Maritime Security Subject Matter Expert - Lorton, VA
About The Position
This position serves as the Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) Maritime Security Subject Matter Expert for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Global Threat Reduction Directorate’s Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program. The CTR Program builds foreign partner capacity to prevent, detect, deter, and interdict illicit trafficking of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) materials, components, delivery systems, support equipment, and dual-use technologies through enforcement of strategic trade controls at ports of entry and maritime and green borders. The Maritime Security SME provides expert advice and assistance on maritime law enforcement (MLE) and interdiction operations for CTR engagements. The role provides expertise on maritime security operations, equipment, techniques, tactics, and procedures related to detecting and preventing WMD proliferation. It also validates vulnerability assessments and infrastructure site designs, advises on partner-state security personnel training needs for operating CTR-provided systems, and evaluates proposed training programs for potential use by the CTR Program.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with at least 10 years of related experience.
- Active Secret-level clearance and U.S. citizenship.
- Ability to work onsite in Lorton, Virginia, up to 100% of the time.
- Ability to travel, including internationally, up to 25% of the time; U.S. passport required.
- Experience in shipboard and patrol vessel interdiction operations.
- Experience in maritime operations centers or information fusion centers.
- Knowledge of international maritime law, including UNCLOS and IMO.
- Knowledge of the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS).
- Experience in government consulting in CWMD or CBRN-related mission areas.
- Knowledge of U.S. government agencies and organizations engaged in proliferation prevention and complementary activities, and the extent of those activities.
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office tool suites.
- Ability to work collaboratively and independently.
- Strong attention to detail, communication, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Top Secret/SCI-level clearance.
- 15 or more years of previous experience in a related field.
- Experience working with interagency organizations and international partners.
- Experience with Department of War (DoW) policy, procedures, regulations, and organizational structures, particularly regarding operations and strategy.
- Past consulting and/or project-management experience.
- Past experience working with and/or for the U.S. government or U.S. military.
- DTRA CTR, WMD, or Counter-WMD experience.
- Prior military or Coast Guard service with maritime operations experience is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Support CTR efforts to strengthen partner-state capacity to identify, deter, and interdict WMD and related materials in partner countries’ maritime domains.
- Provide technical expertise on treaties, international agreements, partner-nation legal authorities, and U.S. law or policy concerning WMD proliferation prevention, interdiction, and seizure in the maritime context.
- Provide expertise on maritime operations equipment, including surveillance and communications systems, WMD detection, and personal protective equipment.
- Provide expertise in maritime law enforcement security operations, tools, techniques, tactics, and procedures.
- Provide technical expertise and training in maritime surveillance technologies used to increase maritime domain awareness and state security in the maritime domain.
- Advise on hazards associated with shipboard evolutions and boarding operations, and appropriate methods for mitigating those hazards.
- Provide expert advice and assistance on the capabilities required for successful maritime law enforcement operations in new CTR engagements.
- Validate the accuracy and completeness of vulnerability assessments and site designs, and identify partner-state security personnel training requirements for effective operation of CTR-provided security systems.
- Evaluate proposed training programs developed for potential use by the CTR Program and partner countries.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
