Operations Manager - Active Secret Clearance (P)

Socket.dev; Albuquerque, Northern (NM, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

RiverTech, an Akima company, is seeking a Senior Training, Exercise & Operations Analyst to lead on-site planning, design, integration, and execution of complex training, testing, and simulation events in Albuquerque.

You will translate mission requirements into executable training solutions, develop realistic operational scenarios, and coordinate with operators, engineers, government stakeholders, and technical teams to ensure measurable mission outcomes. SECRET clearance required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive military, defense, government, training, exercise, operations, or simulation experience.
• Significant experience in military operations, operational planning, training, exercise design, or C2.
• Experience directing or supporting large-scale military exercises and training events.
• Ability to translate operational requirements into training, simulation, system, and data requirements.
• SECRET Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Define, analyze, and document operational training requirements in support of military training, testing, experimentation, and exercise objectives.
• Provide senior-level operational, analytical, and planning expertise throughout the full exercise lifecycle.
• Lead and support the development of large-scale operational scenarios reflecting realistic mission objectives.
• Provide in-house SME for scenario design, construction, refinement, validation, and execution.
• Support the definition of requirements for simulations, scenario-generation tools, mission-planning systems, and data-link capabilities.
• Translate operational user requirements into actionable simulation, system, data, and integration requirements.
• Support exercise design and development for constructive simulations, including injects and data.
• Provide operational expertise in C2, Marine Aviation, tactical data links, and ATO processes.

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Training, Exercise & Operations Analyst to work as operations manager providing operational leadership, analytical expertise, and subject matter expertise in the planning, design, integration, and execution of complex military training, testing, experimentation, and simulation events.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive operational experience inany service Aviation Command and Control (C2), warfare planning, exercise direction, scenario development, tactical training, mission planning, and operational systems integration. This position will serve as a senior operational advisor responsible for translating mission requirements into executable training and exercise solutions, developing realistic operational scenarios, supporting simulation requirements, and coordinating exercise integration and execution.

The successful candidate will work closely with military operators, exercise planners, engineers, simulation personnel, government stakeholders, and technical teams to ensure training and experimentation activities accurately represent operational requirements and deliver measurable mission outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Define, analyze, and documentoperational training requirementsin support of military training, testing, experimentation, and exercise objectives.
• Provide senior-leveloperational, analytical, and planning expertisethroughout the full exercise lifecycle, from initial requirements development and planning through integration, execution, assessment, and lessons learned.
• Lead and support the development oflarge-scale operational scenarios, ensuring scenario design reflects realistic mission objectives, operational processes, command relationships, and employment of military forces.
• Provide in-house subject matter expertise forscenario design, construction, refinement, validation, and execution.
• Support the definition and refinement of requirements forvirtual and constructive simulations, scenario-generation tools, mission-planning systems, operational support systems, data-link capabilities, data-support tools, and collaboration environments.
• Translate operational user requirements into actionablesimulation, system, data, and integration requirements.
• Supportexercise design and development for constructive simulations, including development of operational concepts, scenario inputs, exercise objectives, injects, and supporting data.
• Provide operational expertise inCommand and Control (C2), Marine Aviation, tactical data links, mission planning, Air Tasking Order (ATO) processes, and distributed operational environments.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive military, defense, government, training, exercise, operations, or simulation experience, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Significant experience inmilitary operations, operational planning, training, exercise design, or Command and Control (C2).
• Demonstrated experience directing or supportinglarge-scale military exercises and training events.
• Proven experience developing and executingoperational scenariosfor complex military environments.
• Experience serving as anexercise director, warfare planner, operations manager, senior operational advisor, or military subject matter expert.
• Demonstrated ability to translate operational requirements intotraining, simulation, system, and data requirements.
• Experience working across operational and technical organizations to integrate systems, simulations, data, and personnel into executable training events.
• Strong understanding ofmilitary C2 processes, mission planning, operational systems, and tactical operations.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams inhigh-pressure, time-sensitive operational environments.
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, communication, briefing, and technical-writing skills.
• Ability to engage effectively with senior military, government, industry, and technical stakeholders.
• SECRET Security Clearance.

Job ID

2026-25531

Work Type

On-Site

Work Where it Matters

RiverTech, an Akima company, is not just another federal professional solutions contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At RiverTech, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, RiverTech provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, RiverTech provides innovative solutions to complex engineering and operational challenges and delivers wide-ranging services for mission support, systems engineering, and IT.

As a RiverTech employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.