Current Operations Specialist

The Oryza Group, LLC; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision

Retirement Benefits

PTO & Holidays

EAP & Wellness

Professional Development

Employee Recognition

Job summary

The Oryza Group, LLC seeks an experienced Current Operations Specialist to support the USARCENT G2 on Shaw AFB, South Carolina. This on-site role turns time-sensitive intelligence and operational reporting into a reliable command-level operating picture.

You will maintain continuity across daily operations, coordinate staff actions, and provide accurate decision support for USARCENT activities, while applying classification and access controls and coordinating with intelligence, logistics, and

Qualifications

• Five or more years of military intelligence, operations-center, watch-floor, or Army staff experience.
• Demonstrated ability to operate in a high-tempo classified environment with competing priorities.
• Experience preparing operational briefs and maintaining a common operating picture.

Responsibilities

• Monitor operational and intelligence reporting and identify items needing staff attention.
• Maintain current-operations trackers, timelines, and continuity logs for quick status understanding.
• Receive, validate, prioritize, route, and track time-sensitive information requests and actions.

Skills

Military intelligence

Ops center experience

Watch-floor experience

Army staff exposure

Written communication

Teamwork

Shift-handoff discipline

Job description

Current Operations Specialist - USARCENT G2

Location

Shaw AFB, South Carolina - on-site

Employment

Full-time | 2 anticipated positions | Anticipated 12-month period of performance, subject to contract award, funding, option exercise, and Government requirements.

Schedule

Monday-Friday, 0800-1630, with a 30-minute unpaid meal period; alternate schedules require approval.

Clearance

Active Secret clearance required. Interim clearances are not accepted for this position. Final clearance and access requirements are subject to the awarded contract and applicable Government requirements.

Position Summary

Support the USARCENT G2 current-operations function by turning time-sensitive intelligence and operational reporting into a reliable command-level operating picture. The specialist maintains continuity across daily operations, coordinates staff actions, and provides accurate decision support for USARCENT activities in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor assigned operational and intelligence reporting, events, taskings, and information requirements in approved classified and unclassified systems and identify items requiring immediate staff attention.
• Maintain current-operations trackers, event chronologies, running estimates, suspenses, coordination records, and continuity logs so incoming personnel can quickly understand status, decisions, and next actions.
• Receive, validate, prioritize, route, and track time-sensitive requests for information and staff actions through documented completion.
• Develop concise operational summaries, update briefs, situation reports, timelines, graphics, and other decision-support products for G2 and supported USARCENT leaders.
• Compare reporting from multiple staff and operational sources, identify conflicting or incomplete information, and resolve or elevate gaps with the facts and source references needed for a decision.
• Coordinate with intelligence, operations, logistics, plans, security, and other supported organizations to synchronize actions affecting ongoing USARCENT missions.
• Support requirements, sourcing, and strategic-movement coordination by maintaining visibility of relevant operational changes, dependencies, and readiness impacts.
• Apply classification, need-to-know, releasability, and approved dissemination rules to current-operations products and immediately report security or access concerns.
• Provide disciplined turnover and follow-through during high-tempo periods, ensuring that open actions, emerging risks, and pending decisions are not lost between personnel or reporting cycles.

Contract Requirements

• Must possess and maintain an active Secret security clearance. Interim clearances are not accepted for this position. Any higher access requirement is subject to final Government direction and the awarded contract.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Common Access Card, installation access, and required Government system/network access; performance cannot begin while required access is pending.
• Must possess English-language proficiency sufficient to perform the essential duties of the position, prepare required reports and deliverables, and communicate effectively with Government and contractor personnel. Must comply with applicable workplace and installation conduct requirements.
• Must use Government-furnished equipment and authorized systems for performance; unauthorized personal devices or removable media are prohibited on Government networks.
• Must complete required security, cyber/IA, OPSEC, antiterrorism, iWATCH, and local training. Possible CONUS or OCONUS travel may be designated after award.

Candidate Qualifications

• Five or more years of military intelligence, operations-center, watch-floor, or Army staff experience.
• Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a high-tempo classified environment with competing priorities.
• Experience preparing operational briefs, maintaining a common operating picture, or controlling time-sensitive actions.
• Strong written communication, judgment, teamwork, and shift-handoff discipline.
• Experience supporting a combatant command, Army service component command, or operational headquarters is preferred.

Benefits

Oryza currently offers a benefits package to eligible employees. Benefit availability for this contingent position will be confirmed based on contract award, employee classification, plan eligibility, and applicable company policy.

• Medical insurance options, including FSA-enabled and HSA-enabled plan options.
• Dental and vision insurance.
• Employer-sponsored and voluntary insurance options that may include Basic Life, voluntary life, accident, critical illness, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Retirement benefits, including 401(k) and 401(a) benefits where applicable, subject to eligibility requirements and applicable plan terms.
• Paid time off, sick leave if applicable, paid holidays, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), wellness resources, professional development, and employee recognition programs, in accordance with applicable company policy.

Benefits, eligibility, coverage, employer contributions or credits, employee costs, and plan terms are governed by the applicable plan documents, benefit elections, payroll setup, contract requirements, company policies, and applicable law. This posting is informational only and does not guarantee specific benefit offerings or contribution levels.

Conditions of Employment

• All positions are contingent upon contract award, Government funding, final labor-category requirements, successful completion of company screening, and verification of security eligibility or clearance requirements applicable to the position.
• All work is anticipated to be performed on-site at Shaw AFB, South Carolina, using Government-furnished equipment and approved systems.
• The normal schedule is Monday through Friday, 0800-1630, with a 30-minute unpaid meal period. Alternate schedules require approval.
• Candidate qualifications in this posting may include Oryza-established competitive screening criteria and may be adjusted based on final contract and labor-category requirements.
• The selected candidate must maintain professional conduct, protect classified and sensitive information, complete required training, and comply with installation, security, cyber, and information-handling requirements.

Contingent Position Notice

This position is contingent upon contract award, Government funding, final labor-category requirements, successful completion of applicable company and Government screening requirements, and verification that the selected candidate meets the security-clearance or eligibility requirements applicable to the position. Posting of this position does not constitute a guarantee or promise of employment, compensation, duration of employment, or specific benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Oryza Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.