C2 C4I Senior Systems Planner & Analyst

Innovative Reasoning•Quantico, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Provide on-site operational U.S. Marine Corps and Navy C2/C4I Systems experience to work Naval Integration issues related to Marine Corps and Navy C4I assets aboard Amphibious Assault Ships and to provide technical and program support to Maritime Expeditionary Warfare (MExW), Deputy Commandant, Combat Development & Integration (DC, CD&I), located at Quantico, VA. Responsibilities and Duties: Drawing upon C4ISR system experience in Joint and Naval mission accomplishments, conduct analysis of and develop documentation on system data exchanges. Support the analysis of amphibious C4I/C5I system requirements (primarily USMC C4I systems), integration and capability development. Defines, designs and develops system requirements. Represent USMC interests with various International, National, DoD, Joint and Navy stakeholders that develop C4ISR policy. Assist in creating an integrated amphibious C4I architecture for afloat MAGTF that allows for configuration and baseline control of deployed Operational Nodes and systems. Prepare a MEU/Afloat MAGTF for deployment aboard amphibious warfare vessels by tracking system's standards compatibility and interoperability certifications. Work with acquisition professionals to ensure effective and economical acquisition and life cycle sustainment for products, equipment, and systems by assisting in business case development (requirements) and cost/benefit analyses for proposed systems. Perform document analysis; requirements parsing, taxonomy alignment, reports generation, abstraction outline, and capability set mapping that will further enable analysis of highly complex business problems to be solved with automated systems. Analyze system interface problems, data definitions and user interface design issues to include a variety of detailed systems factors; input/output requirements, information flow, hardware and software requirements, and reliability characteristics. Facilitate user discussions and analyses to develop/refine system requirements, arbitrate conflicts between stakeholders, and recommend optimum integrated systems design approaches. Maintain mapping of USMC, USN and Joint Systems to MAGTF Afloat required capabilities in support of the annual Afloat MAGTF C4 Required Capabilities (AMC4RC) Letter. Draft and present reports, studies, formal briefings, and business cases analyses (requirements) as required by the customer. Draft and edit the annual AMC4RC Letter in accordance with DoD documentation standards and Marine Corps style guides. Conduct gap reviews, reconciliation, attend meetings, draft summary with key points, decisions made, and issues of contention noted. Maintain current knowledge of relevant technologies as assigned. Support various networking projects and tasks including network architecture and design analysis, network systems engineering, network and C2 systems integration, test planning, and testing and documentation of military networking systems. Provide engineering and IT services focused on solutions and customer-centric support to Naval networks/CANES/ISNS issues. Provide expertise in the design, analysis, engineering, implementation, and/or operation of USMC/Naval IT networks. Coordinate design of subsystems and integration of total system. Defines system support requirements to include monitoring, capacity, staffing and patching/updating. Analyzes and resolves program support deficiencies. Represent USMC interests through the participation in Service, Naval, and Joint level working groups, exercises, and wargames as a C4I SME. Coordinate for C5I integration of manned aircraft, unmanned aircraft, and aviation command and control systems aboard Naval ships and within the Naval Operational Architecture. Facilitate the integration of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning systems aboard amphibious ships for use by the Afloat MAGTF. Supplementary/Administrative Duties Assist in responding to specific technical tasks assigned to MExW in the Enterprise Task Management Software Solution / Task Management Tool. Prepare meeting minutes and deliver to Branch Head. Prepare and submit monthly accomplishment reports to the Project Manager. Prepare and submit travel requests, reimbursement forms and trip reports as necessary. Complete required annual government contractor training. Assist in publishing the Maritime Expeditionary Warfare Annual Report.

Requirements

On-site operational U.S. Marine Corps and Navy C2/C4I Systems experience.
Experience with Naval Integration issues related to Marine Corps and Navy C4I assets aboard Amphibious Assault Ships.
Technical and program support experience.
C4ISR system experience in Joint and Naval mission accomplishments.
Advanced knowledge of the principles, practices, and procedures used in systems engineering, analysis, and design.
Technical expertise and leadership in the analysis of highly complex systems.
Ability to work with acquisition professionals and operational forces to develop system requirements, resolve interface and performance issues, and develop / evaluate new systems that are cost effective and meet user requirements.
Solid knowledge of Marine Corps and Navy organizational structures and functions.
Capable of working efficiently within a military staff environment that requires coordination at the Navy & Marine Corps service and Joint Staff levels.
Understanding of current and legacy information and communication exchange systems for both ashore and afloat Marine Corps units.
Excellent interpersonal, communications, and presentation skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited College or University in Information Systems Management or related field and at least 8 years of relevant experience, OR 12 years of substantive, relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
Hold a valid US Driver’s License.
Must be able to obtain a contractor's common access card.
Possess an active U.S. Secret level security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Maritime Expeditionary Warfare (MExW), Deputy Commandant, Combat Development & Integration (DC, CD&I).

Responsibilities

Conduct analysis of and develop documentation on system data exchanges.
Support the analysis of amphibious C4I/C5I system requirements, integration and capability development.
Define, design and develop system requirements.
Represent USMC interests with various International, National, DoD, Joint and Navy stakeholders that develop C4ISR policy.
Assist in creating an integrated amphibious C4I architecture for afloat MAGTF that allows for configuration and baseline control of deployed Operational Nodes and systems.
Prepare a MEU/Afloat MAGTF for deployment aboard amphibious warfare vessels by tracking system's standards compatibility and interoperability certifications.
Work with acquisition professionals to ensure effective and economical acquisition and life cycle sustainment for products, equipment, and systems by assisting in business case development (requirements) and cost/benefit analyses for proposed systems.
Perform document analysis; requirements parsing, taxonomy alignment, reports generation, abstraction outline, and capability set mapping that will further enable analysis of highly complex business problems to be solved with automated systems.
Analyze system interface problems, data definitions and user interface design issues to include a variety of detailed systems factors; input/output requirements, information flow, hardware and software requirements, and reliability characteristics.
Facilitate user discussions and analyses to develop/refine system requirements, arbitrate conflicts between stakeholders, and recommend optimum integrated systems design approaches.
Maintain mapping of USMC, USN and Joint Systems to MAGTF Afloat required capabilities in support of the annual Afloat MAGTF C4 Required Capabilities (AMC4RC) Letter.
Draft and present reports, studies, formal briefings, and business cases analyses (requirements) as required by the customer.
Draft and edit the annual AMC4RC Letter in accordance with DoD documentation standards and Marine Corps style guides.
Conduct gap reviews, reconciliation, attend meetings, draft summary with key points, decisions made, and issues of contention noted.
Maintain current knowledge of relevant technologies as assigned.
Support various networking projects and tasks including network architecture and design analysis, network systems engineering, network and C2 systems integration, test planning, and testing and documentation of military networking systems.
Provide engineering and IT services focused on solutions and customer-centric support to Naval networks/CANES/ISNS issues.
Provide expertise in the design, analysis, engineering, implementation, and/or operation of USMC/Naval IT networks.
Coordinate design of subsystems and integration of total system.
Define system support requirements to include monitoring, capacity, staffing and patching/updating.
Analyze and resolve program support deficiencies.
Represent USMC interests through the participation in Service, Naval, and Joint level working groups, exercises, and wargames as a C4I SME.
Coordinate for C5I integration of manned aircraft, unmanned aircraft, and aviation command and control systems aboard Naval ships and within the Naval Operational Architecture.
Facilitate the integration of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning systems aboard amphibious ships for use by the Afloat MAGTF.
Assist in responding to specific technical tasks assigned to MExW in the Enterprise Task Management Software Solution / Task Management Tool.
Prepare meeting minutes and deliver to Branch Head.
Prepare and submit monthly accomplishment reports to the Project Manager.
Prepare and submit travel requests, reimbursement forms and trip reports as necessary.
Complete required annual government contractor training.
Assist in publishing the Maritime Expeditionary Warfare Annual Report.