Technical Facilities Integrator

Do you have a passion for leading technical and operational engagement within collaborative DCSA Approved Areas and mission-focused events involving key APL contributors and sponsors?

If so, we want you on our team in the Cyber Security and Technical Collaborative Centers (JAF) group within the National Security Analysis Department (NSAD).

We are seeking a motivated Technical Facilities Integrator who will provide professional level leadership in the technical and operational integration of NSAD’s specialized facilities, while coordinating system readiness and mission support activities across JHUAPL campus locations. In JAF, we are committed to developing innovative technical solutions that empower our staff, fostering an environment of creativity, autonomy, and independent thinking.

As a Technical Facilities Integrator, you will…

• Lead the concept design and implementation of the mission-support technical architectures, ensuring alignment with NSAD operational policy frameworks and DCSA compliance requirements - Examples include generative AI exercises, wargaming, modeling and simulation events, technical briefings, and sponsor engagements across classified and unclassified environments.
• Serve as a technical advisor, collaborating with Program, Project, and Operations Managers to define technical requirements, resource strategies and system integration roadmaps.
• Organize cross-functional operational teams, ensuring coordinated development of technical procedures, configuration baselines, and lifecycle management practices to strengthen mission technical capabilities.
• Provide on-site and live-event technical oversight, exercising independent judgment to diagnose and resolve complex issues in real time to ensure continuity during mission-critical activities.
• Lead the configuration, administration, and performance management of technical systems, including classified computing environments, video teleconferencing platforms, and audio/visual projection and switching systems.
• Partner on the architectural design, integration strategy, and long-term technology roadmap for the continuous improvement of telecommunications, network, and A/V systems across departmental technical facilities, ensuring secure, reliable, and mission-aligned operation of platforms such as XLeap/Meeting Sphere, Zoom, Teams, AI agents, etc..
• Independently satisfy the design, deployment, and reconfiguration of technical systems and facility layouts to support evolving operational requirements, providing oversight of implementation activities to ensure technical and security alignment.
• Provide oversight and performance strategy for the optimization of display, visualization, and collaborative systems to enable high quality technical presentations and mission activities.
• Define enterprise validation protocols, acceptance criteria, and performance benchmarks for mission-critical visualization and collaborative systems.
• Lead pre-event resource collaboration, requirement composition, and system validation including hardware and software configuration, testing, and performance assurance, to guarantee readiness and reliability during live operations.
• Develop and manage the model for lifecycle planning, configuration standards for electronic support tools, network components, and A/V hardware, ensuring systems are documented, maintained, and aligned with operational and security requirements.
• Collaborate with Facility Managers, Project Managers, and Senior Program Managers to evaluate, pilot, and enhance emerging collaborative and visualization technologies that advance mission execution and sponsor engagement capabilities.

You meet our minimum qualifications for the job if you have...

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Technical Facilities/Operations, Computer Science, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least three years of relevant experience supporting the design, integration, configuration, or deployment of computing, network, audio/visual, or telecommunications systems, ideally within a classified environment, and working knowledge of NISPOM regulations.
• Knowledge of telecommunications and collaboration technologies, including their integration, performance management, and use within mission-focused environments (e.g., Zoom, Teams, AI agents, XLeap/Meeting Sphere or equivalent systems).
• Ability to provide operational oversight and technical guidance for multiple facility-based technical events in a dynamic, fast-paced setting.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and problem-solving skills that support independent decision-making in complex technical environments.
• Proficiency in managing and optimizing audio, visual, and teleconferencing system capabilities to support mission and sponsor needs.
• Ability to independently analyze technical or program-related requirements and develop solutions or processes to address operational and logistical challenges.
• Familiarity with security…