Senior Operations Support Specialist- TS/SCI Eligibility- Arlington, VA
About The Position
The Senior Operations Support Specialist supports a national security program for a government client in Arlington, Virginia. The role helps ensure operational programs and exercise goals are designed and met, and that operational constraints are accounted for in deliberate and crisis-action planning. The specialist synchronizes current operations with future operations and plans, maintains situational awareness as a watch stander in an operations center, coordinates supporting actions with internal and external clients, and keeps the Lead Program Analyst informed. The position supports contingency and emergency action planning, exercise development and evaluation, mission readiness, operations-center activities, and lessons-learned processes. It requires work onsite at the customer location and an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility. The position is scheduled for 40 hours per week, with travel required less than 10%.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree (BA/BS).
- At least 5 years of related experience.
- Experience on projects focused on strategic or operational plan development, with emphasis on intergovernmental/interagency deliberate planning, rapid response planning, exercise planning, emergency management planning, operations-center operations and maintenance, and lessons-learned development and archiving.
- Experience with Microsoft Office programs, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
- Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
- U.S. citizenship required.
- Strong interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
- Exceptional organizational and time-management skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in an operations-center environment.
- Ability to carry weight in excess of 25 lbs may be required.
Responsibilities
- Support the preparation and maintenance of contingency operation and emergency action plans.
- Develop draft exercise plans to test new concepts and approaches and support mission readiness, mission-essential operations, and leadership training.
- Assess and evaluate existing and new mission-essential processes and procedures.
- Perform watch officer tasks, including answering phones and radios and monitoring cameras, televisions, and other devices to provide timely information.
- Prepare draft reports concerning events, incidents, and other organizational activities.
- Facilitate communications and automated equipment technologies in an operations center.
- Prepare for planned and no-notice training, testing, and exercise opportunities.
- Assess and evaluate tests and exercises; provide recommendations and plans to develop capabilities for integrated mission requirements through an active lessons-learned process.
- Demonstrate proficiency with operations-center systems and prepare plans, training, and materials supporting mission execution.
- Synchronize current operations with future operations and plans, coordinate supporting actions with internal and external clients, and keep the Lead Program Analyst informed.
Benefits
- Flexible work schedule and full flex work weeks where possible.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
- Dental plan options.
- Vision plan.
- Comprehensive health and wellness packages.
- Paid education and certifications.
- Paid vacation and holidays; a variety of paid time-off plans include vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
- Short- and long-term disability benefits, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
- Internal mobility support and professional growth opportunities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
