Tactical Communications SME

Job Description

Seeking a team member to provide in-depth expertise in support of a senior defense client in strategy development, implementation planning, and acquisition, transition, and resource-related assessments for C4ISR tactical communications or tactical data link capabilities.

You will provide expert technical, acquisition, and program support for interoperability and cooperative development of tactical communication systems and equipment, tactical data links (TDLs), and the underlying communications security (COMSEC).

Key Responsibilities:

• Evaluate existing tactical communications systems and tactical data links to identify operational deficiencies and network performance improvements.
• Monitor development, experimental execution, and test and evaluation of COMSEC, cryptographic modernization (CryptoMod), and/or tactical communications devices, advanced tactical data links, and networks.
• Assist with the collection and analysis of after actions and lessons learned information that will be used to develop policy and direction toward delivery of modern communications capabilities for the warfighter.
• Routinely interact with high level Government officials, acquisition leadership, international coalition partners, defense industrial base and Science and Technology development community.
• Communicate system analysis results and activities in emails, technical reports, papers, presentations and meetings.

Basic Qualifications:

• 7 years or more experience consisting of:
•  4 years experience with operational planning, force development, deployment, and sustainment of tactical communications capabilities or tactical data links (TDL) supporting command and control or C4ISR mission sets.
• 2 years experience as a self starter, effectively executing the action and staff officer role developing strategies, decision briefs, and information papers; and coordinating taskers using the existing staff coordination standards, document reviews, program updates, bullet backgrounds, and point papers.
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate client and stakeholder requirements, perform proactively while paying strict attention to detail, and work with minimum oversight
• Knowledge of the DoD Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF), and of either the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) or Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) processes.
• US Citizen
• DoD Top Secret Clearance with SCI Access (or agency equivalent)

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with implementing, modernizing, and transitioning military communications technologies.
• Experience with Communication Security (COMSEC) equipment and keying material processes.
• Experience with strategic level DoD and Service security policies and procedures for cryptographic and keying material.
• Experience with working as part of a cross-functional delivery team, integrating and incorporating detailed technical data from multiple team members into executive-level decision-making products, and communicating the findings, insights, and recommendations to senior-level clients effectively.
• Expertise in writing and synthesizing data from multiple sources into comprehensive and concise technical documents.
• Ability to work independently, creatively, and analytically in a problem-solving environment.