Senior Joint Readiness & Training Architect

JCTM; Eglin Air Force Base (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JCTM is seeking a Senior Operations Readiness SME to advise CCMD and TSOC battle staff on design, execution, and assessment of full-spectrum SOF training events. You will leverage expertise in the Joint Training System, CJCSM 3500.03-series processes, warfighting functions, and readiness metrics within a high-security USSOCOM environment.

The role requires 12+ years in SOF, top-secret clearance eligibility, and a track record of briefing senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Active TOP SECRET Security Clearance with SCI eligibility.
• 12+ years of SOF experience.
• Former E-8+, CW3+, or O-4+ experience.
• 5+ years of experience planning and executing joint exercises using the Joint Training System.
• Operational application of warfighting functions and SOF core activities in a Joint SOF HQ environment.
• Experience managing full-spectrum training events in accordance with CJCSM 3500.03-series methodology.
• 4+ years of Joint operations or operational-strategic SOF planning experience.
• Experience ensuring SOF mission sets are fully represented in exercise objectives, events, and assessments.
• Experience directly briefing or advising O-5 through GO/FO leaders.
• Experience synchronizing training across TSOCs, SOF Components, CCMD staff, Services, and Interagency partners.
• Experience applying UJTL, JMETL, Joint doctrine, JTS, JTT, and DRRS.

Responsibilities

• Joint Readiness Advisory Support: Advise commanders, senior leaders, and battle staff on readiness objectives, exercise design, training event execution, and post-event improvement.
• Exercise Planning and Execution: Plan and support full-spectrum joint exercises using JTS and CJCSM 3500.03-series methodology.
• Scenario and Event Design: Ensure SOF mission sets are fully represented in exercise objectives, events, injects, assessments, and readiness products.
• Senior Leader Integration: Brief and advise O-5 through GO/FO decision-makers on training readiness, operational risk, readiness maturity, and staff performance.
• Readiness Assessment: Apply UJTL, JMETL, Joint doctrine, JTS, JTT, and DRRS to develop AARs, readiness assessments, training improvement plans, and readiness recommendations.
• SOF-CF Integration: Synchronize training across TSOCs, SOF Components, CCMD staff, Services, Interagency partners, multinational partners, and USSOCOM stakeholders.
• Operational Design and Crisis Response: Apply working knowledge of operational design and SOF crisis response operations to improve scenario realism and staff decision-making.
• Real-Time Observation: Observe execution, capture functional alignment, identify friction points, and provide corrective recommendations without assuming staff execution roles.
• Readiness Governance: Guide development of readiness metrics, planning logic, synchronization behaviors, assessment processes, and staff-development pathways.

Skills

Leadership

Joint Planning

Operational Assessment

Mentoring

Security Clearance

Tools

JTS

CJCSM 3500.03

AAR Development

Job description

JCTM is seeking a Senior Operations Readiness SME to advise CCMD and TSOC battle staff on design, execution, and assessment of full-spectrum SOF training events. You will leverage expertise in the Joint Training System, CJCSM 3500.03-series processes, warfighting functions, and readiness metrics within a high-security USSOCOM environment.

The role requires 12+ years in SOF, top-secret clearance eligibility, and a track record of briefing senior leaders.