Senior Joint Operations Information & Knowledge Management Integration Specialist

Knight Federal Solutions Inc; Suffolk (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Knight Federal Solutions Inc. is seeking a Senior Joint Operations Information and Knowledge Management (IM/KM) Integration Specialist to support the Joint Staff J-7 in Suffolk, Virginia.

This role blends Joint operations with enterprise IM/KM, systems integration, data visualization, automation, and AI capabilities. You will assess information creation and sharing across DDJTE, identify capability gaps, and recommend improvements for interoperable information flow and decision support within

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and an active DoD TS clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Bachelor's degree or higher with at least eight years of operational experience or equivalent military/operational training.
• Experience supporting Joint military operations, Joint training, Combatant Command exercises, Joint Task Forces, or similar activities.
• Strong understanding of the JELC and exercise design, planning, preparation, execution, assessment, and lessons learned.
• Experience providing IM/KM support in a DoD/Joint Staff/Combatant Command environment.
• Experience conducting capability assessments, gap analyses, and information-flow analyses.
• Ability to translate military requirements into IM/KM, data, workflow, and technical requirements.
• Strong analytical, technical writing, briefing, and senior-level communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct enterprise IM/KM capability and gap assessments supporting Joint training and exercise design and execution.
• Assess IM/KM support for the JELC, JECGs, training audiences, and exercise planning.
• Develop and maintain JECG IM/KM Plans and IM/KM requirements within ECPs.
• Recommend improvements to secure collaboration environments across NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and JWICS.
• Evaluate integration of Maven, VJOC, SharePoint, INTELINK, Power BI, Teams, C2IE and other DoD systems.
• Map processes and information flows to identify gaps and improve information sharing.
• Explore AI, ML, LLMs, APIs, and automation to enhance workflows and decision support.
• Collaborate with leaders and SMEs to translate operational requirements into practical IM/KM solutions.
• Develop capability assessments, governance recommendations, roadmaps, and briefs for DDJTE IM/KM modernization.

Skills

Joint operations

IM/KM

Analytical writing

Briefing

Senior-level communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Power BI

SharePoint

Maven Smart System

VJOC

Donovan

INTELINK

C2IE

Microsoft Teams

JWICS

Job description

Description

Knight Federal Solutions is a trusted provider to industry leading prime contractors, the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. We have established a company culture that supports our employees, their families and the communities in which they live and work. When you join our team you belong to a group of people that work hard, strive for greatness and care about people.

Our hard work is evident in everything we do. Whether it be supporting large government programs in the areas of Simulation and Training, Information Technology, Intelligence or Engineering we always strive to be the best. It is for this reason that we have been recognized as a World Class Team Supplier by Northrop Grumman and were also named one of Florida’s fastest growing companies by Inc. Magazine.

As Knight Federal Solutions continues to grow, we look forward to hiring the best and the brightest to join us in our success!

Knight Federal Solutions is seeking a Senior Joint Operations Information and Knowledge Management (IM/KM) Integration Specialist to support the Joint Staff J-7 Deputy Directorate for Joint Training and Exercises (DDJTE) in Suffolk, Virginia. This position combines Joint military operations and exercise expertise with enterprise IM/KM, systems integration, data visualization, automation, and emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities.

The specialist will assess how information is created, managed, shared, protected, and accessed across DDJTE and Joint exercise environments; identify IM/KM capability gaps; and recommend improvements to information flow, interoperability, collaboration, and decision support. The position requires a strong understanding of how IM/KM supports the Joint Event Life Cycle (JELC), Joint Exercise Control Groups (JECGs), training audiences, and Exercise Control Plans (ECPs).

In This Role, You Will:

• Conduct enterprise IM/KM capability and gap assessments supporting Joint training and exercise design, planning, preparation, execution, assessment, and lessons learned.
• Assess how IM/KM supports the JELC, JECGs, training audiences, exercise battle rhythms, Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) management, Requests for Information (RFIs), operational reporting, and senior-leader decision-making.
• Develop and maintain JECG IM/KM Plans and IM/KM requirements within ECPs, defining information exchange requirements, workflows, responsibilities, collaboration tools, system use, and information-sharing procedures between the JECG and training audience.
• Assess and recommend improvements to secure classified and unclassified collaboration environments, exercise portals, shared drives, repositories, and information flows across Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNet), Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet), and Joint Worldwide Communications System (JWICS).
• Evaluate the integration and interoperability of Maven Smart System, Virtual Joint Operations Center (VJOC), SharePoint, Donovan, INTELINK, Power BI, Microsoft Teams, Command and Control Information Environment (C2IE), and other approved DoD mission and collaboration systems.
• Map operational processes and information flows to identify information stove pipes, duplication, access issues, system-interface gaps, and opportunities to improve information discovery, sharing, retention archiving, and reuse.
• Evaluate and recommend the use of emerging technologies, including Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) tools, Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI agents, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), automation, data integration, and advanced analytics to automate workflows, improve information sharing and interoperability, analyze exercise data, and enhance planning and decision support.
• Work with Joint Staff leadership, exercise planners, operational and functional subject matter experts, intelligence personnel, technical teams, and IM/KM personnel to translate operational requirements into practical IM/KM and technical solutions.
• Develop capability assessments, process and information-flow diagrams, governance recommendations, implementation roadmaps, and senior-leader decision briefs supporting DDJTE IM/KM modernization.

Requirements

To Be Successful in This Role, You Will Have:

• U.S. citizenship and an active DoD TS clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited institution with a minimum of eight (8) years of operational experience; or specialized technical training and certifications directly related to the requirement equivalent military and operational experience.
• Experience supporting Joint military operations, Joint training, Combatant Command exercises, Joint Task Forces, or comparable operational-level activities.
• Strong understanding of the JELC and exercise design, planning, preparation, execution, assessment, and lessons learned processes.
• Experience providing IM/KM support in a DoD, Joint Staff, Combatant Command, Service, or similar operational environment.
• Experience conducting capability assessments, gap analyses, process improvement, systems integration, or information-flow analysis.
• Experience with classified and unclassified collaboration environments and the ability to translate military operational requirements into IM/KM, data, workflow, and technical requirements.
• Strong analytical, technical writing, briefing, facilitation, and senior-level communication skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience supporting Joint Staff J-7, Combatant Commands, Military Services, or major Joint/combined exercises.
• Experience with Maven Smart System, VJOC, SharePoint, Donovan, INTELINK, C2IE, Power BI, Microsoft Teams, or comparable DoD platforms.
• Experience supporting IM/KM across NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and JWICS environments.
• Experience with Power Platform, APIs, data integration, automation, AI/LLMs, AI agents, Palantir, data visualization, or operational dashboards.
• Knight Federal Solutions is seeking a Senior Joint Operations Information and Knowledge Management (IM/KM) Integration Specialist to support the Joint Staff J-7 Deputy Directorate for Joint Training and Exercises (DDJTE) in Suffolk, Virginia. This position combines Joint military operations and exercise expertise with enterprise IM/KM, systems integration, data visualization, automation, and emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Physical requirements may include, but are not limited to, lifting, ascending, and descending stairs, climbing, extended sitting or standing, to various degrees.

Knight Federal Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other protected classification.