GSSE Tactical Senior
Sawdey Solution Services, Inc.
A complete application in a minute
Tailored resume and cover letter, ready to send.
Job summary
Sawdey Solution Services, Inc. is seeking a Senior Tactical Systems Engineer to provide advanced technical support for NSW-SMU mission planning and equipment. You will work with government stakeholders, maintain and troubleshoot mission planning systems, and guide operational users in complex environments.
Responsibilities include configuring hardware/software, ensuring cybersecurity, and evaluating new capabilities for fielding. Occasional travel to CONUS/OCONUS locations is anticipated.
Qualifications
- Seven+ years of operational experience with mission planning techniques.
- Experience supporting DoD mission planning in classified and unclassified environments.
- Experience installing and troubleshooting Windows-based mission planning hardware/software.
- Knowledge of DoD cybersecurity, STIGs, and system authorization processes.
Responsibilities
- Administer, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot mission planning systems and equipment.
- Install, test, and update mission planning systems per approved configs and cyber rules.
- Provide Tier I–III troubleshooting for hardware, software, and networks.
- Support data management for mission planning, imagery, and geospatial products.
- Support TAK-based and other tactical applications; assess interoperability.
- Evaluate and field new capabilities; advise government stakeholders.
- Participate in OT/Eval, test criteria, and procedures for new systems.
- Perform cybersecurity tasks to maintain approved mission planning environments.
Skills
Education
Tools
Job description
The annual base salary range for this position $113,120 - $141,400. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. At Sawdey Solution Services, we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. We will consider several factors when extending an offer to an applicant. These factors include (but are not limited to) the position, associated responsibilities, work experience, education, related training, and related skills.
The annual base salary range for this position $113,120 - $141,400. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. At Sawdey Solution Services, we recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. We will consider several factors when extending an offer to an applicant. These factors include (but are not limited to) the position, associated responsibilities, work experience, education, related training, and related skills.
NAS Ocean Dam Neck Annex, VA
Yes - When Authorized/Hybrid
The Tactical Systems Engineer - Senior provides advanced technical and analytical support to a Naval Special Warfare Special Mission Unit (NSW-SMU) in support of mission planning, execution, and post-mission activities. This position serves as a senior technical resource responsible for the readiness, integration, sustainment, and troubleshooting of classified and unclassified mission planning systems, tactical applications, communications, and associated mission equipment supporting special operations requirements.
The engineer works directly with operational users and government stakeholders to identify technical requirements, resolve complex system issues, evaluate and integrate new capabilities, maintain mission planning environments, and provide technical guidance and training. The position requires the ability to operate independently, exercise sound technical judgment, and provide responsive support in dynamic and time-sensitive mission environments.
- Administer, configure, maintain, troubleshoot, and sustain classified and unclassified mission planning systems, workstations, servers, tactical applications, communications, and associated mission equipment.
- Install, configure, test, update, maintain, and troubleshoot customer-imaged mission planning systems and devices in accordance with approved configurations and cybersecurity requirements.
- Provide advanced Tier I, II, and III technical support; diagnose and resolve complex hardware, software, network, application, interoperability, and mission-data issues affecting operational users.
- Support the preparation, validation, management, and dissemination of mission planning data, geospatial products, imagery, and other digital products required for mission planning and execution.
- Support tactical mission planning and execution applications, including TAK-based capabilities and other customer-specific software and systems.
- Evaluate, integrate, test, and field new or updated hardware, software, applications, and mission planning capabilities; assess interoperability and operational suitability and provide technical recommendations to government stakeholders.
- Support operational test and evaluation, functional testing, capability validation, and development of test criteria and procedures for new and updated systems.
- Perform vulnerability identification, remediation, verification, and other cybersecurity activities necessary to maintain approved mission planning environments, including support for applicable STIG and Authority to Operate requirements.
- Support configuration management and maintain approved configurations for mission planning hardware, software, applications, and deployable equipment.
- Coordinate technical requirements and mission-impacting issues with government points of contact, program offices, other support organizations, and external technical stakeholders as required.
- Identify and analyze user requirements, capability gaps, technical risks, and opportunities to improve mission planning and execution capabilities; develop and communicate technical recommendations and courses of action.
- Provide hands-on technical training and practical instruction to operational users on fielded hardware, software, applications, and mission planning capabilities.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation and system-support procedures, as required.
- Provide senior-level technical expertise, knowledge transfer, and mentorship across the GSSE Tactical team as required.
- Support exercises, testing events, operational deployments, and other mission requirements at home station and CONUS/OCONUS locations as required.
- As a Sawdey employee, assist with company proposal development and other business development activities, as required.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Minimum of seven (7) years of operational experience with or supporting an organization's navigation and mission planning techniques, including preparation and checkout/validation of flight plans for aircraft weapons systems, or mission planning computer systems, communications, mission equipment, and planning techniques, including preparation of unit mission plans for peacetime and wartime special operations missions.
- Experience providing technical support for mission planning and execution systems within classified and unclassified DoD environments.
- Experience installing, configuring, imaging, testing, maintaining, and troubleshooting Windows-based systems and associated mission planning hardware and software.
- Experience supporting mission planning computer systems, communications, networks, tactical applications, and associated mission equipment.
- Experience troubleshooting complex hardware, software, network, application, and interoperability issues in operational environments.
- Experience supporting system integration, configuration management, operational testing, and fielding or sustainment of technical capabilities.
- Working knowledge of DoD cybersecurity requirements, including system hardening, vulnerability identification and remediation, STIG implementation, and support to system authorization requirements.
- Experience providing direct technical support and training to operational users in dynamic and time-sensitive mission environments.
- Ability to independently analyze technical and operational requirements, identify solutions, and communicate technical recommendations to government and technical stakeholders.
- Direct experience supporting Naval Special Warfare, a Special Mission Unit, or other SOF operational organization.
- Experience supporting NSW mission planning and execution systems, tactical applications, communications, and mission equipment.
- Experience with TAK-based capabilities, including ATAK, WinTAK, TAK Server, or other tactical situational‑awareness applications.
- Experience supporting Tactical Local Area Network (TACLAN) capabilities or similar deployable tactical network environments.
- Experience with geospatial, imagery, mapping, and mission‑data products used in support of special operations mission planning.
- Experience integrating tactical communications, mission planning systems, situational‑awareness applications, sensors, or other operational technologies.
- Experience supporting capability evaluation, operational testing, fielding, modernization, or integration of new technologies within a SOF environment.
- Experience with virtualization technologies such as VMware or Hyper‑V.
- Experience developing technical documentation, training materials, test plans, or system‑support procedures.
- Demonstrated experience serving as a senior technical resource, mentor, or trainer within an operational support environment.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or other related discipline; OR
- Technical School Certificate related to computer systems; OR
- Equivalent technical training and experience that aligns directly with the duties to be performed in lieu of a degree.
- Required: DoD 8570/8140 IAT Level II certification or higher (e.g., Security+ CE).
- Highly Desired / Preferred: Additional relevant technical certifications such as Network+, CCNA, SSCP, or other networking, cybersecurity, systems administration, or virtualization certifications.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to interface effectively with government stakeholders, operational users, technical personnel, and other support organizations.
- Strong analytical and complex problem-solving skills with the ability to independently diagnose and resolve mission‑impacting technical issues.
- Strong customer service skills and the ability to prioritize competing technical requirements in support of operational timelines.
- Ability to translate operational requirements into technical solutions and communicate technical information effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Ability to develop cross-domain proficiency across Operations, Intelligence warfighting functions, and Tactical Mission Planning domains to support surge and crisis-response requirements.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally in support of exercises, operational requirements, testing, training, and capability fielding, including short‑notice travel when required.
Top Secret Clearance
Other: Must be eligible for access to SCI
This position supports a U.S. Government Contract whose terms require Sawdey Solution Services to staff it only with U.S. Citizens.
'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M101.744%2012.4726L102.894%2016.1947L99.0021%2013.2201L101.744%2012.4726ZM105.3%208.40937H100.488L99.0026%203.59473L97.5116%208.41047L92.7%208.40385L96.5965%2011.3834L95.1055%2016.1942L99.0021%2013.2196L101.408%2011.3834L105.3%208.40992V8.40937Z'%20fill='white'/%3e%3cdefs%3e%3clinearGradient%20id='paint0_linear_5593_1381'%20x1='90'%20y1='9.44471'%20x2='99'%20y2='9.44471'%20gradientUnits='userSpaceOnUse'%3e%3cstop%20stop-color='%2300AD70'/%3e%3cstop%20offset='0.998594'%20stop-color='%2300B67A'/%3e%3cstop%20offset='1'%20stop-color='%23DCDCE6'/%3e%3c/linearGradient%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e){kind=small}
