Senior Special Operations Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)

Ludus Tactical International•Tampa, FL

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About The Position

Ludus Tactical International LLC is seeking experienced Senior Special Operations Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to support USSOCOM under a potential Joint SOF Readiness Training Support IDIQ contract. The role supports priority training events worldwide and helps maintain Special Operations Forces readiness and strengthen integration, interoperability, and interdependence with conventional forces, interagency partners, and foreign allies. The position is contingent upon contract award. SMEs support government-led planning, execution, and evaluation of joint training and readiness events. They advise and assist combatant command and TSOC battle staffs, coach event designers, develop realistic scenarios and readiness products, and support exercise control and assessment. Work may take place at distributed or in-person events and can involve short-term, episodic training support worldwide. Personnel use joint training and readiness systems and tools, including JTS, JTT, DRRS, UJTL, JLLIS, and applicable LVC tools and command-and-control systems. The role includes command-level readiness insight and decision support; integration guidance; scenario development and scripting; task performance observations; after-action reviews and recommendations; training policy and guidance development; and support for full-spectrum SOF operations. SMEs provide advisory support rather than independently planning or executing government training requirements. Candidates must be U.S. citizens, hold an active TS/SCI clearance, and have a current U.S. passport with the ability to travel and work overseas.

Requirements

At least 10 years of SOF experience.
At least 2 years in a command cadre, senior enlisted leader/key developmental billet, or primary staff planner/training lead role within the last 8 years at USSOCOM, a TSOC, Service HQ, Joint Staff, OSW, or a 3–4-star headquarters.
E-7 or above, CW2 or above, or O-3 or above.
Bachelor’s degree.
At least 3 years planning and executing joint exercises using the Joint Training System (JTS).
Operational working knowledge of warfighting functions and SOF core activities within a Joint SOF HQ construct.
Experience managing full-spectrum readiness events aligned to the CJCSM 3500.03-series.
At least 2 years of joint operations and/or operational-level SOF planning.
Experience leading or co-leading realistic, policy-informed SOF training or exercise scenario development.
Experience integrating joint, interagency, and multinational training audiences.
Experience ensuring SOF mission requirements are represented in training objectives, events, and assessments.
Active TS/SCI security clearance.
U.S. citizenship.
Current U.S. passport and ability to travel and work overseas.
Working knowledge of Operational Design and familiarity with SOF crisis response operations.

Responsibilities

Provide cross-functional and regionally aligned support, including participation in Joint Training Teams, Exercise Control Groups, Operational Planning Cells, and Battle Staff Readiness teams.
Provide real-time operational support to planning and readiness events, aligning support with USSOCOM strategic priorities and adapting to changing event needs.
Assist with integration and evaluation of SOF-specific tasks.
Develop scenarios and exercise scripts, observe task performance, and conduct after-action reviews to promote continuous improvement and warfighting capability.
Document performance and adapt support based on government priorities.
Advise battle staffs on joint training and exercises as tools to build and sustain readiness in support of CCMD and TSOC missions.
Coach and mentor readiness event designers and guide realistic scenarios, operational strategies, and readiness products reflecting evolving threats and multi-domain challenges.
Support events using the JELC, JOPP, JTS, JTT, DRRS, and enhanced situational-awareness systems for command and control.
Train CCMD- and TSOC-level battle staffs on the integration and application of full-spectrum SOF operations.
Write training and readiness policy and guidance documents, and develop joint mission-essential tasks and training objectives.
Oversee exercise control functions and coach joint exercise scripting and scenario development.
Provide real-time scenario support and produce after-action reports and recommendations for future training.
Prepare or deliver products for O-5 through GO/FO decision-makers.
Coordinate training and readiness efforts across TSOCs, SOF Components, CCMD staff, Services, and interagency partners.
Apply UJTL, JMETL, and joint doctrine; develop after-action reports, readiness assessments, and training-improvement recommendations; and use JTS, JTT, and DRRS.
Provide command-level readiness insight, decision support, and integration guidance; recommend improvements to planning systems, battle rhythm flows, information routing, and risk logic; and track readiness trends.
Provide non-directive advisory support, domain-specific guidance, planning and synchronization assistance, decision framing, and prioritization support during distributed or in-person readiness events.
Provide real-time and post-event recommendations to advance SOF-conventional force integration and mission command proficiency.