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SMX is seeking a skilled Data Scientist to be part of our Information Technology Team supporting NAWCAD at Patuxent River, MD. The Data Scientist tasks include research and discovery of opportunities for data acquisition and data systems integration. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Research, design and develop data systems, architectures, tools, infrastructure components, and models Leverage high-performance computing infrastructures into systems architecture Recommend best architectures, tools, and technologies to address organizational needs Required Skills: Clearance Required: Top Secret, Secret to start. The applicant selected may be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Ability to maintain a Top Secret Clearance Knowledge of DoD Information Assurance practices, including Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) Must be able to interact with peers, management, and senior engineers in a constantly evolving environment to ensure a positive customer experience and atmosphere in the workplace. 3+ years of related IT experience required Associate degree in IT field DoD 8570 compliant (IAT Level 2) (Examples of minimum acceptable certifications-CCNA Security, CySA+, G SEC, Security+ CE, SSCP) Desired Skills: Past DoD system administration experience Bachelor’s degree in IT field desired #cjpost At SMX®, we are a team of technical and domain experts dedicated to enabling your mission. From priority national security initiatives for the DoD to highly assured and compliant solutions for healthcare, we understand that digital transformation is key to your future success. We share your vision for the future and strive to accelerate your impact on the world. We bring both cutting edge technology and an expansive view of what’s possible to every engagement. Our delivery model and unique approaches harness our deep technical and domain knowledge, providing forward-looking insights and practical solutions to power secure mission acceleration. SMX is an Equal Opportunity employer Learn more
SMX is seeking an Organization Defense Travel Administrator (ODTA) for Project Management Office (PMO) Search, Track, Radiate, Eliminate (STARE). This position will provide onsite support to our client in Huntsville, AL. The Organization Defense Travel Administrator will be responsible for the administration of the Defense Travel System (DTS) at the Project Office level and, as such, assist the Lead Defense Travel Administrator (LDTA) with overall DTS administration for the PMO. In this role, you will manage and validate completed training certificates from TraX, and other systems, based on Instructor Led Training in TJASS, per the PEO MS Travel Office (S-23-01): Permissions, Roles, System Access, Separation of Duties and Training for Defense Travel System (DTS) and Travel Joint Administrative Service System (TJASS) Roles and Training. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Administer the DTS at the PMO level, acting on the LDTA’s behalf Update and report travel and travel card suspense dates to the LDTA Ensure appointments for Certifying and Approving officials are processed and approved Manage internal controls for USG travel and travel cards Ensure employees are aware of official USG travel business rules, SOPs, and policies Organize and arrange DTS group and organization access, permissions, and Separation of Duties Manage travel documents and provide reports to USG leadership Provide expert advice to PMO travelers, support staff, and accountable officials Conduct internal audits and support external ones Ensure DTS users and Accountable Officials satisfy training requirements Maintain training plans and records in TJASS Review employee input in ATAAPS Report employee OCONUS travel, weekly Received and deliver official PMO mail Maintain the PMO’s Travel and Management Support SharePoint site Other emerging duties as assigned Required Skills & Experience Clearance Required: Secret Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of related experience; with the last 2 years utilizing Defense Travel System (DTS) Allowable substitutions: Associate's degree Learn more
Are you interested in the next generation of Space Force Remote Sensing capabilities? The SMX Space and Intelligence (S&I) Business Unit (BU) is on the ground floor across the future remote sensing ecosystem for all orbital regimes (LEO, MEO, HEO, and GEO). We build, integrate, and operationally support our customer's emerging space-ground systems to include real-time data processing frameworks, sensor data processing, and data visualization. We are teamed with the most passionate companies in industry, dedicated to bringing best-of-breed capabilities to address our customers most pressing needs. We have an immediate opportunity for a DevSecOps Engineer who is excited to apply their talents to our customer's challenging project and one who will thrive in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate is a recognized professional with hands-on expertise and an excellent understanding of engineering processes supporting large, National Defense, Agile software development programs. With a team of system and software engineers in a fast-paced environment you will be an integral part of Space System Command’s recently awarded Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) Enterprise OPIR Solution (EOS) program. The EOS program will enhance the government-owned FORGE framework, delivering a scalable, cyber-secure ground processing capability to strengthen the Space Force’s missile warning and tracking mission and accelerate threat-responsive solutions for warfighters. Position location is on-site in Boulder, CO 5 days per week. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Manage integration, scanning, and deployment of applications into orchestrated frameworks. Work with deployment teams to orchestrate deployments to development, test, and operational environments. Create, maintain, and improve Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines in GitLab CI/CD. Monitor CI pipelines for performance and resolve observed or reported issues. Implement and maintain version promotion of one or more applications within CI pipelines. Integrate CI pipelines with development tools for artifact management, software test, software quality assessment, etc. Implement Continuous Learn more
Are you interested in the next generation of Space Force Remote Sensing capabilities? The SMX Space and Intelligence (S&I) Business Unit (BU) is on the ground floor across the future remote sensing ecosystem for all orbital regimes (LEO, MEO, HEO, and GEO). We build, integrate, and operationally support our customer's emerging space-ground systems to include real-time data processing frameworks, sensor data processing, and data visualization. We are teamed with the most passionate companies in industry, dedicated to bringing best-of-breed capabilities to address our customers most pressing needs. We have an immediate opportunity for a DevSecOps Engineer who is excited to apply their talents to our customer's challenging project and one who will thrive in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate is a recognized professional with hands-on expertise and an excellent understanding of engineering processes supporting large, National Defense, Agile software development programs. With a team of system and software engineers in a fast-paced environment you will be an integral part of Space System Command’s recently awarded Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) Enterprise OPIR Solution (EOS) program. The EOS program will enhance the government-owned FORGE framework, delivering a scalable, cyber-secure ground processing capability to strengthen the Space Force’s missile warning and tracking mission and accelerate threat-responsive solutions for warfighters. Position location is on-site in Boulder, CO 5 days per week. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Manage integration, scanning, and deployment of applications into orchestrated frameworks. Work with deployment teams to orchestrate deployments to development, test, and operational environments. Create, maintain, and improve Continuous Integration (CI) pipelines in GitLab CI/CD. Monitor CI pipelines for performance and resolve observed or reported issues. Implement and maintain version promotion of one or more applications within CI pipelines. Integrate CI pipelines with development tools for artifact management, software test, software quality assessment, etc. Implement Continuous Learn more
SMX is seeking a Security Systems Field Technician with a strong background in installing, configuring and maintaining Electronic Security Systems (ESS) solutions to join our team! This position will be located in the San Diego, CA metro area and will implement Electronic Security Systems solutions directly for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Webster Outlying Field (WOLF), Special Communications Mission Solutions (SCMS) Division to support a subset of Tactical and Remote C5I Edge Systems (TARCES) projects including legacy, current and next generation telecommunication and related communications-electronics (C-E) systems requirements and the design, development, integration, test and evaluation, fielding and sustainment of industry standard electronic security systems, subsystems, and components. As a Security Systems Field Technician on our team, you’ll be responsible for providing technical inputs and recommendations to government customers and integrated project teams. You will support preventative and corrective maintenance efforts for Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) and Government Off the Shelf (GOTS) security hardware related to Access Control Systems (ACS), Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), Alarm Systems, Indoor and Outdoor Closed Circuit Television (CCTV), Controller and Reader Modules, Open Architecture Security solutions, Automated Vehicle Gates (AVG) and Automated Vehicle Barriers (AVB). You’ll help clients overcome tough challenges through professional communication and task management, and your knowledge will be vital as you identify areas and opportunities for improvement in a mission-critical environment. This position requires the ability to obtain a DoD secret security clearance which requires US citizenship for work on DoD contracts. This is a hybrid role working onsite and remotely. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Collaborate with Project Managers, Government Project Leads and Integrated project personnel to respond to support Electronic Security System (ESS) projects Lead implementation and integration planning of (ESS) hardware and software solutions Conduct regression testing and validation of new (ESS) technologies Lead on-site Learn more
We are looking for a Dynatrace expert to join our team to help ensure that we are effectively using the platform to drive insights and improve system performance. This person will play a pivotal role in optimizing application performance monitoring and observability strategies. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in application monitoring, performance tuning, and analytics. This is a remote position supporting a Boston, MA based team. Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Serve as the primary expert on Dynatrace, providing guidance and best practices for implementation and usage. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Dynatrace into our monitoring and observability framework. Create dashboards, alerts, notifications for application performance monitoring. Develop, fine-tune Dynatrace API integration to monitor Single Page Applications [SPA]. Develop click-through or drill-down capabilities to navigate between front-end and backend process. Analyze application performance metrics and provide actionable insights to enhance system efficiency and user experience. Develop and maintain dashboards, alerts, and reports to monitor system health and performance. Conduct training sessions and workshops for team members to promote best practices in using Dynatrace. Stay updated on Dynatrace features, industry trends, and emerging technologies to ensure the organization is leveraging the platform to its fullest potential. Troubleshoot and resolve performance issues in collaboration with our client, development and operations teams. Contribute to documentation and knowledge sharing related to Dynatrace processes and procedures Required Technologies and Skills: Educational / Experience Foundations Bachelor’s degree additional years of experience in lieu of degree will be considered 1–5 years in IT: from support-level to engineering/consulting roles Observability & Monitoring Hands-on with Dynatrace or similar APM and observability platforms Log analytics tools (Splunk, ElasticSearch, etc.) Working knowledge of alerting, dashboards, performance issue resolution Cloud & Infrastructure Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP Network fundamentals: routing, load balancing, security, capacity planning Virtualization, container technologies, Learn more
SMX is hiring an Exchange/Messaging Engineer to provide support to our Marine Corps client. This is a hybrid role based in Quantico, VA. In support of our DoD client's mission to provide enterprise network operations and computer network defense, the Exchange/Messaging Engineer will provide Enterprise Exchange and BlackBerry support. The position requires in-depth knowledge of Microsoft-based infrastructure design and development, messaging and directory services best-practices and advanced knowledge of systems administration, operations, and management. The Exchange/Messaging Engineer should have expert-level experience planning, documenting, installing, managing, monitoring, and troubleshooting high-availability Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 environments and will be expected to be able to comfortably configure aspects of the Microsoft Enterprise Exchange in support of a 265,000 user environment across multiple AD domains to provide messaging support. The messaging environment consists of Microsoft Exchange mail services (Client Access, Hub Transport, and Mailbox server roles), Enterprise Blackberry services, NetApp backup and restore solutions, along with UnitySync directory synchronization services. The underlying infrastructure consists of physical servers, VMware Virtualization and NetApp storage solutions. Additional duties and responsibilities include: Support the overall health of technologies associated with the Enterprise Messaging environment Provide Microsoft Enterprise Exchange operational configuration management support Provide Cisco IronPort technical expertise in the management, maintenance, and problem resolution Resolve Tier III messaging tickets Configure Antivirus products and HBSS as they relate to Exchange Servers Provide guidance and instruction (to include written documentation) such as SOPs and inputs into the knowledge management system repository to the service desk for handling standard Message related incidents and service requests Provide documentation, guidance and instruction to the Tier 1 and Tier II service desk for handling standard Messaging related incidents, work orders and service requests Monitor the health of Messaging systems with provided event management tools Implement monitoring tools thresholds and conduct proactive event remediation Learn more
We are currently seeking a talented and motivated Facility Security Officer (FSO) to support our industrial security program in support of multiple clients. The candidate will be a part of a collaborative team responsible for maintaining a compliant security program at SMX. This role will be remote, with occasional travel to our Herndon, VA office. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Serve as FSO for multiple Facility Clearances (FCLs) within the SMX security program in compliance with the 32 CFR Part 117, National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (NISPOM) and other client-specific requirements. Serve as point of contact and develop and maintain positive working relationships with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) and client-specific security. Develop, maintain, and implement standard operating procedures and standard practices and policies to ensure compliance. Manage and process personnel security clearances (initial, reinvestigations) utilizing DISS and NBIS systems to include records management in SIMS. Develop, conduct, and track required in-house training and briefings in support of the industrial security program, including initial, annual refresher, foreign travel, courier, derivative classification, OPSEC, and other client-specific training to include debriefings. Assist with developing and maintaining the SMX Insider Threat Program. Conduct annual security self-inspections, including documentation and tracking follow up actions. Participate in DCSA and client inspections/assessments to include preparation, preparation, documentation, and follow-up. Process SCI requests utilizing ACCS and follow-through with indoctrination coordination. Process Visit Authorizations utilizing DISS and ACCS as needed Prepare and review DD254s and maintain program security files. Submit CAC applications and manage CAC issuances and renewals for multiple programs. Investigate and document Security Incidents/Violations and report to DCSA via DISS as required. Prepare and submit system access forms such as DD2875s. Support employees with DEERs actions as needed Fulfill tickets in the ServiceNow environment to respond to employee needs and security requirements. Submit reports Learn more
SMX is seeking a Field Service Technician to support the U.S. Army Counterintelligence Command’s IT infrastructure by providing hardware maintenance, hardware management, cyber and Tier II service desk support. This is a full-time onsite position. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Perform all hardware maintenance duties and operate automated diagnostics systems. Perform remedial and preventative maintenance per OEM specs, Cybersecurity STIG requirements, or TTM/COR directives. Track and execute warranties for asset maintenance. Perform equipment installation and relocation. Assist/conduct equipment sanitization for turn-in to DRMO. Identify required spare parts and maintain inventory of spares. Fabricate, install, and remove cabling and cabling infrastructure (e.g., raceways, conduit) in line with DoD and Army requirements. Perform hardware installations and basic network administration. Install or troubleshoot Automated Information Systems and IP assets on a network (e.g., configure IPs, troubleshoot connectivity issues). Provide system hardware maintenance and interconnectivity familiarization for personnel after hardware upgrades, integrations, reconfigurations, and layout drawing updates. Attend internal training sessions and meetings. Create/update diagrams for IA, CM, and Government documentation requirements. Maintain change control and associated documentation. Provide Tier II support for desktop imaging, manage Active Directory contents (accounts, groups, etc.), manage Org share contents, distribution lists, and overall Office 365. Provide on-site support for Regional HQ, Field Offices, and staff computers, focusing on maintenance and preparation during duty hours and actively supporting live missions, including computer imaging and licensing. Assess mission requirements for necessary equipment and ensure network functionality. Troubleshoot and maintain network and computer interfaces. Support customer service requests and IT Service delivery within the IT Environment and for mission applications. Coordinate, resolve, and close service requests. Provide weekly customer service updates back to ACI Command HQ. Research, maintain, and apply expertise in emerging technologies and industry developments, trends, and best principles of IT customer support. Required Skills, Experience & Education Learn more
SMX is seeking an FMV Analyst Journeyman to support 24/7 Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) operations conducting Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (PED) missions supporting Special Operations Forces (SOF). This position will provide intelligence analysis/fusion PED support working a modified Panama schedule that support OCONUS operations. Drawing on your expertise, you'll provide vital insights to drive operations via the "Find, Fix, Finish, Exploit, Analyze and Disseminate (F3EAD)" targeting methodology. This involves comprehensive regional and point analysis utilizing cutting-edge geospatial techniques. The role offers daily challenges that promote growth in operational application of these multidisciplinary practices. Now hiring at our Fayetteville, NC location - Rotational Panama schedule. Come join our TEAM! Essential Duties and Responsibilities Conducts analysis remotely from CONUS PED locations Willingness to work a flexible schedule (nights and weekends, as needed) Perform near real-time observation, analysis, exploitation, and reporting of GEOINT data IAW the DNI ICD 203 and SOCOM Joint PED standards Develops concepts of operations for processing and analytical initiatives Consistently deliver quality outputs for all Screener, Reviewer, and production functions Perform peer-to-peer Quality Assurance reviews of all outputs and deliverables - as mission allows and prior to submittal Understanding of ISR collection techniques, sensor and platform capabilities and best practices utilized during multi-INT product creation Engage and communicate effectively with intelligence and operational partners, utilizing your deep technical expertise and operational experience to drive change Your maturity and experience should be adequate for this role Provide fusion of new, groundbreaking intel disciplines into assessments through incorporation of historical FMV data, optical images, non-optical images, satellite images, radar, or other intelligence information to enhance intelligence products Attend meetings, video teleconferences, working groups, forums, and technical exchanges related to mission/taskings and on existing technology or new and emerging capabilities that could enhance the ability to conduct PED Required Skills Learn more
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After more than 8 years with SMX, the biggest thing that kept me engaged is, if you come up with an idea, there’s always someone willing to listen. I’ve never had anyone shoot an idea down. I sometimes forget that not everyone at other companies has that. You don’t get siloed here. We give people opportunity and they have the ability to take the initiative and run with it.
We have a startup-type mentality, but with a bigger company supporting us. The way that people approach things, the way that we look at our customers, and the way that people are able to just reach out and talk to each other — it’s super important for me. And that’s honestly the types of things that’s kept me here for so long.
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Senior Information Systems Security Officer
At my last employer, I felt like a number. I’d worked with SMX employees who had nothing but good things to say. They felt empowered in a way that I wasn’t. So I was definitely interested in the opportunity to come here.
Even when I was being recruited, some of the people in HR were talking with me well past 5:00, and that continued during onboarding. Being remote could be a bit overwhelming for a new employee. SMX leveraged the tools and made it easy to navigate all the information. Instead of a fire hose, it’s been a steady stream of information.
This has been a night and day experience from my last employer. I’ve worked with some really good people over the last couple of years and I will be trying to get them on board soon.
Jason Gillie
Acquisition Security Management Specialist
I’ve been on active duty, enlisted, for 21 years. I came into the military under 9/11, and now retiring under COVID. (DoD’s) Skilbridge is a great program; In 2014, there were 1,400 applicants DoD-wide, in 2020-2021, over 60,000 — it’s definitely caught fire.
As an SMX intern, they have a training plan for me. Now, I’m continuing on the same path. I’ve gone from satellite acquisition (for the Air Force) to missile defense, protecting the warfighter — this is important, and SMX puts a value on that.
I’m not a chase the money guy. I’m a quality of life person. My program manager is a retired Army officer, and he’s helping me make the transition. SMX is talking the talk and walking the walk.
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Director of Procurement/Logistics & Trade Compliance
I was looking to get with a company that is up-and-coming and had an opening for a compliance program. SMX did not have one, so I looked at that as an opportunity to come in and start up a robust compliance program from the ground up. And that’s exactly what I did.
SMX has that small company feel, but we obviously work as a large company. Our CEO stresses a team of teams approach; we are multiple teams working to accomplish the same common goal. When you have a team of teams approach, it makes everything more streamlined, without having all of the potential headwinds that some companies have internally.