Joint SOF Trainer (Logistics-C4I) III

Athenix Solutions Group; Fort Walton Beach (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Athenix Special Missions seeks a Joint SOF Trainer (Logistics-C4I) III at Hurlburt Field, Florida. This temporary role requires U.S. citizenship and an active DoD TS/SCI clearance.

The contractor will support SOF exercise planning and execution across joint commands. Responsibilities include designing scenarios, scripting, briefing staff, and delivering training products. Candidates should bring extensive communications and network systems experience, including DISA DISN, CISCO, and encryption

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications with 8 years of experience, or an Associate’s degree with 13 years of experience.
• 7+ years in exercise design, scenario development, and management of Joint Life Cycle (JELC) events.
• Minimum of 4 years coordinating with training audience to meet objectives.
• Minimum of 3 years in real world Operational Headquarters (SOJTF, CJSOTF, CJSOAC, etc.).
• Minimum of 3 years in communications connectivity with satellite, radio, data systems, and COP apps.
• Demonstrated oral and written communications to explain network requirements.
• Working knowledge of DISA DISN services, CISCO, LAN/WAN, encryption devices and NSA approved equipment.
• Minimum of 3 years in HBSS and ACAS.
• Preferred 2+ years as a platform instructor in PME/training.

Responsibilities

• Maintain functional currency and awareness of SOF/JETC training requirements through research of DoD directives and plans.
• Maintain relationships with planners and leaders at USSOCOM HQs and JFCs to coordinate exercise design.
• Support exercise design, JELC planning, scenario scripting, staff role-playing, training, and observations.
• Apply ADDIE model to determine requirements and develop training materials for in-person and online delivery.
• Create or review event concepts including purpose, objectives, and scenario characteristics.
• Create or replicate products and orders to support multinational SOF exercises within guidelines.
• Incorporate JMETL tasks into observation plans to track milestones and objectives.
• Support JECG and augment HQs staff positions for SOF higher commands when required.

Skills

Oral and written communications

DISA DISN knowledge

Cisco networking

SATCOM systems

SDN versions

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Communications

Associate’s degree in Communications

Military rank equivalency (E7-E8 / CW3-CW4 / O4-O5)

Tools

HBSS & ACAS

NSA encryption devices (Taclan, KIV, KG, Cylink)

DISA DISN network engineering tools

Cisco network configuration tools

Job description

Description

Athenix Special Missions is seeking a Joint SOF Trainer (Logistics-C4I) III in Hurlburt Field, Florida!

ASM Quality Policy: To meet or exceed our customers’ expectations for quality, delivery, and service through continual improvement, striving to meet our objectives, and committing to meeting all legal and statutory requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen

Location: Hurlburt Field, Florida

Clearance Requirement: Must have an Active DoD TS/SCI Clearance

**Please note that this is a temporary position**

Job Summary

Components of USSOCOM have the responsibility to execute large-scale training exercises designed to enhance readiness and prepare SOF units for deployment. At SOF Component Commands, the contractor provides SMEs to facilitate planning and execution of SOF core activities and SOF-CF I3, augment/replicate critical staff planning positions, and provide SOF exercise planning and execution products throughout the JELC IAW SOF, Joint, Service, GCC training objectives.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain functional currency, relevancy, and awareness of SOF and Joint Enterprise training requirements through constant research of past and current operations, DoD Instructions, Manuals, Directives, Joint Exercise Instructions, Concept Plans (CONPLAN), Operation Plans (OPLAN), execute orders (EXORD), and Joint, doctrine
• Maintain functional and cooperative relationships with operational and strategic level planners and leaders in the USSOCOM HQs, GCC's, TSOC's, the Joint Staff, and JSOC, to facilitate a synchronized effort in exercise design and execution across the community of interest
• Support exercise design, JELC planning, scenario scripting, key staff role playing, training, and observations
• Utilize the ADDIE (Analyze, Design, Develop, Implement, Evaluate) model in executing the Joint Training System / Joint Training Tool to determine exercise and training requirements, design and develop appropriate training materials and scripting for in-person and online delivery
• Create or review event concepts, to include purpose, objectives, broad scenario characteristics, processes, and products to support the mission and objectives of the event’s sponsor; use real-world events and operational planning concepts when applicable
• Create/Replicate international/national/strategic and operational level products and orders to support Theater SOF exercises for a multinational training audience, within Foreign Disclosure (FDO) and DOS export compliance guidelines
• Incorporate Joint Mission Essential Task List (JMETL) tasks and exercise training objectives into the observation plan to ensure all exercise milestones and objectives are observed
• When required, support the Joint Exercise Control Group (JECG) and augment and replicate key HQs staff positions for SOF Higher HQs (C/JFSOCC, C/SOJTF, C/JSOTF, C/JSOAC, SOTF)

Requirements

Experience and Education

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of communications experience, or Associate’s s degree with 13 years of communications experience, or prior (E7-E8, CW3-CW4, O4-O5) with 13 years of communications experience
• More than 7 years’ (5 years recent) experience in exercise design, scenario development, and management of Joint Life Cycle (JELC) events
• Minimum of 4 years of experience coordinating with the training audience and developing a realistic scenario to facilitate their training objectives.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in real world Operational Headquarters (SOJTF, CJSOTF, CJSOAC, etc.)
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in communications connectivity with communication platforms: KU/X/KA Band Satellite systems, UHF/VHF radio, data systems, mobile ad-hoc networking, mesh networking systems, tactical SATCOM, LMR systems, phone systems and COP applications
• Demonstrated expertise in oral and written communications to explain communication network and requirements
• Specific technical areas must include working knowledge of DISA DISN network services, architecture, configuration, certification processes and procedures, CISCO, LAN/WAN, fiber, POTs and NSA approved encryption devices (Taclan, KIV, KG, Cylink) equipment suite programming, deployment, and integration.
• Working knowledge of SDN versions.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in HBSS and ACAS.
• Preferred 2 years’ experience as a platform instructor in a Professional Military Education/training environment.