USSOCOM J3-I Knowledge Management SME

Ascendancy Group LTD; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ascendancy Group seeks experienced professionals to support USSOCOM J3-I operations, focusing on information management, data collection, and strategic engagement across multinational SOF partners. This role requires organizing, tagging, and sharing information across classified and unclassified networks.

Candidates will draft IM plans, maintain calendars, and collaborate with KM teams to ensure consistent data across SIPR and BICES, supporting international engagement programs and partner

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in IT or related field is required.
• 3+ years in content strategy, taxonomy design, and change management.
• 3 years’ experience in business process and multinational information management.
• KM platforms (e.g., SharePoint, Confluence), AI-powered search, SQL, CMS, and data analytics tools.
• Ability to engage stakeholders, lead teams, and drive change.

Responsibilities

• Draft and maintain interactive IM products for visual analysis of USSOCOM networks.
• Develop an IM plan describing how team members search, tag, file, and update information.
• Coordinate with USSOCOM staff and TSOCs to ensure a holistic PN SOF view.
• Coordinate with USW-I BICES program to align SIPR and BICES information.
• Develop and maintain J3-I long and short-range calendars.
• Coordinate IM/KM plans with KM reps to ensure access across SOCOM.
• Perform close-out and escort duties as part of Security Procedure.
• Categorize information by storage location and release recipients.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Content strategy

Change management

Data analytics

Education

Master's degree in IT or related fields

Tools

SharePoint

Confluence

AI-powered search

SQL

CMS

Geospatial analysis tools

Job description

The Ascendancy Group’s Mission To be the unequaled provider of special operations forces (SOF) and Intelligence Community focused technical, service, and training-based solutions. *This position is contingent upon contract award*

Overview The Ascendancy Group is seeking experienced professionals to support the USSOCOM Directorate of Operations (J3), J3-International (J3-I) Division, in advancing collaboration, interoperability, and strategic engagement across the global Special Operations community. J3-I strengthens alliances, enhances multinational readiness, and supports USSOCOM’s network of Special Operations Liaison Officers while integrating insights from Allied and Partner Nation SOF into enterprise planning. This effort directly contributes to the development of an international SOF Common Operating Picture and enables partners to deter in competition, respond in crisis, and prevail in conflict. Team members will play a key role in supporting international engagement programs, managing strategic relationships, and ensuring world-class support to international SOF representatives assigned to USSOCOM. Supporting J3-I’s information management mission, this role maintains comprehensive, up-to-date awareness of partner nation SOF capabilities, readiness, and key points of contact while ensuring reciprocal access to accurate USSOCOM information for partners. This role enables effective planning and synchronization by collecting, analyzing, and disseminating data across multiple classified and unclassified networks, serving as a centralized hub for multinational SOF information.

Security Requirement

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility

Roles and Responsibilities

• Draft and maintain interactive Information Management (IM) products that enable visual analysis of USSOCOM and DoW PN networks.
• Draft an IM plan and program that describes how each member of the team will search, locate, meta-tag, file, and update information relevant to J3-I.
• Coordinate with elements across the USSOCOM staff, components, and TSOCs to ensure a holistic view of PN SOF capabilities, constraints, authorities, and key leadership.
• Coordinate with J3-I representatives from the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence (USW-I) BICES program to ensure consistency between information provided on SIPR and BICES, consistent for Foreign Disclosure policies.
• Develop and maintain J3-I long and short-range calendars.
• Coordinate J3-I IM/KM plan and activities with Command Knowledge Management (KM) reps to ensure consistency and access across the SOCOM enterprise.
• Perform close-out and escort duties as part of the Division’s Security Procedure.
• Ensure that information attained is clearly categorized based on where it shall be stored and to whom it may be released.

Position Requirements

• Master’s degree in IT or related fields.
• 3+ years of experience, and skills in content strategy, taxonomy design, and change management.
• 3 years’ experience in Business process and multinational information management
• Mastery of KM platforms (e.g., SharePoint, Confluence), AI-powered search, SQL, content management systems (CMS), and data analytics tools.
• Ability to engage stakeholders, lead teams, foster a culture of knowledge sharing, and drive change.
• Ability to evaluate KM effectiveness, measure usage patterns and identify knowledge gaps.
• Expertise in developing taxonomies, metadata schemas, and organizing, storing, and retrieving organizational knowledge.
• 1 year experience in portal development and management.
• 1 Year experience in managing geospatial analysis tools (Examples of tools required are Microsoft Office family of information management tools, SOF Geospatial Enterprise.

J3-I Organization and Functions Manual/Standard Operating Procedure (SOP): Documentation of J3-I internal organization, processes, and metrics to enable future performance and mitigate personal turnover.

The Ascendancy Group (TAG) was founded on and thrives based on relationships, reputation, and trust. We are passionate about everything we do. One hundred percent of our government-focused teammates are former members of the Department of War or the Intelligence Community who still believe in supporting our nation. We offer like-minded individuals the opportunity to continue working in small teams on unique and challenging problem sets that further our nation's security.