Imagery and Sensors SME Lead

TULK | Swift·Wise·Counsel; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible work schedules

Performance and referral bonuses

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) plan

Professional development support

Job summary

TULK | Swift·Wise·Counsel, located in Springfield, Virginia, is seeking a Lead-Level Imagery and Sensors SME. This role requires a sophisticated understanding of imagery analysis, mentorship of SMEs, and experience in delivering GEOINT tradecraft instruction.

The ideal candidate holds a bachelor's degree in a related field, has over 10 years of relevant experience, and is comfortable balancing technical leadership and customer communications. A tailored benefits package is included.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited academic institution in a relevant area.
• Department of Defense (DoD) Basic Instructor Certification.
• 10+ years of experience in Imagery Analysis and Sensors tradecraft.
• 2+ years of experience delivering learning content in a classroom.
• 4+ years of team management experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise in imagery analysis and exploitation systems.
• Mentor and support other SMEs in qualification planning.
• Deliver GEOINT tradecraft instruction for multiple courses.
• Maintain courseware and supporting learning materials.
• Support development of new GEOINT learning solutions.
• Coordinate with course managers and governmental stakeholders.

Skills

Imagery Analysis

GEOINT Data Sources

Mentoring

Instructional Design

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant field

Job description

Overview

TULK is a boutique strategic technology and management consulting firm supporting U.S. Federal Government, Defense, Intelligence Community, and National Security customers. Our cleared teams help mission organizations operate, communicate, analyze, plan, teach, and execute in dynamic environments.

TULK offers a tailored benefits package that may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible work schedules where permitted by the customer, performance and referral bonuses, technology support, tuition reimbursement, 401(k), and professional development support.

Role

Imagery and Sensors SME Lead

About the Work

Lead-level SMEs serve as senior technical authorities, mentor other SMEs, coordinate with course managers and branch leadership, and support instruction across multiple GEOINT Tradecraft Learning Levels.

A Lead-level Imagery Analysis and Sensors SME is considered an authority in their field and a key resource as a mentor for other SMEs. They shall have a sophisticated understanding of planning, execution, oversight, and day-to-day management of contractor business activities in the HDNGI Branch and be able to apply broad or in-depth expertise in highly complex and ambiguous situations. They act as the primary POC for Imagery Analysis and Sensors Course Managers (CMs) and the Branch Chief (BC), and are responsible for maintaining awareness over other Imagery Analysis and Sensors SMEs certification and qualification plans to ensure compliance, while maintaining their own NGC Instructor compliances (certification/qualification) and instructing courses as assigned. A Lead-Level Imagery Analysis and Sensors SME is capable of providing support to multiple GEOINT Tradecraft Learning Level courses (Fundamental, Intermediate and Advanced) within the Imagery Analysis and Sensors content area.

What you will do

• Provide subject matter expertise in imagery analysis, imagery exploitation systems, GEOINT data sources, FMV, Spectral, OPIR, SAR, TIR, and imagery/sensor tradecraft.
• Mentor other SMEs and support content-area coordination, certification awareness, and qualification planning.
• Deliver GEOINT tradecraft instruction for NGC courses and learning events.
• Maintain and update courseware, exercises, exams, and supporting learning materials.
• Support development and implementation of new GEOINT learning solutions.
• Apply mission-relevant tradecraft in scenario-based and problem-based learning events.
• Coordinate with course managers, learning developers, instructors, and government stakeholders.
• Support NGC governance, policy, partnerships, and special projects within the scope of GTLSS.

Required qualifications

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited (i.e., regional, national, or institutional) academic institution, related to their assigned area of expertise (i.e., Imagery Analysis, Imagery Exploitation Systems, or GEOINT Data Sources).
• Department of Defense (DoD) Basic Instructor Certification
• Minimum 10 years of experience focusing on the concepts and applications of Imagery Analysis and Sensors tradecraft, methodology, and technology.
• Minimum 2 years of experience delivering learning content to adult learners in a classroom setting.
• Minimum 4 years of experience managing day-to-day activities of a team.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Personnel assigned to work with classified material and/or on government property must possess a current Top Secret / SCI Personnel Security Clearance.
• Personnel working with classified information are subject to counter-intelligence polygraph requirements and Intelligence Oversight rules.

Best fit

• You are comfortable being the technical lead, mentor, and escalation point for a content area.
• You can balance instruction, course support, SME coordination, and customer-facing communication.
• You can translate deep mission experience into practical adult-learning content.