Journeyman Analysis, Evaluation, Assessment, and After-Action Reporting/Lessons Learned

Theuniversityunion; Bellevue Second IV Precinct (NE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Spiral Solutions & Technologies, Inc. is seeking a senior SME to support USSTRATCOM J7 activities, providing on-site analysis, evaluation, and after-action reporting for joint exercises, training, and wargames.

The role requires collecting event data, facilitating AARs and lessons-learned reviews, and developing actionable issues and validated recommendations for senior leaders. Candidates must hold a Top-Secret clearance and have prior experience with related joint training programs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience supporting analysis, evaluation, and after-action requirements.
• Ability to collect, document, evaluate, and synthesize observations into actionable findings.
• Experience facilitating AARs, hotwash, and lessons-learned reviews.
• Experience preparing after-action and technical reports and briefing materials.
• Familiarity with CJCS 3500 series and related docs.
• Experience with exercise management tools and dashboards.

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site analysis, evaluation, and after-action support for joint exercises, wargames, and events.
• Facilitate after-action reviews, hotwash sessions, and lessons-learned discussions.
• Develop actionable issues and validated lessons learned; track resolutions.
• Prepare reports, briefings, and dashboards for senior leaders.

Skills

5+ years experience

After-action reporting

Data synthesis

Oral/written briefs

Top-Secret clearance

Tools

JTT

Job description

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Description

Spiral Solutions & Technologies, Inc. (SS&T) is seeking an Analysis, Evaluation, Assessment, and After-Action Reporting/Lessons Learned Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Joint Exercises, Training, and Assessment Directorate (J7).

This position provides on-site analysis, evaluation, assessment, after-action reporting, and lessons learned support for USSTRATCOM joint exercises, training events, wargames, and directed real-world events. The selected candidate will collect and analyze event data and observations, facilitate after-action reviews and hotwashes, develop actionable issues and validated lessons learned, and support issue tracking, resolution, and senior-leader reporting. This is the five-year experience FTE within the two-person Analysis, Evaluation, Assessment, and After-Action Reporting/Lessons Learned SME requirement.

Security Clearance Requirements

This position supports classified programs and requires access to classified systems and material. All contractor personnel must be United States citizens and possess a Top-Secret clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information, Nuclear Command and Control/Extremely Sensitive Information, and Special Access Program access prior to commencing work.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• At least 5 years of demonstrated relevant recent experience supporting analysis, evaluation, assessment, after-action reporting, and/or lessons learned requirements for joint exercises, training events, wargames, or operational events.
• Demonstrated experience collecting, documenting, evaluating, analyzing, and synthesizing observations and issues into actionable findings, reports, and recommendations.
• Demonstrated experience facilitating or supporting After-Action Reviews, hotwashes, lessons-learned reviews, and other event debrief processes.
• Experience preparing after-action reports, technical reports, quick-look reports, briefing materials, validated lessons-learned products, and issue-resolution products.
• Understanding of requirements contained in the CJCS 3500 series Joint Training documents, SI 508-3, and SI 509-1, After Action, Issue Solution/Resolution, and Lessons Learned Program.
• Experience supporting the Joint Training System and/or exercise assessment processes, including collection planning, observation management, issue development, and corrective-action tracking.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare clear, concise, and well-structured oral presentations and written correspondence for General/Flag Officers, senior civilian personnel, and other decision-makers.
• Experience using Government-approved lessons learned, exercise management, issue-tracking, or dashboard applications; familiarity with JTT, lessons-learned dashboards, or comparable tools is required.
• Ability to coordinate with USSTRATCOM directorates, Components, other Combatant Commands, Services, Joint Staff organizations, interagency partners, and other Government agencies.
• Active Top-Secret security clearance with eligibility for SCI, NC2/ESI, and SAP access, required prior to commencement of work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting USSTRATCOM, another Combatant Command, Joint Staff, Service Headquarters, or Major Command exercise, training, assessment, or lessons-learned programs.
• Experience serving as an exercise observer/trainer, evaluator, assessor, facilitator, data collector, or member of an Exercise Control Group.
• Experience with Joint Training Tool administration, lessons-learned dashboard administration, issue-management workflows, user training, and historical trend analysis.
• Familiarity with the Joint Event Life Cycle, Master Scenario Event List processes, Joint Exercise Control Group operations, and Command Post Exercise, Field Training Exercise, Tabletop Exercise, or wargame execution.
• Experience supporting senior-leader briefings, issue-resolution boards, capability-gap analysis, or corrective-action management.
• Experience using data visualization, dashboard, analytics, artificial intelligence, or machine-learning tools to support analysis of exercise observations and readiness issues.

Spiral Solutions and Technologies, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local law

Additional Information

• Clearance TS with SCI, NC2/ESI & SAP eligibility required