Military Operations Consultant
About the role
SAIC is looking for a Operations and Data Specialist to support the development and delivery of a large C2 system in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This position offers candidates seeking to make an impact on the mission through Operational System Investigations for a multi-domain C2 system.
Responsibilities
- Work with operators in the Combatant Commands (CCMD) and Services to identify critical operational information and data relevant to the development and operation of the system.
- Serve as an operational data expert to the program engineers and external partners in the design and development of a data model for a large C2 system.
- Perform services and analyses for developing traceable and accountable performance metrics and standards based on system requirements and desired outcomes.
- Build information and training packets for the system.
- Support operator understanding of the system.
- Assist the Program Director with customer requirements and tasks.
- Support Strategic Planning, and Stakeholder Analysis.
- Contribute to system development projects and tasks as part of a team executing SAFe.
- Support and facilitate personnel and subcontractor needs for system understanding.
Qualifications
TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and eighteen (18) years or more of related experience; Masters and sixteen (16) years or more experience; PhD or JD and thirteen (13) years or more experience.
Clearance: Must have an active Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI with CI Poly; US Citizenship required.
Required Skills
- Formal training from any of the service or joint sponsored Special Operation Schools
- Direct combat experience
- Must possess a strong understand of Joint operations
- Must be familiar with all domain warfare
- Must understand CCMD plans and operations, roles and responsibilities, data and processes
- Must understand operational metrics and measures of performance (what is mission success)
- Must be able to manage multiple projects and stakeholders
- Must possess a strong ability to take initiative and operate independent of instruction
- Must be able to communicate clearly (orally and written)
- Must understand how to manage and work with employees in highly technical fields
- Must retain the ability to learn technical processes associated with software development
- Must be competent with Microsoft office and experienced with Excel
Desired Skills
- Masters or Doctorate from an accredited University
- Data science field experience or formal training
- Understanding of Engagement Planning and Sequencing within a weapon systems.
- Understanding of Navy, Space, and Air Force contributions to Missile Defense
- Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®)
- Experience with Kanban
- Experience with Jira/Confluence or other management software
Pay
Target salary range $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.