What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Subject Matter Expert position at ARA Brand?
The ISR Division of Applied Research Associate, Inc. is seeking a Technical Subject Matter Expert (Tech SME) to support our Adversarial Assessment Contract. The Technical Subject Matter Expert has two primary roles within the program’s Ground Team. The Technical SME is responsible for the manufacture and maintenance of Ground Team technical collection and surreptitious entry equipment.
Additionally, the Technical SME is responsible in advising and training the Ground Team in the implementation of tactics, techniques, and procedures employed by technically sophisticated adversaries. The Technical SME integrates with the Ground Team from the concept of the operation development through ground assessment termination. The Technical SME will advise the Ground Team in current adversarial trends as well as the specific capabilities and limitations of available technologies. The Technical SME will design, test, and train the Ground Team to implement equipment in an operational environment. The Technical SME will engage with Counterintelligence and operational units to maintain an up-to-date familiarity with adversarial tactics techniques and procedures. The Technical SME will develop technology and equipment similar to that being used by adversaries to be employed by the Ground Team. The Technical SME will reside and work with Ground Team partner organizations.
This position is geographically aligned with 20th Special Forces Group (A) at Birmingham, AL. 100% on site presence is required.
Technical Subject Matter Expert Responsibilities/Tasks:
Technical Subject Matter Expert shall:
- Maintain a current understanding of adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures
- Maintain Ground Team technical collection and surveillance inventory
- Design, test, and maintain the technical collection and entrance inventory
- Train the Ground Team to implement technical collection and/or BMOE equipment in an operational environment
- Design, test, and maintain concealment devices
- Advise the Ground Team in the proper implementation and handling of technical collection equipment
- Integrate with the Ground Team during pre-mission training (PMT) and during operations to support equipment and the overall effort
- Produce and maintain accountability of fabricated documentation and credentials in support of Ground Team assessments
Technical Subject Matter Expert Required Skills/Qualifications:
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- 13 – 15 years of relevant experience in Technical Surveillance, Technical Surveillance in an operational environment, and Electrical Engineering in lieu of a degree
- Demonstrated experience designing and employing surreptitious audio/video collection devices
- Demonstrated experience exploiting radio frequency (RF) for operational advantage (3G, 4G, GSM, RFID, PTT, WiFi, Bluetooth)
- Proficient in Tag, Track, Locate (TTL)
- Experience constructing and employing concealment devices
- Experience employing surreptitious entry techniques
- Experience designing, manufacturing, and piloting UAS
- Sensitive site exploitation
Technical Subject Matter Expert Desired Skills/Qualifications:
- Prior service with 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) preferred; equivalent Special Operations experience will be considered
- Advanced Special Operations Techniques – Level III (or equivalent)
- Advanced Technical Surveillance Course (or equivalent)
- Successful completion of the Technical Surveillance Counter Measure course
- Possesses a current FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
- Bypass Methods of Entry (BMOE)
- Alarm Bypass
- Experience with audio-visual security system design and bypass
- Counterintelligence collection/analysis
- Experience fabricating documentation and/or credentials in support of operations
- Experience in audio/visual security system design and/or compromise
Who is ARA?
Do you want to work for a purpose? Applied Research Associates, Inc. (aka ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company. We have been providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences since 1979. ARA has over 2,265 employee-owners and continues to grow rapidly. Together, our offices throughout the U.S. and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement.
ARA also prides itself, on having a challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm. The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. Employee ownership ensures you have a voice in what happens in the company.
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