USSOCOM J3 - Plans & Operations Branch

Rigid Tactical is seeking highly qualified International SOF Support Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to support the USSOCOM J3-I Plans & Operations Branch.The primary function of this branch is to provide clarity to Partner Nations (PN) on U.S. SOF operational requirements and coordinate their support to U.S. operations where national and security interests align. This is executed in close coordination with the Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs) and other key staff elements (J33, J35, J5). The secondary function is to address partner nation operational information gaps and assist in the development of the international SOF Common Operational Picture (SOFCOP).

Employment is contingent upon contract award.

• Location MacDill, AFB, Tampa FL
• Clearance - TS/ SCI eligible 

Qualifications/ Requirements 

• Clearance: Active Top Secret / SCI clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree, JPME/PME
• Extensive experience in SOF operational planning, synchronization, and deconfliction within USSOCOM, TSOC, or component staff environments (J3 or J5 preferred).
• Graduate of a premier U.S. SOF pipeline (e.g., SFQC, BUD/S)
• 3 years of recent GCC or TSOC staff experience.
• Minimum 1 year of recent multinational operational deployment experience (e.g., ISAF) paired with 1 year of direct assignment within an international SOF environment or coalition coordination center.
• Coalition Interoperability: Demonstrated experience working directly with Partner Nations, NATO SOF HQ, or foreign military representatives, with a strong understanding of Foreign Disclosure Office (FDO) processes.
• Systems & Facilities Experience: Familiarity with managing secure collaboration spaces, SVTC systems, portal-based tracking systems, and operating within a SCIF environment.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Requirements Identification: Identify international SOF requirements and areas requiring deconfliction, synchronization, and coordination with U.S. SOF operational headquarters and elements.
• Tracking & Actioning: Maintain the portal-based tracking mechanism for all PN requests for support, information, guidance, and status of requests for operational deployments to ensure effective PN SOF support to the Combatant Commands; track and action U.S. requests for PN SOF support and capabilities.
• Common Operational Picture: 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 the Global SOF Synchronization Process (GSOS).
• Enterprise Integration: Enhance USSOCOM enterprise planning efforts to include PN SOF units and capabilities; develop and maintain metrics to assess enterprise integration with PN SOF.
• Multinational Planning: Where possible, integrate PN SOF directly into planning efforts to enable the development of multinational courses of actions and options. Identify barriers to PN entry into planning processes and provide advice to the government on options to address and resolve.
• Collaboration Events: Plan, schedule, draft content for, and execute coordination events (e.g., planning meetings, Secure Video Teleconferences (SVTCs), and planning sessions using collaboration tools) with multiple TSOCs, components, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) SOF Headquarters (HQ), and PN SOF headquarters.
• Strategic Forums: Plan, schedule, draft content for, and coordinate PN SOF inputs to key USSOCOM, TSOC, and SOF component planning processes. This includes senior leader seminars, GSOS, Trans-Regional Synchronization Forums (TRSF), Strategic Coalition Alignment Forum (SCAF), key leader engagements, and J3-I communities of interest and communities of action.