Joint Strategic Logistics and Sustainment Subject Matter Expert Job Listing at SAIC in Norfolk, VA (Job ID 2407930)

Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a qualified Joint Strategic Logistics and Sustainment Subject Matter Expert. Specifically, seeking an individual who can perform as a qualified Joint Logistics [N4] Staff Role Player for Navy Operational-Level Exercise support at Navy Warfare Development Center (NWDC), Norfolk, VA. 

The individual in this position will provide subject matter expertise (SME) regarding joint logistics and sustainment, particularly Combatant Command (CCMD)-level strategic and/or operational level operations and planning response support for Maritime Operations Center (MOC) exercise events supporting Fleet Headquarters. NWDC requires logistics and sustainment planning and coordination expertise to respond as higher or adjacent HQ in the accomplishment of their mission to train and sustain MOC command and control capabilities at Major and Numbered Fleet Commands, Naval Component Commands (NCC) and when designated, Joint Force Maritime Component Commands (JFMCC) at the Operational Level of War (OLW). The ideal candidate must have joint strategic- and/or operational-level experience, particularly joint command and staff experience within a logistics directorate (J4 / N4), as well as Navy operational experience. Additionally, the ideal candidate should be someone who understands operational-level coordination and planning tasks required in the conduct of simulated and real-world events (local, remote, distributed, live, virtual, and constructive; friendly, neutral, and threat maritime forces). These tasks include, but are not limited to: exercise concept development, planning, scheduling, modeling, simulation architecture design, simulation management and operations, scenario development, database builds and tests, event response and control cells, assessment, as well as support to development of future maritime domains within the joint training environment. 

Specific Functional Area duties will include but are not limited to the following tasks: 

• Coordinate with MOC Training and Exercise Team (MOC TET) on-site government and contractor staff, as required, to provide tasks, briefs, planning products, and point papers to enable MOC training objectives. 
• Coordinate with appropriate MOC TET members to prepare required reports, staff actions, point-papers, talking points, and all other staff products in support of but not limited to the following activities: 
• Coordinate event planning with Navy and Joint planners, to include Joint HICON coordination cells, Combatant Commands, Joint Staff J7, and other service logistics and sustainment response cell planners.  
• Facilitate groups of Navy and joint exercise planners and Exercise Control to develop logistics support estimates, logistics baselines, sustainment support concepts, realistic classes of logistics and supply use cases, and friendly force sustainment capability laydown. 
• Research and maintain up to date knowledge relating to logistics capabilities and contested sustainment protection considerations. 
• Role play higher and adjacent headquarters staff, such as J4 staff or service equivalents (as necessary). 
• Provide recommendations for and development of synthetic augmentation (entities, scenario elements, simulator operators, etc.) to live training exercises. 
• Develop exercise documents to include manning documents, messages and orders to include but not limited to Operation Orders (OPORD), exercise directives, logistics annexes, and exercise game books. 
• Provide for the execution of synthetic war-gaming for OLW synthetic events/exercises as required. 
• Provide the MOC TET government lead with appropriate lessons learned from synthetic training exercises and ensure relevant changes are incorporated in future exercises 
• Provide expertise and support on applicable strategic- and operational-level joint, coalition, and service doctrine. 

Qualifications

EDUCATION:  

• Bachelors or Arts or Bachelor of Science degree . 4 additional years of experience in lieu of degree

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• At least five (5) years' staff experience in a logistics or sustainment position on a joint HQ staff (J4 directorate), a Fleet HQ staff (NCC/NFC N4 directorate), or combination thereof. 
• Experience in a leadership position characterized by daily command-level interface in a logistics directorate (J4 or N4) on a CCMD, JFC, JTF, MOC, CTF or other joint / service equivalent HQ staff. 

• At least five (5) years of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) experience in strategic- and/or operational-level exercise development and delivery, which may include Joint Staff synthetic events, Fleet Synthetic Training (FST) experience, and service level exercises, or a combination thereof. 

DESIRED EXPERIENCE::  

• Experience developing operational- or strategic-level concepts of logistics support. 
• Experience with the Joint Training Information Management System (JTIMS) or Joint Training Tool (JTT). 

Clearance: Active Secret Clearance with ability to obtain TS/SCI; U.S. citizenship required. 

 

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

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