READINESS & DOCTRINE SPECIALIST

Defense Threat Reduction Agency; Fort Belvoir (VA); Remote; USD 122,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligible

Health benefits

Job summary

Defense Threat Reduction Agency seeks a Readiness & Doctrine Specialist to manage Agency-level readiness reporting, develop JMETL, and ensure comprehensive DRRS implementation. The role requires coordinating with the Joint Staff, CCMDs, and interagency partners to align capabilities and reports.

The incumbent will conduct monthly DRRS reviews, provide expert training on readiness processes, and contribute to policy reviews and doctrine development while maintaining DRRS administration.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in defense readiness reporting and DRRS systems.
• Experience with Joint Mission Essential Task List (JMETL) development.
• Ability to liaise with Joint Staff, CCMD staffs, and interagency partners.
• Strong writing, briefing and training delivery skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Agency expert for Agency-level readiness reporting and DRRS programs.
• Provide information on DoD readiness systems and synchronize reporting.
• Interface with Joint Staff, OSW, CCMD staffs, and interagency partners to ensure JMETL-based reporting.
• Conduct monthly DRRS reviews and provide customer training.
• Prepare formal Agency responses to Joint Forces Readiness Review and Joint Training Plan, and create user manuals.

Skills

Readiness reporting

JMETL development

DRRS familiarity

DoD liaison

Doctrine reviews

Technical writing

Training delivery

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Defense Threat Reduction Agency
• Department: Department of Defense
• Hiring Path: Fed Transition
• Number of Openings: 1
• Security Clearance: Sensitive Compartmented Information

This position is part of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The incumbent will be responsible for serving as an Agency expert for Agency-level readiness reporting including Joint Mission Essential Task List development, maintenance and mission readiness reporting-related programs.

Key Responsibilities

As a READINESS & DOCTRINE SPECIALIST at the GS-0301-13 some of your typical work assignments may include: Serves as an Agency expert for Agency-level readiness reporting including Joint Mission Essential Task List (JMETL) development, maintenance and mission readiness reporting-related programs and initiatives as directed by DoW and the Joint Staff, by formulating, recommending, ensuring, and overseeing the implementation of the strategies, methodologies, procedures, reporting, and guidance that form the basis for the Agency's readiness program in the Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS).

Provides information on DoW readiness systems, recommendations on program priorities and resource requirements, and synchronizes readiness reporting based on an in-depth knowledge of systems capabilities. Ensures all Agency capabilities are adequately represented in DRRS to the combatant commands to allow full realization of agency support to the warfighter.

Represents the agency through direct interface and liaison with the Joint Staff, the OSW(Readiness), combatant command (CCMD) staffs, and the USG interagency community to ensure DTRA JMETL based crisis and contingency support capabilities are properly linked, catalogued and reported. Serves as a technical subject matter expert for conducting agency-level comprehensive reviews of +65 CJCS joint doctrine publications in accordance the CJCS Joint Doctrine System.

Supports tasking for programmatic and policy reviews of DoW policy and CJCS doctrine revision programs. Provides expert technical review and writing support of DTRA's mission in review of DoW and Joint Staff manuals, instructions, and directives as they related to readiness, training, and doctrine processes and procedures. Serves as an agency technical subject matter expert on the development and maintenance of the DTRA JMETL.

Conducts monthly DRRS reviews with DTRA leadership. Utilizes Joint Training Tool (JTT) and Joint Lessons Learned Information System (JLLIS) to implement best practices and correcting deficiencies revealed in lessons learned from exercises and events in which the agency participates. Provides customer training and assistance to ensure on-going consultation and instruction to all individuals and offices responsible for readiness processes.

Interfaces across all DTRA directorates to ensure applicable development of tasks to develop the JMETL and to ensure accurate and timely reporting in DRRS. Supports preparation of the formal Agency response to the Joint Forces Readiness Review, the Joint Training Plan, and informal training plans. Provides personnel with formal and informal training on DRRS.

Supports preparation of the formal Agency response to the Joint Forces Readiness Review, the Joint Training Plan, and informal training plans. Provides personnel with formal and informal training on DRRS. Prepares supplemental user manuals or instructions for assigned applications. Represents DTRA at Joint Staff- and DoW-level meetings and conferences in support of Agency readiness and joint doctrine development, maintenance, and reporting.

Manages and maintains the administrative functions of the DRRS, supports JTT and ensures issues are addressed in a timely manner.

Requirements & Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Department of Defense.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $121785 - $158322/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-28.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.