SOF - Technical Operations Specialist with Security Clearance

Rigid Tactical; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive field-based compensation

Job summary

Rigid Tactical seeks a Station Technical Operations Specialist to support SOF exercise environments. You will deploy and maintain specialized comms, EW, and intel collection systems in expeditionary settings, coordinating with SOF units and EXCON to simulate multi-domain operations.

The role requires extensive hands-on ops experience, TOPS-certified training, and proficiency with RF, SDRs, and secure networks. Clearance and strict OT/OPSEC discipline apply.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on SOF/IC/Defense tech ops experience.
• Graduate of the DIA TOPS course.
• Proven expertise in RF signature management and tactical power systems.
• Experience with UAS/C-UAS, EW detection, or cyber-tactical tools.
• Familiarity with MDMP / SOF planning processes.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, operate, and maintain field equipment in expeditionary environments.
• Conduct TSCM and RF spectrum sweeps to ensure SCIF integrity.
• Interface with EXCON and SOF elements to plan injects.
• Provide real-time troubleshooting under high-stress conditions.
• Deliver SITREPs and post-exercise debriefs to leadership.
• Maintain COMSEC material and payload configurations.
• Perform pre-mission checks and routine maintenance.

Skills

RF signature management

Tactical power systems

Micro-electronics

Covert audio/video platforms

Tactical mesh networks

UAS / Counter-UAS

Encrypted IP routing

TACSAT

LOS radios

SDRs

Education

Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) TOPS Course

Security+ CE

Network+

CCNA

Job description

Rigid Tactical is seeking a highly qualified Station Technical Operations Specialist to support future Special Operations Forces (SOF) exercise environments. Rigid Tactical provides premier operational, intelligence, and specialized technical support to the Department of Defense, Special Operations Command, and the Intelligence Community. We seek elite professionals who possess deep tactical experience, rigorous technical tradecraft, and a commitment to mission success. The Station Technical Operations Specialist will serve as the primary technical operator and platform Subject Matter Expert (SME) during joint Special Operations Forces (SOF) training exercises. Operating within a tactical footprint, the specialist will plan, deploy, configure, and maintain specialized intelligence collection, communications, electronic warfare (EW), and technical surveillance/countermeasure systems in support of simulated multi-domain SOF operations. This role requires strict adherence to military tradecraft, operational security (OPSEC), dynamic battlefield troubleshooting, and seamless cross-functional coordination with SOF assault teams, intelligence cells, and theater mission commanders.

Location: CONUS

Clearance: Secret Qualification / Requirements: Minimum 5+ years of hands-on experience in Special Operations, Intelligence Community (IC), or Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) technical operations (e.g., USSOCOM, JSOC, DIA S&T, or Service Component TechOps units)

Must be a graduate of the formal Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Technical Operations (TOPS) Course. Proven expertise in low-profile operational tradecraft, RF signature management, tactical power systems, micro-electronics, covert audio/video platforms, and tactical mesh networks. Advanced operational knowledge of tactical satellite communications (TACSAT), Line-of-Sight (LOS) radios, Software Defined Radios (SDRs), and encrypted IP routing.

Prior experience supporting major SOF joint exercises (e.g., Emerald Warrior, Ridge Runner, Sage Eagle, or Trident Juncture).

Advanced expertise in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) / Counter-UAS platforms, EW detection arrays, or cyber-tactical exploitation tools.

Certification in Security+ CE, Network+, or CCNA.

Familiarity with military operational planning processes (MDMP / SOF Deliberate & Time-Sensitive Planning).

Duties/ Responsibilities: Deploy, operate, and maintain specialized field equipment, secure communication nodes, tactical sensors, and specialized collection/transmission arrays in expeditionary environments.

Execute rigid tactical tradecraft during station setup, disguise, remote placement, and recovery of technical devices in support of exercise injects.

Conduct Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) and RF spectrum sweeps to ensure SCIF/T-SCIF integrity and platform security.

Manage station technical operations (TechOps) logs, frequencies, cryptographic keying material (COMSEC), and payload configurations.

Interface directly with Exercise Control (EXCON) and SOF Task Force elements to plan, rehearse, and execute realistic technical injects aligned with exercise Master Scenario Events Lists (MSEL).

Provide real-time technical troubleshooting and emergency casualty/failure workarounds under high-stress tactical conditions.

Provide rapid technical exploitation and field processing of captured target devices/media in accordance with joint SOF doctrine.

Maintain full compliance with DIA, USSOCOM, and theater-specific Technical Operations directives and security guidelines.

Perform pre-mission operational checks, bench testing, and routine maintenance on specialized hardware, firmware, and software arrays.

Deliver daily tactical sitreps (SITREPs), equipment status logs, and post-exercise hot-wash technical debriefs to military leadership.