Joint Operations Readiness SME

JCTM; Eglin Air Force Base (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JCTM is seeking a Senior Operations Readiness SME to advise CCMD and TSOC battle staff on design, execution, and assessment of full-spectrum SOF training events. You will leverage expertise in the Joint Training System, CJCSM 3500.03-series processes, warfighting functions, and readiness metrics within a high-security USSOCOM environment.

The role requires 12+ years in SOF, top-secret clearance eligibility, and a track record of briefing senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Active TOP SECRET Security Clearance with SCI eligibility.
• 12+ years of SOF experience.
• Former E-8+, CW3+, or O-4+ experience.
• 5+ years of experience planning and executing joint exercises using the Joint Training System.
• Operational application of warfighting functions and SOF core activities in a Joint SOF HQ environment.
• Experience managing full-spectrum training events in accordance with CJCSM 3500.03-series methodology.
• 4+ years of Joint operations or operational-strategic SOF planning experience.
• Experience ensuring SOF mission sets are fully represented in exercise objectives, events, and assessments.
• Experience directly briefing or advising O-5 through GO/FO leaders.
• Experience synchronizing training across TSOCs, SOF Components, CCMD staff, Services, and Interagency partners.
• Experience applying UJTL, JMETL, Joint doctrine, JTS, JTT, and DRRS.

Responsibilities

• Joint Readiness Advisory Support: Advise commanders, senior leaders, and battle staff on readiness objectives, exercise design, training event execution, and post-event improvement.
• Exercise Planning and Execution: Plan and support full-spectrum joint exercises using JTS and CJCSM 3500.03-series methodology.
• Scenario and Event Design: Ensure SOF mission sets are fully represented in exercise objectives, events, injects, assessments, and readiness products.
• Senior Leader Integration: Brief and advise O-5 through GO/FO decision-makers on training readiness, operational risk, readiness maturity, and staff performance.
• Readiness Assessment: Apply UJTL, JMETL, Joint doctrine, JTS, JTT, and DRRS to develop AARs, readiness assessments, training improvement plans, and readiness recommendations.
• SOF-CF Integration: Synchronize training across TSOCs, SOF Components, CCMD staff, Services, Interagency partners, multinational partners, and USSOCOM stakeholders.
• Operational Design and Crisis Response: Apply working knowledge of operational design and SOF crisis response operations to improve scenario realism and staff decision-making.
• Real-Time Observation: Observe execution, capture functional alignment, identify friction points, and provide corrective recommendations without assuming staff execution roles.
• Readiness Governance: Guide development of readiness metrics, planning logic, synchronization behaviors, assessment processes, and staff-development pathways.

Skills

Leadership

Joint Planning

Operational Assessment

Mentoring

Security Clearance

Tools

JTS

CJCSM 3500.03

AAR Development

Job description

USSOCOM requires senior readiness expertise to plan, execute, observe, and assess joint and multinational training events that strengthen SOF battle staff proficiency and mission readiness. What if you could apply your SOF experience and joint training expertise to help commanders and staffs improve readiness, interoperability, and operational performance across the SOF enterprise?

Build Your Career:

At JCTM we value knowledge experience integrity and commitment. Joining our team means becoming part of an organization that empowers individuals prioritizes ethical practices and fosters a culture of collaboration and growth.

As a Joint Operations Readiness SME with JCTM you will advise and mentor CCMD and TSOC battle staff in the design, execution, and assessment of full-spectrum SOF training and readiness events. This position requires expert knowledge of the Joint Training System, CJCSM 3500.03-series processes, warfighting functions, SOF core activities, LVC event planning, readiness assessments, JMETL, UJTL, JTT, DRRS, and Joint SOF HQ C2 functions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Joint Readiness Advisory Support: Advise commanders, senior leaders, and battle staff on readiness objectives, exercise design, training event execution, and post-event improvement.
• Exercise Planning and Execution: Plan and support full-spectrum joint exercises using JTS and CJCSM 3500.03-series methodology.
• Scenario and Event Design: Ensure SOF mission sets are fully represented in exercise objectives, events, injects, assessments, and readiness products.
• Senior Leader Integration: Brief and advise O-5 through GO/FO decision-makers on training readiness, operational risk, readiness maturity, and staff performance.
• Readiness Assessment: Apply UJTL, JMETL, Joint doctrine, JTS, JTT, and DRRS to develop AARs, readiness assessments, training improvement plans, and readiness recommendations.
• SOF-CF Integration: Synchronize training across TSOCs, SOF Components, CCMD staff, Services, Interagency partners, multinational partners, and USSOCOM stakeholders.
• Operational Design and Crisis Response: Apply working knowledge of operational design and SOF crisis response operations to improve scenario realism and staff decision-making.
• Real-Time Observation: Observe execution, capture functional alignment, identify friction points, and provide corrective recommendations without assuming staff execution roles.
• Readiness Governance: Guide development of readiness metrics, planning logic, synchronization behaviors, assessment processes, and staff-development pathways.

State-of-the-Art Technology:

Expand your expertise by working with joint training systems, readiness reporting platforms, LVC tools, operational design methods, and advanced planning processes in a strategic SOF readiness environment.

New Skills:

Collaborate with a diverse team of technical and functional experts gaining practical experience with advanced tools technologies and strategic-level implementations.

Room to Grow:

You will have opportunities to grow your career and contribute to the company's strategic goals supported by mentorship and a collaborative work environment.

You Have:

• Active TOP SECRET Security Clearance with SCI eligibility
• 12+ years of SOF experience.
• Former E-8+, CW3+, or O-4+ experience.
• 5+ years of experience planning and executing joint exercises using the Joint Training System.
• Operational application of warfighting functions and SOF core activities in a Joint SOF HQ environment.
• Experience managing full-spectrum training events in accordance with CJCSM 3500.03-series methodology.
• 4+ years of Joint operations or operational-strategic SOF planning experience.
• Experience ensuring SOF mission sets are fully represented in exercise objectives, events, and assessments.
• Experience directly briefing or advising O-5 through GO/FO leaders.
• Experience synchronizing training across TSOCs, SOF Components, CCMD staff, Services, and Interagency partners.
• Experience applying UJTL, JMETL, Joint doctrine, JTS, JTT, and DRRS.
• Experience developing AARs, readiness assessments, and training improvement plans.
• Recent strategic HQ experience within the last 8 years at USSOCOM, TSOC, Service HQ, Joint Staff, OSW, or a 3-4 Star HQ in a command billet, senior enlisted advisor position, or primary staff planner role.

Nice to Haves:

• Experience as a J7 or J37 Joint Training Planner, J3 or J35 Plans/Future Operations Planner, TSOC J3/J7 training and exercise staff member, SOCOM J7 staff member, Service SOF Component HQ planner, Joint Staff or CCMD exercise planner, readiness lead, assessments lead, or AAR lead.
• Experience as a Joint Exercise Planner, Senior Training NCO, Operations Planner, Future Operations Planner, SOF Campaign Planner, Contingency Planner, or EXCON Lead.
• Experience serving as a Battalion, Squadron, or Group S3/Ops Chief; Command Senior Enlisted Leader; SEA; SMU/NMF senior leader; or Task Force Plans/Training Lead.
• Experience producing senior leader decision products, readiness dashboards, training progression milestones, and governance-aligned readiness recommendations.

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement:

JCTM is an Equal Opportunity Employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive internal and external change while supporting the safety and security of our great nation.