Coalition Interoperability Specialist

ECS Tech Inc • Tampa, FL

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About The Position

ECS is seeking a Coalition Interoperability Specialist to help establish, maintain, execute, and facilitate USCENTCOM’s Command and Control Interoperability Program (C2IP). The role supports secure communications interoperability between U.S. Forces and USCENTCOM Regional Partners in support of USCENTCOM’s Theater Strategy and Theater Security Cooperation Strategy objectives. It includes planning and facilitating partner engagements and interoperability activities, providing subject matter expertise on command and control and secure communications, coordinating with USCENTCOM and external organizations, and preparing senior-level written products. Travel to Area of Responsibility countries may be required to support Coalition engagements.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen per contract.
• Active TS clearance and SCI eligibility; ability to securely handle and safeguard classified information.
• Five to eight years of relevant work experience.
• Ability to review, edit, and draft written products, and to present, facilitate, and brief at the General Officer/Flag Officer level.
• Depth of knowledge and/or experience with collaboration and telecommunications tools, Tactical Data Links (e.g., Link-16 and Link-11), cross-domain and information-sharing solutions (e.g., Radiant Mercury, Trusted Network Environment, and CENTRIXS), COMSEC regulations, CJCS Instructions, CNSS policies, NSA policies, and Command regulations.
• Knowledge and/or experience working in Security Cooperation operations and/or Foreign Military Sales cases.
• Knowledge of COMSEC devices, including installation, operation, and maintenance, and requirements for transferring them to Foreign Partners.
• Ability to travel to Area of Responsibility countries to assist with Coalition engagements.

Responsibilities

• Plan and develop methods, procedures, and techniques to support secure communications interoperability between U.S. Forces and USCENTCOM Regional Partners in support of USCENTCOM’s Theater Strategy and Theater Security Cooperation Strategy objectives.
• Serve as a Command and Control subject matter expert and planner for Partner Nation country-specific Command and Control interoperability staff packages.
• Plan, schedule, coordinate, execute, and facilitate cross-command and Regional Partner interoperability conferences, programs, and special working groups in CONUS and OCONUS locations.
• Participate in and provide guidance and direction at DoD agencies, HQ USCENTCOM, and other major command meetings, panels, study groups, work groups, and planning activities related to assigned missions and functions.
• Liaise with USCENTCOM directorates, external components, agencies and program offices, Ministries of Defense, and Security Cooperation Offices to support Coalition partner engagements, Command and Control Interoperability Boards, Secure C2 Interoperability Working Groups, and other events.
• Coordinate resolution of Command and Control Interoperability Board and Secure C2 Interoperability Working Group action items through collaboration with USCENTCOM staff and outside agencies.
• Provide subject matter expert guidance to Implementing Agencies, staff, and other organizations on procedures and processes for identifying, releasing, and using U.S. MIL-STDs and secure communications in the CENTCOM Area of Responsibility.
• Prepare General Officer/Flag Officer-level official correspondence and written products, including Ghost Emails, Executive Summaries, Information, Position, and White papers, relating to engagements, Communication Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreements, COMSEC, FMS cases, Third Party Transfers, ITAR/export compliance, and planning efforts such as OPLAN/CONPLANS, Theater Campaign Plans, and Security Cooperation Country Plans.
• Travel to Area of Responsibility countries to assist with Coalition engagements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed