Cyber Operations Trainer

Knight Federal Solutions, Inc.; Suffolk (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Knight Federal Solutions, Inc. seeks an experienced cyber operations trainer and observer for high-level joint and multinational exercises in Suffolk, VA. The role emphasizes operational planning, staff training, and delivering feedback at strategic and operational levels.

Requirements include a bachelor’s (or master’s) with extensive military/operational background, DoD clearance, and willingness to travel up to 25%. On-site work in Suffolk, VA is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 10 years of professional/military operational experience.
• Master’s degree with a minimum of 6 years of professional/military operational experience.
• Joint Forces Staff College or Service equivalent.
• Active DoD Secret clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret on-site.
• Willingness to travel worldwide up to 25%
• On-site in Suffolk, Virginia

Responsibilities

• Support Joint Staff J7, Joint Training, Deployable Training Division in providing joint training.
• Provide observation, training, and feedback to JFCs and staffs during exercises and visits.
• Coordinate planning of Cyber Operations at theater/national levels.
• Act as SME and trainer in cyber operations for joint and multinational exercises.
• Mentor and support new Observers Trainers and Analyst Trainers.

Skills

Cyber operations understanding

Operational planning

Joint/Multinational training

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 10+ years experience

Master’s degree + 6+ years experience

Job description

Job Details

Job Location: Suffolk, VA 23435

Position Type: Full Time

Knight Federal Solutions is a trusted provider to industry leading prime contractors, the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. We have established a company culture that supports our employees, their families and the communities in which they live and work. When you join our team you belong to a group of people that work hard, strive for greatness and care about people.

Our hard work is evident in everything we do. Whether it be supporting large government programs in the areas of Simulation and Training, Information Technology, Intelligence or Engineering we always strive to be the best. It is for this reason that we have been recognized as a World Class Team Supplier by Northrop Grumman and were also named one of Florida’s fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine.

As Knight Federal Solutions continues to grow, we look forward to hiring the best and the brightest to join us in our success!

Role Responsibilities

• Supports the Joint Staff J7, Joint Training, Deployable Training Division (DTD) in providing a continuum of individual, staff, and collective joint training to enhance the operational effectiveness of the current and future joint force.
• The selected candidate will provide observation, training, and feedback, focused at the operational and strategic levels, to Joint Force Commanders and their staffs during joint and multi-national training, exercises, and staff assist visits (SAVs).
• Observation, training, and feedback will focus on involve planning of Cyber Operations and how that planning is synchronized across war fighting functions and domains, and how cyber operations are integrated into lethal and non-lethal fires and globally integrated operations.
• The position requires knowledge and/or experience in planning cyber operations at the theater operational and/or national strategic level.
• Acts as a subject matter expert and trainer in cyber operations in joint, multinational, interagency, and globally integrated exercises and operations
• Integrates into, contributes to, and provides functional continuity in the DTD’s Fires and Effects Section, which consists of military Observer Trainers (OTs) and contractor Analyst Trainers (ATs) providing training and observation in Fires and Targeting, Cyberspace Operations, Space Operations, Public Affairs, Integrated Air and Missile Defense, and Operations in the Information Environment (OIE)
• Mentors, trains, and supports new OTs
• Participates as a member of Deployable Training Teams (DTTs) comprised of OTs and ATs observing, training, and providing feedback to commanders and their staffs during Chairman’s Exercise Program (CEP) exercises and other joint and multinational exercises, as well as for Mission Rehearsal Exercises and Staff Assistance Visits for named operations
• Ascertains key command challenges at the operational and strategic levels of war and conducts cross-functional analysis of information gathered from joint exercises and training events for the development of lessons learned, insights, and best practices
• Understands strategic thought and direction as it guides and is influenced by campaign, deliberate, and crisis planning at the operational level
• Researches national strategic documents, historical exercise documents, real world operations, the operating environment, command mission, organization, plans, and orders, as well as interagency and coalition policies, strategies, and plans
• Conducts trend analysis, understands and improves battle rhythms, provides observation and training, ties phased operational planning to strategic thought, and develops feedback
• Develops the Commander’s Facilitated After-Action Review (FAAR), Executive Summary Report (ESR), Combined Functional Report (CFR), and Internal After Action Review (IAAR), Post-event debriefs and summaries, and input into the Joint Lessons Learned Information System (JLLIS)
• Updates and maintains documents, articles, and periodicals such as "Joint Operations Insights and Best Practices" and joint functional area focus papers
• Develops and facilitates seminars for the National Defense University’s Senior Leader Education Program Joint Operations Modules (PINNACLE, CAPSTONE, and KEYSTONE)

Qualifications

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 10 years of professional and/or military operational experience; or specialized technical training and certifications directly related to the requirement.
• Master’s degree with a minimum of 6 years of professional and/or military operational experience; or specialized technical training and certifications directly related to the requirement.
• Joint Forces Staff College or Service equivalent
• Thorough understanding of cyber operations and experience at the operational level
• Must be willing to travel worldwide, to include areas considered hazardous duty (up to 25% of the time)
• Must have an active U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain a DoD Top Secret security clearance once aboard
• Must be able to work on-site in Suffolk, Virginia

Preferred Requirements

• Combatant Command, Joint Task Force, Division, Afloat staff, or Wing staff experience
• Understanding of the requirements for staffs to support the commander’s decision cycle
• Understanding of the Joint Planning Process (JPP)
• Experience with the preparation and conduct of seminars or study groups for flag officers
• Ability to write and prepare operational orders and plans
• Experience in the compilation and presentation in both written and oral formats of lessons learned and after action review material
• Experience with operational planning efforts at the operational and strategic levels

Knight Federal Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other protected classification.