Coalition Interoperability Specialist

ECS Federal•MacDill AFB, FL

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 alignment with USCENTCOM’s Theater Strategy and Theater Security Cooperation Strategy objectives. The specialist serves as a Command and Control subject matter expert and planner for Partner Nation-specific interoperability staff packages, and supports partner engagements, planning activities, working groups, and command-level coordination in CONUS and OCONUS locations. The specialist provides guidance to DoD agencies, USCENTCOM staff, implementing agencies, and other organizations on U.S. MIL-STD release and use procedures, secure communications, and related interoperability processes. The role also prepares senior-level correspondence and written products covering engagements, communications interoperability agreements, COMSEC, Foreign Military Sales, third-party transfers, export compliance, and operational and security-cooperation planning. Travel to countries in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility 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 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 such as Link-16 and Link-11; cross-domain and information-sharing solutions such as Radiant Mercury, Trusted Network Environment, and CENTRIXS; COMSEC regulations; CJCS Instructions; CNSS policies; NSA policies; and command regulations.
Knowledge and/or experience in Security Cooperation operations and/or Foreign Military Sales cases.
Knowledge of COMSEC devices, including installation, operation, and maintenance, and of requirements for transferring them to foreign partners.
Ability to travel to countries in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility.

Responsibilities

Plan and develop methods, procedures, and techniques for secure communications interoperability between U.S. Forces and USCENTCOM Regional Partners.
Serve as a Command and Control subject matter expert and planner for Partner Nation-specific Command and Control interoperability staff packages.
Plan, schedule, coordinate, execute, and facilitate cross-command and Regional Partner interoperability conferences, programs, and working groups in CONUS and OCONUS locations.
Participate in and provide guidance at DoD agency, 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, program offices, Ministries of Defense, and Security Cooperation Offices to support Coalition 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 with USCENTCOM staff and outside agencies.
Advise implementing agencies, staff, and other organizations on procedures for identifying, releasing, and using U.S. MIL-STDs and secure communications in the CENTCOM area of responsibility.
Prepare General Officer/Flag Officer-level correspondence and written products concerning engagements, communications interoperability agreements, COMSEC, FMS cases, third-party transfers, ITAR/export compliance, and planning efforts.
Review, edit, and draft written products, and present, facilitate, and brief at the General Officer/Flag Officer level.
Travel to area-of-responsibility countries to assist with Coalition engagements.