Joint Special Operations Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Secret clearance required

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

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Job Description

Joint Special Operations Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Joint Special Operations (SME) supporting the nation's premier Special Operations Forces (SOF) units and soldiers. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Joint Special Operations (SME) you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on Joint Special Operations (SME) joining our team to develop exercise products and replicate and role play elements and entities as required to facilitate Commander's training objectives.

HOW A JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS (SME) WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Analyzes user needs and performs research and functional analysis on a variety of projects
• Work as a member of the Exercise Design Cell, the Strategic Initiatives Group (SIG), or the Fires Training Section to develop challenging and innovative exercise scenarios
• Participate in a series of In Progress Reviews (IPRs) for each exercise to determine unit training objectives and then develop vignettes and injects to address those objectives
• Work with other Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to include Intelligence SMEs, Operations SMEs and Publicly Available Information and Social Media (PAI/SM) SMEs to develop exercises for Army, Navy, and Air Force special operations units
• Work with Unit Trusted Agents to ensure that units are fully prepared for upcoming deployments to austere and sensitive locations
• Leverage expertise gained through staff experience in senior military staff positions to prepare the military leaders of tomorrow

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Required Experience: 15+ years of related experience and Graduate of the U.S. Army Special Forces Officer Qualifying Course, U.S. Army Military Information Support Officers Qualifying Course, U.S. Army Civil Affairs Officer Qualifying Course, or U.S. Army Military Intelligence Officer Basic Leader Course (or other service equivalent) and a graduate of a U.S. military officer’s intermediate or senior level service school. Senior Warrant Officers with equivalent experience may also meet these requirements.
• Required Technical Skills: Two years’ experience in Special Operations Forces Headquarters staff positions specifically performing joint operations. One year experience researching, planning, preparing, coordinating, and executing Mission Command Exercises focusing on Theater Special Operations Command (TSOC) and/or Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF) scenarios to train SOF units. Graduate of a Joint Forces Staff College program or school such as the Joint and Combined Warfighting School (JPME-II) or Joint Advanced Warfighting School, Joint, Interagency, and Multinational Planner’s Course
• Security Clearance Level: Secret security clearance required
• Required Skills and Abilities: Special Operations experience, Planning expertise, Tactical and Operational Level Military experience. Knowledge of strategic-level theory, National Security Strategy, and National Military Strategy. Knowledge of the Joint Operating Environment. Knowledge of strategic national guidance as it relates to operational plans and campaigns, and how that further relates to tactical-level application and strategic relevance. Experience with intelligence systems acquisition capability, Advanced Military Intelligence relating to Irregular Warfare and/or SOF Operations. Knowledge of regular versus irregular intelligence support, armed groups and irregular movements, intelligence support to Unconventional Warfare (UW), and UW campaign planning factors.
• Preferred Skills: Staff officer experience at the Operational Level of Military Command. Experience preparing units for deployment and in training Mission Command battle staff skills.
• Location: On Customer Site at the Special Operations Mission Training Center (SOMTC), Fort Bragg, NC.
• US Citizenship Required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

3 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required