C2 Application Integration Engineer

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• Contract start 30 Jan 2022 To 12 months, 2x12 months extensions.
• NV1 Canberra

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Overview
The Commonwealth requires the services of a Command and Control (C2) Application Integration Engineer to supplement the contractor workforce within the Land Network Integration Centre (LNIC). This proposal seeks to engage an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Advanced Practitioner to assist the LNIC with the design, development, build and support of LNIC deployable systems, and integration of configurations and software into LNIC and external project delivered information domains within the Land Combat System.
The position is primarily a technical hands-on role, with responsibility to conduct capability development, as well as design, build, maintenance and configuration control tasks within a small team. It requires a combination of disciplines including communications network engineering, systems integration, innovation, test and evaluation, and documentation (technical and security).
As a technical subject matter expert within a small team, the resource will also be expected to contribute to the design of LNIC C4ISR, or data presentation solutions, as well as review project design documentation and provide advice on integration across land project and program system interfaces. This is inclusive of capability development and configuration control tasks of C4ISR related applications and technologies on networks within the Land Combat System. This includes virtualisation technology, networking technologies, routing protocols and containerisation.
Every application requires to address selection criteria as part of application submission
Essential Criteria * Qualifications, or practical experience with the following systems or concepts: a. Networking technologies and techniques. b. PKI. c. Infrastructure, including hosting and virtualised environments. d. Is formally trained in, or have extensive practical experience in the specific deployment and administration of military C4ISR networks, applications or systems. e. Experience with network integration at the tactical and operational levels within the ADF.
2.Deliverables a. Install, configure, and integrate C4ISR applications in support the Land Combat System Network Needs, and follow-on Army initiatives in support of capability decisions. This is based primarily on: (1) Virtualisation technologies such as KVM and VSphere, (2) Network technologies, (3) Routing protocols, (4) Containerisation of applications. b. The development and innovation of platform support to C4ISR applications and associated data interfaces. c. Develop and deliver training package material to describe the implementation of technologies and applications on Army Mission Command systems. d. Conduct role specific training to Army, Navy and RAAF technical tradespersons, and other technical and non-technical staff. e. Provide technical support to Army exercises for role specific technologies and systems. f. Review, advise and contribute to the design of application integrated solutions for Land Network systems as part of the Land Combat Systems.
3.Deliverables g. Develop system integration design documentation, and maintain configuration control of the C4ISR hosting environment, as well as their implementation onto Test and Development and Production Mission System environments. (1) Support innovation activities to demonstrate technology. (2) Support LNIC T&E activities. (3) Assist in the management C4ISR hosting environments (4) Provide other services as tasked by the LNIC Executive group.
Desirable criteria
1.It is desirable the Key Person has the following qualifications and practical experience in the previously described applications and fields, including: a. Virtualisation technologies such as vSphere and KVM. b. Networking technologies such as iBTN and Cisco IOS. c. Routing technologies such as OSPF, BGP and Multicast.