Theater Air and Missile Defense (TAMD) Planner

VivSoft Technologies•Tampa, FL

8d•$90,000 - $115,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Theater Air and Missile Defense (TAMD) Planner supports U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) Operations Directorate planning division (CCJ38), representing USCENTCOM TAMD equities across current operations, steady-state and contingency planning. The role supports Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD), Counter-UAS (C-UAS), and security cooperation efforts across the USCENTCOM Area of Responsibility (AOR). The position is onsite at MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida, with CONUS and AOR temporary duty travel as directed. The planner provides subject-matter-expert planning support involving AEGIS, THAAD, and Patriot systems and BMD doctrine, capabilities, limitations, and planning factors. The role tracks C-UAS systems and force laydown across the AOR; analyzes UAS threats; develops and coordinates IAMD and C-UAS solutions; and supports integration of C-UAS assets into USCENTCOM’s command-and-control architecture. The planner also supports operational plans and campaign plans, requirements processes, working groups, and operational products. Active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship are required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 12 or more years of relevant experience, or 15 or more years of experience in lieu of a degree.
Active TS/SCI clearance at the start of work; interim clearance is not accepted.
U.S. citizenship.
Expert knowledge of theater air and missile defense planning and operations, including AEGIS, THAAD, and Patriot capabilities and planning factors.
Ability to lead projects independently and take direction in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Strong writing, editing, and briefing skills for GO/FO, executive, and national agency audiences.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365.
Ability to safeguard classified information.
Ability to support 24/7/365 surge manning and travel to domestic and international locations.

Nice To Haves

Prior service as an air defense artillery, missile defense, or C-UAS officer or senior NCO.
Combatant Command staff experience.
Security cooperation and partner IAMD integration in the USCENTCOM AOR.
Experience with IBCS and NASAMS.
Adversary UAS TTP analysis.
IAMD operational planning and assessments.
C-UAS planning, systems integration, testing, and programmatic experience.
Joint Staff requirements processes and the Joint Planning Process (JPP).
Intelligence and Operations experience, including ISR PED.
Experience coordinating with government and industry partners on technical solutions.

Responsibilities

Represent USCENTCOM TAMD equities in working groups, boards, and operational planning teams.
Facilitate the USCENTCOM Air and Missile Defense working group to synchronize TAMD efforts with the Theater Campaign Plan.
Provide subject-matter-expert planning support for current operations, steady-state planning, and contingency TAMD, applying knowledge of AEGIS, THAAD, and Patriot systems and BMD doctrine, capabilities, limitations, and planning factors.
Track emerging and fielded C-UAS systems, monitor force laydown across the AOR, and manage staffing and resourcing of new C-UAS capabilities against threat-informed requirements.
Analyze UAS threats to U.S. and partner nation forces, and develop and coordinate IAMD and C-UAS solutions for OPLANs and CONPLANs.
Support national, Service, and partner nation integration of C-UAS assets into the USCENTCOM command-and-control architecture, including C2 Interoperability Working Groups and Boards held in CONUS and OCONUS.
Support updates to OPLANs, CONPLANs, Theater Campaign Plans, and Country Security Cooperation Plans.
Serve as the focal point for TAMD RFIs and RFAs, and prepare products for Night Orders and Execution Orders.
Monitor, coordinate, and report on Joint Staff requirements processes for testing, deploying, and employing C-UAS systems in the AOR.
Safeguard classified information.
Support 24/7/365 surge manning and travel to domestic and international locations.