Technical Operations SME

Metrea; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical plan options

HSA/FSA accounts

Dental and vision coverage

6% employer 401(k) match

Fully paid parental leave

Generous PTO

Life and disability insurance

Long-term and Short-term disability

AD&D Coverage

Pet Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Subsidized gym membership / Wellhub

Job summary

Metrea, based in Washington, DC, seeks a senior technical operations expert to support real-world ISR missions. The role involves delivering technical solutions, serving as a liaison between customers and mission platforms, and advancing R&D on evolving technologies and TTPs.

Candidates should have extensive experience in Signals Intelligence, Electronic Warfare, and Cyberspace operations, with strong Linux and networking skills, and excellent English communication.

Qualifications

• 20 years of experience in a similar role, including overseas deployments with Special Operations Forces or the IC.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical operations expertise and mission support for ISR efforts.
• Act as a liaison between customer and mission platforms.
• Research and develop on emerging technologies and TTPs.
• Maintain and improve technical proficiency.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders and attend events on behalf of Metrea.
• Serve as an instructor for the department on occasion.

Skills

Signals Intelligence

Electronic Warfare

Cyberspace operations

Linux

Networking

Public speaking

English proficiency

Mission support

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

Linux

Computer networking

Job description

Company Overview

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special air missions, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing, building, and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Company Overview

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special air missions, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing, building, and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Our operating model is built around three interlocking pillars. The Support Groups provide a global shared-service – spanning people, finance, platform, operations, legal, and engagement. This frees up our Core Groups, who develop and own mission capabilities end-to-end, to focus entirely on delivery. The Market Groups apply a regional lens, ensuring that our agile and adaptable capabilities remain aligned to the wicked problems that matter most to our partners across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific.

At the heart of our model is a simple but powerful idea: be a true partner with skin in the game. Our partners need effects, not just equipment. By owning the full stack – from the lab to the field – we are able to drive a continuous cycle of innovation that keeps our partners ahead. It's a fast-moving, intellectually demanding environment where talented people are given real responsibility, work on problems that matter, and contribute to an enterprise that is growing quickly and deliberately.

Headquartered in Washington, DC, with facilities across the United States, the United Kingdom, as well as Continental Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Group Overview

Electromagnetic and Cyber Group (EM&C)is responsible fordeveloping flexible and survivable advanced electronic warfare and secure communications equipment while providing the industry’s leading signals intelligence, electronic warfare, and cyber experts.Metreaspecializes in signal classification, direction finding, advanced geolocation techniques, and waveform development including waveforms for MANET and LPI/LPD applications.Metreaalso develops special purpose radios for government customers andlicensesDF and geolocation solutions to multiple OEMs.

Position Summary

This role is responsible for providing technical operations expertise, mission support, research and development, and solution design in support real world ISR mission efforts.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as a subject matter expert dedicated to identifying, developing, and delivering technical solutions in support of real world ISR mission efforts
• Serve as a command and control liaison between the customer and mission platforms
• Conduct research and development on emerging technologies, equipment, and TTPs in support of MSO’s operational solutions
• Maintain and continuously improve personal technical proficiency in applicable technologies, TTPs, and equipment
• Interface and coordinate with other Metrea entities, customers, external vendors, and attend applicable technical trade shows, workshops, and other events on behalf of Metrea
• Strengthen technical proficiency and customer relationships by serving as an instructor for the department on an episodic basis

What You Bring

• 20 years’ experience in a similar role, including at least five overseas deployments with Special Operations Forces or the IC in a technical operations role (SI/EW operator, tactical Cyber operator, or equivalent)
• Must possess above average initiative and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision or guidance
• Must possess strong technical proficiency in Signals Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Cyberspace theory, operations, TTPs, equipment, and associated technologies, to include, but not limited to: LINUX, computer networking, antenna construction/employment, and HF/VHF/UHF, DMR, GSM, CDMA, UMTS, LTE, 802.11, and Bluetooth protocols
• Must possess experience and a working proficiency in Human Intelligence/Counterintelligence TTPs
• Must possess the ability to maintain and quickly gain proficiency on emerging technologies and TTPs
• Must possess strong communications skills and a solid command of the English language, both oral and written, and be comfortable with public speaking and briefing customers
• 20 years’ experience including at least five deployments with Special Operations Forces or the IC in a technical role (SI/EW operator, tactical Cyber operator, or equivalent)

Certifications

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• FCC Amateur Radio Extra License, LINUX Academy fundamentals, Security Plus certification
• Valid Driver’s License

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical plan options
• HSA/FSA accounts
• Dental and vision coverage
• 6% employer 401(k) match
• Fully paid parental leave for all new parents
• Generous PTO
• Life and disability insurance
• Long-term and Short-term disability coverage
• AD&D Coverage
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Subsided gym membership / plans throughWellhub

Work Authorization / Security Clearance

• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Valid Driver's License
• Clearance required at time of hire: Active TS clearance with eligibility to obtain a TS/SCI clearance is required at time of hire, and the ability to maintain it throughout employment. Candidates will be subject to a background investigation in accordance with federal requirements
• Position may require passing a government-administered background check
• Employment is contingent on meeting all clearance and adjudication requirements

AAP/EEO Statement

Metrea Spectrum Operations LLC an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require.

Work Environment

This role operates in an environment that varies from a clerical, office setting using standard office equipment to austere settings with various weather and temperature conditions to include extreme heat, humidity and cold

Travel

Ability to travel up to 50%. Additional travel may be required based on the business needs.

Our Firmware

At Metrea, our single core value is Rooted in Humility, and our four cornerstone attributes are Entrepreneurial, Systematic, Discerning, and Over-Deliver. These form what we call our Teammate Firmware. Just like technical firmware connects software and hardware, our Firmware is the constant interface between our mission and our people. It defines how we show up, how we work together, and how we solve complex problems.

Our team Firmware creates a web-like, hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical way of working that helps us adapt quickly, communicate openly, and distribute decision-making to where expertise actually lives. It enables groups to self-organize around hard problems, shift fluidly as priorities evolve, and operate with the trust, curiosity, and discipline required in a complex mission space. This foundation allows us to deliver elegant, effective solutions and uphold our purpose: protecting our precious inheritance.