Contractor Support to joint Intelligence Surveillance, Reconnaissance & Awareness (JISR&A) Integration

DEFTEC Corporation•Chesapeake, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Contractor Support to Joint Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance & Awareness (JISR&A) Integration provides support to the development of JISR&A capability products in accordance with the NATO governance model for common funded capability delivery across DOTMLPFI lines of development, guided by the ACT JISR&A Capabilities Program Director/Section Head and JISR&A Integrator/Architect. The incumbent supports program management efforts and stakeholder interaction from tactical to strategic levels, providing methodological and analytical expertise for the development of a holistic JISR&A capability approach, particularly regarding multi-source/multi-domain intelligence fusion and integration, and supports JISR&A-related projects such as the JISR Line of Effort and related Beacon Projects. This role supports the elicitation, capture, development, analysis, evaluation, and traceability of higher- and lower-level requirements across all DOTMLPFI domains, contributes to the development and review of JISR&A-related doctrine and policy, and coordinates DOTMLPFI development and implementation synchronization to resolve capability development issues across the lifecycle. The incumbent organizes and participates in workshops, seminars, conferences, and meetings; collaborates with national and international military, civilian, and academic organizations; administers JISR&A program status information within ACT's warfare development information-sharing environment; and supports interaction with NATO Agencies on capability development and validation. Working directly for the ACT JISR&A Capabilities Program Director and JISR&A Integrator/Architect, the incumbent identifies lessons and best practices for organizational learning and travels to meetings and conferences within and outside NATO's boundaries for up to 40 days per year.

Requirements

Master's degree or similar national academic or Military College qualification in engineering, information systems, aeronautics, operations research, project management, business administration or related disciplines. Can be substituted with Bachelor Degree and 5 years of experience in relevant field.
Active NATO Secret Security Clearance
Demonstrate 3 years' experience in the last 10 in briefing senior leaders/decision makers.
Demonstrate 5 years operational experience, within the last 12 years, intelligence fusion and integration (in particular multi-source/multi-domain) on a Joint or Strategic level staff, and / or military effects Planning Command and Control (e.g.J2/J23 or J5/J25 experience in NATO or National HQ), either as a military officer or as a civilian.
Demonstrable experience, minimum of 2 years within the last 10 years, Program/Project Management experience in the past ten years within a complex and dynamic environment, with a focus on military capability development.
Demonstrable experience, minimum of 2 years within the last 10 years, working in a multinational organization (e.g. European Defense Agency) or NATO Command Structure (NCS) / NATO Force Structure (NFS) and familiarity with NATO agencies' role in system development.

Responsibilities

Provision of support to the development of Joint Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance & Awareness (JISR&A) capability products in accordance with the NATO governance model for the delivery of common funded capabilities across Doctrine, Organization, Training, Material, Leadership, Personnel, Facilities and Interoperability (DOTMLPFI) lines of development in a through life cycle approach, based on the guidance of the ACT JISR&A Capabilities Program Director/Section Head and JISR&A Integrator/Architect;
Support the ACT JISR&A Capabilities Program Director and Project Coordinators in their program management efforts, including the interaction with JISR&A stakeholders at all levels, from Tactical to Strategic;
Provision of methodological and analytical expertise in support of the development and implementation of the holistic approach toward JISR&A capability development, especially with regard to multi-source/multi-domain intelligence fusion and integration;
Support JISR&A -related projects (e.g. JISR Line of Effort; JISR&A -related Beacon Projects) as required by JISR&A Capabilities Program Director and the JISR&A Integrator/Architect;
Support the elicitation, capture, development, analysis, evaluation and traceability of higher and lower-level requirements (such as capability targets, operational requirements, system specifications, interoperability requirements, etc.) across all aspects of DOTMLPFI;
Support the development, analysis and review of JISR&A -related doctrinal corpus (e.g. policies, doctrines, directives concepts of operation/employment, courses of action and alternatives);
Coordinate DOTMLPFI development and implementation synchronization; support the development of recommended courses of action to resolve issues relating capability development, across the capabilities' lifecycles;
Organize and participate to workshops, seminars, conferences and meetings in support of the activities above;
Collaborate with national and international military and civilian organizations, including centers of excellence and academia, in support of the activities above;
Administration of JISR&A capabilities development programs status information in the electronic environment supporting ACT warfare development information sharing and coordination;
Support the interaction with NATO Agencies in context of the JISR&A -related capabilities development programs and validation of capabilities;
Identify lessons and Best Practices and contribute to their learning within the organization;
Support the ACT JISR&A Capabilities Program Director and the JISR&A Integrator/Architect and travel to meetings and conferences both within and outside NATO's boundaries for up to 40 days per year;
Perform additional tasks as required by JISR&A Capabilities Program Director and the COTR related to program management efforts.