Deployment Strategist

Research Innovations Inc; Joint Base Lewis-McChord (WA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work schedules

Health insurance coverage

Paid time off

401k with company match

Paid parental leave

Wellness programs

Job summary

Research Innovations, Inc. seeks a Deployment Strategist to bridge frontline defense and internal product teams. You will own the mission to enable partners, identify problems, and convert them into actionable workflows. Active Top Secret with SCI eligibility is required, with hybrid work at Joint Base Lewis-McCord.

You will translate SOPs/CONOPs into briefs, explore AI-enabled workflows, and lead training to maximize RIIs capabilities across the joint footprint.

Qualifications

• Experience translating SOPs and CONOPs into development briefs.
• Strong background in defense operations and weapon systems.
• Mentor or educate cross-functionally between ops, engineering and product teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead on-site discovery and workflow mapping to translate SOPs/CONOPs into development briefs.
• Identify high-value opportunities for Generative AI and advanced workflows to improve mission effectiveness.
• Coordinate with Forward Deployed Engineers to integrate unit data into data pipelines.
• Design architectures for classified, disconnected, tactical environments.
• Lead training and user adoption sessions for RIIs capabilities across the joint footprint.
• Deliver demos and briefings to analysts and executives.

Skills

JTF Planning

Operations Planning

Systems Engineering

Mentor/Educate

C2/Link16 Experience

Tools

Maven Smart Systems

NGC2

AFATDS

Link 16

Job description

Position Title: Deployment Strategist

Location: Hybrid to Joint Base Lewis-McCord

Clearance Requirement: Top Secret with SCI Eligibility

Employment type: Full Time Exempt

Research Innovations, Inc. (RII) is breaking through the big, slow status quo with transformative technology that fundamentally improves the world. We build advanced software solutions for government and military missions, applying agile development and user-centered design to solve complex, mission-critical problems.

We are seeking a high-impact Deployment Strategist to act as a bridge between the front lines of defense and our internal product teams. You will own the holistic mission of enabling our partners to win, identifying the true problems limiting their mission effectiveness, and decomposing these into actionable workflows. You are a facilitator, a technical translator, and a leader - responsible for turning institutional chaos into mission-enabling software products. This role requires an active US Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Lead on-site discovery and workflow mapping to translate military analyst/commander standard operating procedures (SOPs) and CONOPs into executable development briefs.
• Identify high-value opportunities for Generative AI, agentic workflows, and foundation models to enhance mission effectiveness, ensuring outputs remain grounded, explainable, and secure.
• Partner with Forward Deployed Engineers to identify unit-specific datasets and coordinate their integration into stable, extensible data pipelines.
• Design and validate software and hardware architectures optimized for classified, disconnected, tactical, and resource-constrained environments.
• Lead high-impact training and user adoption sessions, ensuring RII capabilities are utilized to their full potential across the joint footprint.
• Present compelling demos, briefings, and technical proposals to audiences ranging from junior analysts to senior executive leaders.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to assess opportunities for product development and employment against operational requirements.

WHAT YOU HAVE DONE

• Demonstrated mastery of Joint Task Force (JTF) Planning and Operations, and Army ASCC / Corps / DIV / BCT Planning and Operations.
• Proven application of systems engineering processes to analyze, document, and deliver operational requirements.
• Hands-on operational experience with C2, targeting, and fires systems, including Maven Smart Systems, NGC2, AFATDS, and Link 16.
• Ability to solve open-ended problems in unstructured environments with a low-ego, mission-first mindset.
• Proven track record as a mentor or technical educator, capable of translating complex operational/domain information cross-functional to engineering and product teams.

EVEN BETTER

• Advanced AI and technical skills, including experience with agentic workflows, RAG, vector databases, and model orchestration in air-gapped environments.
• Prior military service as a senior NCO, Warrant Officer, or Commissioned Officer (especially in a technical leadership position at a DIV/BCT or higher level).

• Prior experience with Maritime Targeting capabilities.
• Familiarization with intel, COP, and targeting tools such as MIDB, CPCE, DCGS-A, and JADOCS, and TAK.

At RII, we believe that diversity in our workforce is critical to our success. We strive to hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger. We work to help your intellectual passions and creativity thrive. It's one of our core values: Let your geek flag fly.

We also offer all employees comprehensive benefits including:

• flexible work schedules
• health insurance coverage
• paid time off
• 401k with a company match
• paid parental leave
• access to wellness programs
• much more

It's all part of another of our core values: Stay human. It's why our comfortable and colorful offices such as our headquarters, include a community game room, pantry, massage chair, and an escape room, among other amenities. It's why we have community ambassadors and regular community events.

Research Innovations Incorporated is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.