to send a current resume, along with salary requirements to: careers@femmecomp.com.



    FTMQB10-07 Senior Nuclear C3 Engineer
    Location: Falls Church, VA but moving to Ft. Meade, MD in early 2011
    Citizenship/Clearance requirement: Candidates must be a U.S. citizen and will be required to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

    Femme Comp Inc. currently has an immediate opening for a full-time position as a Senior Nuclear C3 Engineer who will work to support the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). This position is expected to have a period of performance of 9 months.

    Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

    •Provide planning assistance and engineering support to DISA for subsequent delivery of engineering recommendations to the Joint Staff and the nuclear C3 community that allows for effectively disseminating information which directly aids the execution of Presidential nuclear decisions.
    •Support the development an “EAM Certification” process. This process will consist of creating and reviewing critical test plans, test reports, and engineering recommendations that effectively assure that components of the Nuclear C3 System operate according to the criteria published in Chairman, Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Instruction (CJCSI 6811.01B), “Nuclear Command and Control Technical Performance Criteria” (NTPC).
    •Support the EAM certification of nuclear C3 cryptographic devices that are being modernized with new devices. Due to enhanced cryptographic products, system implementations, transitions, and fielding of these devices, it is essential the “EAM Certification” process become integral to the entire cryptographic modernization life-cycle.
    •Other duties as assigned.

    Required skills:

    •Detailed understanding of the message delivery performance measures identified in the Chairman, Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Instruction (CJCSI 6811.01B), “Nuclear Command and Control Technical Performance Criteria” (NTPC).
    •Ability to coordinate with the Combatant Commanders (CoCOM), Services, and Agencies to identify the need for certification, recertification, or decertification of encryption devices used to protect nuclear C3 transmissions and receptions.
    •Ability to gather information, identify and analyze issues, compare timelines to key dates and milestones, search for disconnects, and recommend proposed solutions.
    •Be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance.

    Desired skills:

    •Experience working with nuclear C3 community stakeholders such as OSD (NII), Joint Staff, and USSTRATCOM.
    •Experience with data reduction and data base manipulation techniques.

    Education required:

    •BS/MS in technical engineering related fields plus 10 years experience.

    Interested candidates are requested to send a current resume, along with salary requirements to: careers@femmecomp.com.



    FTMQB10-09 Senior Nuclear C3 Analyst
    Location: Falls Church, VA but moving to Ft. Meade, MD in early 2011
    Citizenship/Clearance requirement: Candidates must be a U.S. citizen and will be required to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

    Femme Comp Inc. currently has an immediate opening for a full-time position as a Senior Nuclear C3 Analyst who will work to support the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA).

    Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

    •Responsible for updating and maintaining the Nuclear C3 System Program Tracking Report (PTR). The PTR describes and analyzes the funding of programs within the Department of Defense (DOD) budget that support nuclear C3.
    •Provide an understanding of the relative scope of nuclear C3 programs with respect to the overall DOD budget and specifically the DOD C3 budget.
    •Describe how funding is being utilized to evolve the Nuclear C3 System into an objective architecture that meets national security requirements.
    •Perform analysis and engineering functions by continuing to update a set of documents called the Nuclear C3 System Description (NC3SD).
    •Periodically revise these documents to ensure they accurately and consistency reflect all the necessary changes to the nuclear C3 structure.
    •Write, or re-write and update as necessary, the descriptions of each of the component nuclear C3 systems covered in the document. Research, verify, and document existing data (e.g., text, tables, and graphics) on current component systems, as well as researching and documenting information on new or emerging systems or technologies that pertain to nuclear C3.
    •Maintain a classified library of all the reference material acquired during the NC3SD update process. This reference material shall, to the greatest extent possible, be made up of primary reference documents and other sources of information, such as engineering descriptions of the individual systems, technical manuals, top level specifications, etc.
    •Support both quick reaction and longer continuing studies and analyses of nuclear C3 issues for OSD, the Joint Staff, various commands, the services and agencies.
    •Other duties as assigned.

    Required skills:

    •Detailed understanding of the current nuclear C3 architecture.
    •Expert in Microsoft desktop publishing applications, PC-based Microsoft Windows drawing packages, Adobe Acrobat Professional, and VISO Professional.
    •Ability to conduct program and budget analysis of all the nuclear C3 programs.
    •Experience working with nuclear C3 community stakeholders such as OSD (NII), Joint Staff, and USSTRATCOM.
    •Be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance.

    Desired skills:

    •Knowledge of how to use Microsoft Access, Office of Secretary Defense (OSD) Program Analysis and Evaluation’s Defense Programming Database (DPD), and other commercial database tools.
    •Knowledge of how to maintain a classified Web-portal of all published Nuclear C3 related documents.

    Education required:

    •BS/MS in technical engineering related fields plus 15+ years experience.

    Interested candidates are requested to send a current resume, along with salary requirements to: careers@femmecomp.com.



    INHQB10-03 Information Assurance Test Engineer
    Location: Indian Head, MD
    Citizenship/Clearance requirement: Candidates must be a U.S. citizen and will be required to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

    Femme Comp Inc. currently has an immediate opening for a full-time Information Assurance Test Engineer who will work to support our Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) contract.

    Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

    •Provide support to the Defense Message System (Extended Boundary System (DEBS)) Test Incident Database; IA Test and Evaluation of various vendor products, computer systems, software intensive/driven systems, networking/switching products, and wireless systems and provides recommendation on these products meeting the JITC, U.S. Army Approved Product List, and Unified Capabilities Requirements 2008 (UCR 2008) IA requirements.
    •Responsible for evaluating systems based on Department of Defense (DoD) Security Technical Implementation Guidance (STIG), Information Assurance Vulnerability Alert (IAVA), Wireless Assessments, and advise customers on mitigation techniques for configuration and application of enhancements to operating systems and application software.
    •Knowledge and experience with DoD Security Implementation Guides (STIG) and Security Readiness Review (SRR) for multiple operating systems (Windows 2000/XP/2003, UNIX, Linux Red Hat), software applications (Oracle, SQL) and web technologies (Apache, MS IIS).
    •Knowledge of and experience with IA Tools (nmap, nessus, netstumbler, eEye Retina, SRR scripting tools and DISA Gold Disk etc.), PKI, and wired/wireless technologies, IDS and firewalls.
    •Knowledge of Windows 2000/XP/2003, TCP/IP, LAN networking, client installation.
    •In-depth knowledge of DoD IA Directives: DoDD 8500.1; DoDI 8500.2; DoDD/I 8530.1/.2, DODD 8510.01.
    •Knowledge of IT communications protocols (IPv6, OSI model) and networking and network security practices/standards.
    •High amount of direct client contact with a great deal of writing.
    •Other duties as assigned.

    Required Skills and Education:

    The following are the basic qualifications for this position:

    •Must have industry IA certification, either Security (+) or higher Certification.
    •Bachelors in System Engineering or Computer Science degree AND a minimum of 8 years of related experience.
    •The candidate must have and maintain Information Assurance Technician Level II certification, IAW DoD 8570.01M.
    •Must have proven experience in writing technical documents to include test plans/reports, test procedures, etc.
    •Must have above average Microsoft Office skills to include MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, and Outlook.
    •Must be able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing with confidence to various high level DoD personnel.
    •Must have working knowledge of current Information Assurance policies, procedures, and techniques.
    •Must be able to travel (up to 25%), sometimes on short notice.
    •Be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.

    Experience in the following area is considered an asset for this position:

    •Demonstrated experience in CISSP

    Interested candidates are requested to send a current resume, along with salary requirements to: careers@femmecomp.com.



    GERSH10-04 AFRICOM C4 Systems Satellite Communications Support
    Location: Stuttgart, Germany USAFRICOM headquarters
    Citizenship/Clearance requirement: Candidates must be a U.S. citizen and will be required to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.

    Femme Comp Inc. has an immediate opening for a full-time AFRICOM C4 Systems Satellite Communications Support position to support USAFRICOM headquarters.

    Essential functions of the Systems Satellite Communication Support position will be:

    •Provide lead engineering on site support per AFRICOM direction to serve as primary day to day interface for tasking and delivery prioritization.
    •Provide recommendations for management of AFRICOM single channel satellite apportionment. Provides for consistently technically accurate, timely, positive information and reflects thorough in-depth understanding of command satellite requirements and war fighter needs whether orally or in writing.
    •Provide technical engineering assistance to all phases of network development, operation and management. Monitor network topologies; develop and evaluate alternative utilization or configuration options.
    •Provide technical expertise and input on procedural guidance for AFRICOM and Component Commands regarding the authorized use of satellite resources.
    •Performs independent research, analysis, and evaluation of requirements and provides recommendations on the best way to ensure adherence to DoD standards.
    •Provide expert technical advice on satellite resources to the Senior Leadership in AFRICOM, DoD, JCS, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), and other U.S. Government agencies involved in satellite matters.
    •Perform staff visits alone or as a member of the AFRICOM C4 Systems Team to observe or evaluate Component and theater level satellite programs and recommend actions aimed at overcoming identified problems. Plans and implements studies for major problem areas with emphasis in assisting development of significant improvement in policy, procedures and techniques.
    •Coordinate appropriate subject matter expertise representation on various military panels that evaluate the use of satellite resources and support Joint military and U.S. National working groups that influence, negotiate and develop solution resource issues related to satellite apportionment, and future satellite requirements.
    •Document Operational, system control, and user Requirements. Develop Systems Engineering Solutions for SATCOM / IT Networks.
    •Assist in the planning and execution of contingency support and exercises/operations.
    •Advise AFRICOM C4 Systems staff on commercial satellite availability within the AFRICOM AOR and ability to support emerging mission requirements.
    •Research emerging Commercial and MILSATCOM technologies and determine applicability to support AFRICOM missions.
    •Develop individual link budgets, related network and transponder loading, and performance estimates; and satellite communications systems infrastructure plans and satellite communications control plans. Develop plans to optimize transponder usage on a regional and system-wide basis.
    •Research commercial industry capabilities, best practices, and emerging technologies to determine applicability to AFRICOM.
    •Assist in the development of commercial satellite portions of AFRICOM theater network policy.
    •Assess operational requirements and recommend optimal architectures/solutions for review and approval by Government.
    •Facilitate all aspects of satellite communications to include management of UHF, EHF, SHF, X, L, C, Ku and Ka bands.
    •Interact with Joint Staff for adjudication of EHF assignments. Conduct daily coordination with AFRICOM C4 Systems Directorate staff elements, service component and JTF satellite engineers, DISA, RSSC, and supporting commands and agencies to collect, analyze and develop MILSATCOM requirements necessary to support AFRICOM operations, contingencies, and exercises.
    •Advise C4 Systems Directorate staff on MILSATCOM availability and ability to support new mission requirements within the AFRICOM Theater.
    •Research emerging MILSATCOM technologies and determine applicability to support AFRICOM missions.
    •Participate in AFRICOM sponsored technical control (TechCon) and theater.
    •C4 planning and engineering conferences.
    •Provide MILSATCOM input to the satellite database (SDB).
    •Develop and maintain detailed theater MILSATCOM network diagrams and databases.
    •Assist in the development of MILSATCOM portions of AFRICOM theater network policies.
    •Prepare MILSATCOM portions of AFRICOM OPLAN, CONPLAN and exercise planning directives.
    •Monitor MILSATCOM performance reports and recommend engineering solutions to improve network performance and gain efficiencies.
    •Management and architecture of Deployable KU-Band Earth Terminal (DKET) and commercial SATCOM platforms in the AFRICOM Theater.
    •Confirm technical credibility of spectrum guidance to AFRICOM and its Component Commands of technical panels, working groups, and other MILDEP agencies to resolve electromagnetic spectrum issues.
    •Coordinate with all DISA elements, JTF, and AFRICOM Components; maintain situational awareness of transmissions issues and performance; ticketing and troubleshooting; assist Components and JTFs with operational transmissions issues; maintain network diagrams; and assist with NetOps report.
    •Coordinate with the RSSC and DISA; validate satellite access request, validate gateway access request, disseminate SAR/GAR validation to CCJ6C, review returned satellite access and gateway access authorizations for discrepancies, review all ASI, and file/record mission information and manage SATCOM frequency and transponder allocations.
    •Identify transmissions network problems. Ensure strategic to tactical transmissions connectivity is functioning properly.
    •Monitor and evaluate configurations and performance of the Tier 1 transmissions network.
    •Maintain situational awareness of the AFRICOM Tier 1 transmission network issues and performance.
    •Assist components and JTFs with transmissions troubleshooting.
    •Advise the Watch Officers and Operations Officer on the robustness and performance of the theater transmissions architecture and recommend courses of action.
    •Enforce AFRICOM configurations and policies on the Tier 1 and below transmissions network.
    •Assist in the NetOps reporting of transmission issues.
    •Other duties as assigned.
    •Be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

    Interested candidates are requested to send a current resume, along with their salary requirements to: careers@femmecomp.com.



    DCMJB10-06 Senior Systems/Budget Analyst
    Location: Crystal City, VA area
    Citizenship/Clearance requirement: Candidates must be a U.S. citizen and will be required to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.

    Femme Comp Inc. currently has an immediate opening for a full-time Senior Systems/Budget Analyst to support the HQDA CIO/G-6 Information Resource Integration (IRI) Directorate, Program Integration Division. This position has a high amount of direct client contact and requires a great deal of writing and presenting as well as the ability to provide support at General Officer level meetings.

    Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

    •Assisting in the CIO/G-6 IRI Office (SAIS-ZR) in the exercise of its responsibility as the primary office within CIO/G-6 for producing a C4/IT plan, program, and budget to ensure that critical Army C4/IT needs are adequately resourced
    •Supporting developing recommendations that will integrate resources for all Army C4/IT programs within HQDA, and support the SAIS-ZR manager working PPBES processes
    •Assisting in the development of an overall C4/IT investment plan and work to ensure that C4/IT resources are allocated in accordance with the priorities in the investment plan
    •Providing a variety of related administrative duties such as detailed note taking at General Officer level meetings and preparation of Executive Summaries as assigned.

    Required Skills and Education:

    •Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree with an emphasis on accounting, finance, economics and/or contract management combined with 8-10 years experience working in a DoD environment.
    •A professional, experienced Staff Action officer who has worked on the HQDA or equivalent Service/Agency/COCOM Staff with budget, Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and Programming, Planning, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) experience
    •Knowledgeable of Army C4/IT initiatives and capabilities, both existing and emerging
    •Army Finance Military School or equivalent a plus but not required.
    •Familiar with the organization, processes and procedures of the OSD and HQDA organizational structures.
    •Able to analyze the discussion topics and conversation flow to extract both direct and implied tasks.
    •Extensive experience coordinating activities with large, dispersed organizations.
    •Experienced with SACO/JACO tasking processes, timelines and procedures.
    •Familiar with the Army budget administrative tools to include the Data warehouse (formerly PROBE) database
    •Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under minimum supervision.
    •Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy.
    •Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
    •Ability to multi-task.
    •Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) desirable.
    •Knowledge of Financial Management Regulation (FMR) desirable
    •Certified Defense Financial Manager certification (CDFM) a plus
    •Ability to effectively interact with company and customer personnel at all levels.
    •Ability to work effectively under specific time constraints.
    •Excellent attention to detail, communication skills and organization skills

    Interested candidates are requested to send a current resume, along with their salary requirements to: careers@femmecomp.com.



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