Technical Advisor - DoW/IC

Veilant•Tysons, VA

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About The Position

Veilant is hiring a Technical Advisor to help design, deliver, and improve training programs for Department of War (DoW), Intelligence Community, and cleared contractor audiences. The role connects technical concepts to practical decisions, helping students understand Ubiquitous Technical Surveillance (UTS) and apply ways to reduce digital exposure in operational environments. The advisor delivers practical instruction on digital signature management, secure communications, device exposure, network risk, operational technology use, and emerging threats. The work includes supporting courses and exercises, developing and updating instructional materials with subject matter experts, helping customers assess digital exposure, and translating complex concepts into usable guidance. The advisor also supports classroom and field training, contributes lessons learned and course improvements, and stays current on relevant technologies and adversary methods. This role involves direct technical engagement, collaboration with instructors, subject matter experts, program teams, and customers, and approximately 10–25% travel within the continental United States, with potential assignments outside the continental United States. Veilant offers flexible remote work options. The annual salary range is $110,000–$140,000 for full-time status.

Requirements

Active Top Secret clearance, minimum.
At least 2 years of professional experience in technical training, technical advising, operations support, technology consulting, mission support, or a related field.
Experience delivering instruction, briefings, demonstrations, or technical guidance to technical and nontechnical audiences, with the ability to explain the subject and how it was made understandable.
Experience supporting customers in at least one of these communities: DoW, Intelligence Community, Federal Law Enforcement, or cleared contractors.
Strong written communication skills and ability to contribute to training materials, technical documentation, student guides, and course feedback.
Ability to collaborate with subject matter experts, instructors, program teams, and customer stakeholders while exercising sound judgment, professionalism, and adaptability.
Comfort working directly with technology in labs, field exercises, and learning scenarios.
Willingness to travel approximately 10–25% within the continental United States, with potential assignments outside the continental United States.

Nice To Haves

A bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
Military, intelligence, law enforcement, or operational experience, including support for overseas technical programs or field environments.
Military or Intelligence Community experience as a SIGINT collector or analyst, cyber operations specialist or cyber analyst, tactical communications specialist, radio operator, network or systems operator, or all-source intelligence analyst.
Relevant Army experience in 35-series, 17-series, or 25-series MOSs, or comparable roles in other services or intelligence agencies.
Experience developing tactics, techniques, and procedures, Programs of Instruction, lesson plans, technical labs, or practical exercises.
Experience with digital signature management, managed attribution, secure communications, open source research, mobile device security, network analysis, packet capture, virtual machines, artificial intelligence tools, or commercial data risk.
Training or certifications in cybersecurity, information technology, tactical communications, electronic warfare, signals intelligence, human intelligence, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, technical analysis, networking, cloud, mobile devices, or related areas.
Experience coordinating across organizations, working groups, or customer teams.

Responsibilities

Deliver practical instruction on digital signature management, secure communications, device exposure, network risk, operational technology use, and emerging threats.
Support courses covering risk management, digital signature awareness, operational applications, mission planning, and capstone exercises.
Support instruction that may cover secure travel communications, virtual machines, secure open source research, smart cameras, packet capture, artificial intelligence, mesh communications, and other customer needs.
Develop and update Programs of Instruction, student and instructor guides, technical labs, scenarios, and practical exercises alongside subject matter experts.
Help students and customers assess digital exposure across devices, applications, networks, communications, and operational environments.
Translate complex technical concepts into guidance customers can use.
Support classroom and field training and contribute lessons learned and course improvements.
Stay current on technologies and adversary methods that affect the training.
Work with instructors, subject matter experts, program teams, and customers to address questions and strengthen training.

Benefits

Flexible PTO and holidays.
401(k) match benefit up to 10%, with an automatic 3% safe harbor contribution and additional matching based on employee contributions.
Medical insurance, with HSA and PPO plans available.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
Disability insurance.
Life insurance.
Employer contribution to Health Savings Account (HSA).
Learning and Development opportunities.
Professional coaching services.
Technology needed to do the job.
Free daily snacks and nitro cold brew.
Flexible remote work options.
Solid work-life balance.