STRATEGIC MISSILE DEFENSE REQUIREMENTS DEVELOPMENT SME (IAMD)

IGNITE; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IGNITE in Huntsville, AL seeks a Strategic Missile Defense Requirements Development SME with 12+ years of experience and a Master’s degree. The role focuses on Army IAMD DOTMLPF analysis, development, and fielding for Homeland Defense elements, with 25% travel. Active TS/SCI clearance is required.

You will support architecture, doctrine, and JCIDS documentation, participating in design reviews and program element reviews as SME.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Extensive knowledge of Army IAMD and DOTMLPF.
• Master's degree required; 12+ years of experience.
• Willing to travel ~25% for business needs.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, develop, and implement Army IAMD Force Management DOTMLPF products.
• Support Homeland Defense elements development, fielding, and sustainment.
• Provide SME input for design reviews, program element reviews, and IPTs.
• Coordinate with materiel developers and gaining commands on requirements.
• Support manpower estimating for deployments or hardware/software changes.
• Identify operator, maintainer, training, and support data for bases of issue plans.
• Develop element-level concepts and updates for Homeland Defense elements.
• Produce system architectures and doctrinal publications.
• Develop JCIDS documents (ICD, CDD, CPD) and DOTMLPF recommendations.
• Support Army RSO and JROC related activities.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

IAMD

DOTMLPF

System architecture

Doctrinal publications

Education

Master's Degree

Job description

Job Description

Igniters operate in the world’s most demanding environment. Igniters are self-motivated, mission-driven, and relentless in solving the Warfighters’ hardest problems. We move fast, think differently, and execute with precision to tackle high-stakes challenges across AI/ML, space and missile defense intelligence, EMSO, advanced analytics, and programmatic domains. As an employee-owned SDVOSB headquartered in Huntsville, AL, our team delivers mission-critical impact for the Army, Air Force, Space Force, MDA, NASA, DIA, and FBI.

Ignite exists to outpace the threat and deliver results that matter in the moments that count.

Ignite is currently seeking a driven Strategic Missile Defense (SMD) Requirements Development Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join our team supporting a Strategic Missile Defense Program in Huntsville, AL. This position is expected to be onsite. The candidate must have experience with analysis, development, and implementation of Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Force Management Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, and Facilities (DOTMLPF) products. The candidate must also have experience with the development, fielding, and sustainment of Homeland Defense elements, materiel developer plans, and warfighter strategic plans and operations.

This position is pending contract award.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Assist TID-AGDA in analyzing, developing, and implementing Army IAMD Force Management DOTMLPF products.
• Support the development, fielding, and sustainment of Homeland Defense elements.
• Provide subject matter expertise for element preliminary and integrated baseline reviews, critical design reviews, system functional reviews, weapon systems reviews, initial technology reviews, and program element reviews.
• Provide subject matter expertise to configuration control boards.
• Coordinate with the materiel developer and gaining command to review and update support requirements for initial operational capability.
• Support the materiel developer in manpower estimating processes supporting element deployment or major hardware and software changes.
• Provide subject matter expertise to identify operator, maintainer, training, and support data for military and civilian requirements for the bases of issue plan.
• Develop element-level organizational and operational concepts, enabling or employment concepts, and periodic updates supporting spiral development for Homeland Defense elements.
• Provide subject matter expertise to integrated concept development teams (ICDT) and integrated product teams (IPT) as required.
• Produce original or modify existing operational system architectures, operations mode summaries/mission profiles, and doctrinal publications.
• Develop and update system Joint Capability Integration Development System (JCIDS) documents including Initial Capabilities Documents (ICD), Capability Development Documents (CDD), Capabilities Production Documents (CPD), and DOTMLPF change recommendations.
• Provide SME support for Army Systems Acquisition Review Council, Army Requirements Oversight Council (AROC), Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC), Defense Acquisition Boards (DAB), Joint Control Board (JCB), and Functional Control Board (FCB).
• Assist the Government as an SME to support and defend Army requirements during element-level Cost as an Independent Variable (CAIV) trade-off analysis.

Job Requirements

• Minimum 12 years of experience and hold a Masters Degree.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) unique acquisition processes.
• Experience with the IAMD of the Homeland architecture and elements.
• The candidate must be willing to travel 25% in support of business needs.

Security Clearance Requirements

Must have an active TS/SCI Clearance.

Education Requirements

Master's Degree