International SOF Support SME

Please note: This position is contingent upon the award of a contract. We will provide updates on the status of the contract and next steps during the hiring process.

Minimum Qualifications Summary

Certification & Education

• Graduate of US SOF component selection and assessment program such as US Army SFQC, BUDS or another SOF component equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in any field from an accredited university
• Graduate of a Joint Professional Military Education course, Intermediate Development Course or a Senior Professional Military Education Course
  
  
  

Experience Required

• One-year recent (last 5 years) combat/operational experience as part of International Stabilization Force Afghanistan (ISAF) or similar multinational special operation.
• 3 years recent (last 7 years) of regional experience as member of GCC or TSOC staff.
• 1 years’ experience in international SOF environment, (e.g., assignment to Multinational (MN) SOF headquarters such as the NATO SOF HQ, or GCC coalition coordination center).
• Experience with Foreign Disclosure and working with international partner information exchanges
• Current DoW Secret clearance and eligible for SCI access
  
  
  

Job Objective

The purpose of this task is to provide support to the J3-I mission, accelerate collaboration and interoperability between international Special Operations partners to more effectively deter in competition, respond in crisis, and prevail in conflict.

Responsibilities

• Support development of and maintain a common operational picture of PN SOF operations and activities to ensure their strategic interests are captured in USSOCOM planning forums such as Global SOF Synchronization Process
• Plan, schedule, draft content for, and execute coordination events (e.g. planning meetings, Secure Video Teleconferences, planning sessions using collaboration tools) with multiple TSOCs, components, North Atlantic Treaty Organization SOF Headquarters, and PN SOF headquarters
• Plan, schedule, draft content for, and coordinate PN SOF inputs to key USSOCOM, TSOC, and SOF component planning processes, including senior leader seminars, GSOS, Trans-Regional Synchronization Forums, Strategic Coalition Alignment Forum, key leader engagements, and J3-I communities of interest and communities of action
• Enhance USSOCOM enterprise planning efforts to include PN SOF units and capabilities; develop and maintain metrics to assess enterprise integration with PN SOF
• Coordinate with Foreign Disclosure Office for release of USSOCOM, combatant command, and Department of War plans to PN SOF representatives; provide a mechanism for tracking requests for information, support, and information release/disclosure where possible, integrate PN SOF directly into planning efforts to enable development of multinational courses of actions and options
• Identify barriers to PN entry into planning processes and provide advice to government on options to address and resolve
• Collect information from PN SOF and publish situation reports that enable J3 to maintain situational awareness and track upcoming decisions regarding the employment of PN SOF; synchronize that information with other inputs (e.g., SOLO, US embassy, TSOC, Geographic Combatant Command reporting) and identify key leader decision points
• Manage the daily schedule of operations of the J3-I facility, which includes controlled access to open-bay secure collaboration spaces, multiple, scalable secure video teleconference planning rooms, two Secure Compartmented Information Facilities, two conference areas, and 20 individual secure country rooms for PN secure coordination with their home countries
  
  
  

Work Location

Tampa, FL

About Lukos

Lukos has been delivering professional services to the Federal Government for 15 years. We help a variety of federal agencies in areas such as national security, homeland security, international development, training, analytics, healthcare, and other professional services. Since our founding, we have grown to support all military services and multiple federal civilian agencies.

About Our Name: Lukos is ancient Greek for “wolf”. The characteristics of the wolf match our approach to national security. The wolf is known for cunning, aggression, patience, and teamwork. An individual wolf is smart, strong, and resilient, but the true strength of wolves is their ability to work together as a wolfpack. Kipling said it best in The Law of the Jungle.

"For the strength of the pack is the wolf, and the strength of the wolf is the pack."

At Lukos we take care of our pack by offering full time employees competitive benefits to include: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off and Federal holidays.

Lukos is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or national origin.