Senior Military Operations Analyst

Avantus • Colorado Springs, CO

60d

About The Position

Join us in our fast-paced support to develop, advance, and sustain weapon systems for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) and its mission partners. You will be joining a team of personnel with experience and an in-depth understanding of the environments that include ground, near-space, space, and any system that operates in those environments to meet current and projected strategic, operational, and tactical needs for the Department of Defense (DoD). QinetiQ is a mission-led innovation company that works with the USSF and DoD to design, develop, field, and maintain requirements essential to national security and the survivability of the warfighter. We are seeking a Senior Military Operations Analyst to provide expert support for the Canadian MUOS Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case, which involves evaluating Canadian defense and communications environments to inform FMS execution. This includes analyzing regional threat activity and advising on intelligence-driven mitigations for narrowband satellite communications (SATCOM) operations while managing operational and technical aspects of the Canadian MUOS FMS Case. The ideal candidate will have liaison experience with U.S. Military Departments, Joint Staff, Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and the Canadian Department of National Defence. This position requires an individual who can work closely with technical teams, stakeholders, and partners to ensure program success.

Requirements

• Bachelors Degree
• Active TS/SCI
• 12 years of military or DoD SATCOM experience including 5 years providing MILSATCOM support to theater commanders/USSPACECOM operations, and ensuring mission-critical SATCOM delivery to strategic and tactical forces across geographic COCOMs.
• Prior experience supporting FMS case management with a preference for tactical narrowband SATCOM systems.
• Prior experience supporting FMS case operations, bilateral defense agreements, interagency coordination, budget forecasting, training coordination, and tactical SATCOM operations.
• Prior experience liaising between U.S. Military Departments, Joint Staff, DISA, international defense partners (Canadian DND preferred), and OSD in support of SATCOM programs or FMS cases.
• 5 years' experience preparing executive-level briefings, technical papers, and policy documentation for senior military leadership, especially international stakeholders.
• Knowledge of MUOS architecture and operations and narrowband SATCOM systems.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills.
• Ability to identify and solve problems.

Nice To Haves

• Current experience supporting FMS case management with a preference for tactical narrow-band SATCOM systems preferred.
• Current experience supporting FMS case operations, bilateral defense agreements, inter-agency coordination, budget forecasting, training coordination, and tactical SATCOM operations preferred.
• Experience supporting Narrowband Working Group (NBWG) or similar forums preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as direct liaison between U.S. Military Departments, Joint Staff, DISA, OSD, Canadian Department of Defence, and SATCOM users to facilitate FMS Case Officer support activities.
• Maintain and support the sustainment of MUOS Canadian FMS Case policy, processes, and procedures as well as concept of operations for operational implementation.
• Develop, prepare, deliver, and present reports and briefing materials for recurring and ad hoc meetings and annual training events.
• Enable and support Canadian Forces' access to Tactical Narrowband SATCOM capabilities, ensuring Canadian users can communicate over MUOS.
• Prepare and deliver document reviews, technical papers, point papers, EXSUMs, written summations, one-pager briefs, weekly activity reports, and significant activity reports.
• Assist with preparation of billing statements, funding actions, and annual International Partner budget forecasts, using multiple accounting systems.
• Coordinate training activities, TDY requirements, facility upgrades, security activities, situational awareness tools, certification activities, and testing activities in support of the Canadian MUOS FMS agreement.
• Develop and update training requirements and materials to support Canadian Forces training for MUOS utilization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services