Telecommunications Domain, SME

The Telecommunications Domain Subject Matter Expert (SME) serves as the senior technical authority for the FAA Telecomm Domain leading a team of Network Architects and Systems Engineers to define the FAA vision for telecommunications modernization and translate it into actionable Enterprise Architecture capability roadmaps and implementation-ready designs.

This role requires deep domain expertise with FAA telecomm systems and modernization effortsespecially FTI FENS and TDM-to-IP transitionsand proven experience designing and implementing large-scale nationwide networks with high availability strict operational constraints and rigorous change governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the principal Telecommunications Domain advisor to FAA leadership and program stakeholders for network modernization strategy enterprise architecture and technical governance.
• Lead an integrated team of Network Architects and Systems Engineers to develop telecomm domain architectures reference designs and transition strategies aligned with FAA priorities and NAS operational requirements.
• Define the Telecommunications Domain Vision-to-Execution blueprint including target-state architecture transition states technology standards and migration sequencing that minimizes operational risk.
• Own the telecomm enterprise design across transport routing/switching voice network services timing/synchronization (as applicable) and operations/managementensuring designs support NAS mission systems and enterprise integration needs.
• Drive modernization of legacy transport and services including TDM-to-IP evolution voice and data convergence and interoperability with existing NAS infrastructure during multi-year transitions.
• Provide technical leadership for nationwide network design and implementation including resiliency patterns (multi-region diverse paths) capacity planning performance engineering and lifecycle planning.
• Establish and chair domain-level architecture governance including design reviews standards/patterns interface alignment and technical debt management across telecomm capabilities.
• Coordinate cross-domain integration with cybersecurity automation surveillance infrastructure/platform and test & evaluation teams to ensure telecomm designs are secure deployable supportable and compliant.
• Direct operational and sustainment alignment ensuring architecture decisions account for monitoring/observability fault isolation maintenance windows spares strategy and continuity of operations (COOP) needs.
• Lead vendor and integrator technical evaluations and trade studies (architecture options migration approaches service models) producing recommendations that balance safety performance schedule and cost.
• Mentor and develop senior technical staff building consistent engineering rigor across design artifacts implementation plans and operational handoffs.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 16 years with BS/BA or Minimum of 14 years with MS/MA
• Bachelors degree in Network Engineering Systems Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 12 years of experience in telecommunications/network architecture systems engineering or technical leadership on large-scale mission-critical network programs (federal aviation defense or similarly regulated environments).
• Hands-on FAA Telecommunications Domain experience is required including strong familiarity with FTI FENS and/or TDM-to-IP modernization (architecture operations deployment/sustainment or transition planning).
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing nationwide networks including multi-site architecture routing strategy resiliency carrier diversity and large-scale cutover planning.
• Strong understanding of IP networking fundamentals and enterprise carrier-grade patterns: routing segmentation QoS/traffic engineering high availability network services (DNS/DHCP/NTP) and secure remote access as applicable.
• Experience with systems engineering rigor: requirements development interface definition configuration/change management design reviews and verification/validation planning.
• Familiarity with network management/observability concepts and tooling: performance monitoring fault management configuration compliance inventory and incident response workflows.
• Ability to communicate with executive and operational stakeholderstranslating complex network tradeoffs into clear decisions risks and sequencing plans.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust (or higher) as required by the program.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in a relevant discipline.
• Experience with FAA/NAS network environments safety-critical operations and deployment constraints (site access maintenance windows phased cutovers service continuity).
• Direct experience with large carrier/service-provider interconnects diverse transport strategies and vendor management across national footprints.
• Familiarity with modern network architectures and practices (as applicable): SD-WAN segmentation/zero trust network patterns automation/IaC for network configuration and secure telemetry pipelines.
• Experience with architecture frameworks and artifacts (e.g. DoDAF TOGAF operational views interface views standards profiles roadmaps).
• Relevant certifications (one or more): CCNP/CCIE JNCIP/JNCIE ITIL or equivalent.

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