Special Tactics Instructor - Sniper Operations Specialist

Default Brand; Barnegat Township (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Innovative Reasoning, LLC seeks an experienced Special Tactics Instructor - Sniper Operations Specialist to lead and deliver high-level sniper and close-quarters training for deploying Marine units at Camp Lejeune, NC. You will plan curriculum, coordinate with the EOTG, and ensure courses align with MEF objectives, including VBSS and urban reconnaissance.

Candidates must have prior SNCO-level service, sniper course credentials, and proven instruction in advanced marksmanship and breaching.

Qualifications

• Experience as SNCO or higher in US Armed Forces with sniper specialization.
• USMC MOS Scout Sniper (0317/8541) or Reconnaissance Sniper (0322) or USASOC equivalence.
• Instructor at USMC school or SOTG/EOTG or Joint service equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and develop course material and exercises with EOTG lead instructor.
• Teach maritime sniper employment and VBSS tactics.
• Evaluate reconnaissance and surveillance teams during MEU exercises.
• Develop and teach classes on close quarters tactics, marksmanship, and advanced breaching.
• Lead scenario-based training within MEU Pre-deployment Training Plan.

Skills

Instructor level

Planning & design

Close quarters tactics

Advanced marksmanship

VBSS training

Reconnaissance skills

Urban warfare

Patrolling

Education

USMC Scout Sniper Course

Reconnaissance Sniper Course

MARSOF Advanced Sniper Course

US Army Special Forces Sniper Course

Tools

Tactical comms (AN/PRC-148)

TAK software

Job description

Special Tactics Instructor - Sniper Operations Specialist

Job Category: Operations

Requisition Number: SPECI001847

• Posted : September 29, 2026
• Full-Time

Locations

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Stone Bay, NC 28445, USA

Description

Innovative Reasoning, LLC is recruiting for an Instructor/Subject Matter Expert, specializing in Sniper Operations, in the instruction of close quarters tactics and advanced weapons handling.

Responsibilities/Duties:

• Assist the Expeditionary Operations Training Group (EOTG) lead military instructor with planning, coordination, and development of course material and exercise design.
• Ensure courses are nested and aligned with Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) level objectives.
• Conduct briefings as required to key leaders, up to MEF Commander, to ensure course focus is consistent with current demand.
• Develop and teach classes for maritime sniper employment in support or Maritime Interception Operation and Visit, board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS).
• Assist with teaching and evaluating VBSS tactics and maritime sniper employment.
• Assist with teaching and evaluating reconnaissance and surveillance teams during EOTG courses and Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) exercises in:
  • conducting patrolling,
  • amphibious reconnaissance,
  • ground reconnaissance, and
  • battlespace shaping operations.
• Assist in planning, coordination, and execution of scenario-based training objectives within MEU Pre-deployment Training Plan (PTP).
• Serve as instructor/evaluator during pre-deployment certification exercises.
• Develop and teach classes focused on:
  • close quarters tactics,
  • close target reconnaissance and surveillance,
  • marksmanship with a rifle and pistol, and
  • advanced breaching.
• Develop and teach classes focused on:
  • advanced sniper skills (day and night),
  • urban environment,
  • advanced urban reconnaissance and surveillance,
  • urban field craft,
  • vehicle hides,
  • sniper-initiated assault,
  • breaking down the battlefield, and
  • heliborne sniper operations.
• Assist in planning, coordination, and execution of training courses and generating After Action Reports (AARs).

Supplemental Duties:

• From time to time serve as a Range Safety Officer during the conduct or live fire training or exercises.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Education/Qualifications and Certifications:

• Successful completion of at least one (1) of the following courses, as evidenced by an appropriate certificate of completion:
  • USMC Scout Sniper Course,
  • Reconnaissance Sniper Course,
  • MARSOF Advanced Sniper Course, or
  • US Army Special Forces Sniper Course.

Experience:

• Honorably discharged (DD214 verification required), prior Staff Non-Commissioned (SNCO) or above in the U.S. Armed Forces.
• Promotion to the grade of E-7 or greater.
• Held the USMC MOS of Scout Sniper (0317/8541), Reconnaissance Sniper (0322), or USASOC Equivalent (W-3).
• No more than five (5) years removed from active duty or contract assignment teaching or applying advanced weapons handling tactics and marksmanship techniques in permissive, semi-permissive, and non-permissive environments.
• Four (4) years of experience conducting reconnaissance and surveillance operations in permissive and semi-permissive environments.
• Minimum of sixteen (16) years of Special Operations Forces (SOF) experience, or equivalent.
• Served a minimum of three (3) years in the capacity of a Platoon Sergeant or Team Chief for a deployable unit.
• Three (3) years’ experience as an instructor at a USMC formal school, SOTG/EOTG, or a Joint Service, Interagency, or Civilian equivalent.
• Three (3) years of experience in teaching advanced marksmanship, sniper employment and terminal ballistics with bolt action and semi-automatic rifle in a DOD or civilian capacity.
• Knowledge and experience in scouting and patrolling.
• Expert Knowledge on how to operate precision weapon systems (e.g., M110 SASS, M40A(x), M107 SASR).
• Expert Knowledge on how to operate military weapons to include standard small arms (e.g., M16, M4, HK416, M18).
• User-type knowledge of field communications equipment, specifically AN/PRC-148, AN/PRC-152, AN/PRC-153, and other military communication devices with similar capability, software (e.g., Tactical Assault Kit), and applications.

Location: Position is at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Stone Bay, NC.

• The contractor will work in a mixed civilian/military environment providing Special Tactics instruction to deploying units.
• Work conditions can vary from a busy office environment to fieldwork, both subject to frequent interruptions. Additional specific details related to working conditions may be outlined in the Performance Work Statement or Client Contract.
• May occasionally be required to work non-routine office hours, travel to other locations, or work extended hours in support of training events or exercise.

Physical Demands:

• Requires intermittent standing, walking, sitting, squatting, stretching, and bending throughout the workday. Requires constant use of hands and fingers to feel, handle or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms. Additional specific details related to physical requirements may be outlined in the Performance Work Statement or Client Contract.
• Be physically capable of performing all tasks specified in the Performance Work Statement or perspective area of expertise or prescribed in the EOTG Period of Instruction.

Work Schedule: Full time.

License and Other Requirements:

• Hold a valid US Driver's License, with ability to operate private, commercial and Government owned motor vehicles (POV/GOV).
• Possess a current Basic First Aid and Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.
• Must be able to obtain a contractor's common access card, which will stand as identification for instructors and will enable them to access government owned computer equipment and Non-secure Internet Protocol (NIPR).

Salary and Benefits: As stated during the interview/hiring process.

Security Clearance: Currently possess an active U.S. Secret security clearance and can obtain a Secure Internet Protocol (SIPR) access token with access to government SIPR computers terminals.

Travel: Approx. 6 weeks (cumulative) per year for non-consecutive periods of 1-week, or less; off base training in CONUS locations; conduct periodic off base site surveys; attend various sustainment training when available.

Education

Associates or better.

High School or better.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Security Clearance

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