Principal Expeditionary Operations & Technical Exploitation SME (SME 4) - C

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Country Hills, VA, USA
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Information Technology • Logistics • Professional Services • Defense
The Role
Senior subject-matter expert providing enterprise-level technical guidance and strategic leadership for EXU-1 mission areas. Advise government and contractors on operations, intelligence, exploitation, engineering, training, logistics, and capability development. Lead complex technical efforts, conduct assessments and analyses, produce technical products and briefings, mentor personnel, and coordinate across Navy, Joint, IC, SOF, and interagency partners. Support may include CONUS/OCONUS travel and deployment readiness.
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Come Join Our Team! First Division Consulting (FirstDiv) provides program management, acquisition, logistics, field service representative, explosive ordnance disposal, and personnel support services to Department of Defense and Federal Government Agencies. We are a Small Business Administration certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and a Small Disadvantaged Business. If you are looking for a company who has an overall rating on Glassdoor of 4.8 and who puts their people first, then continue to read below and join the FirstDiv team!

**Position is contingent upon contract award

First Division Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Principal Expeditionary Operations & Technical Exploitation Subject Matter Expert (SME 4) to support Expeditionary Exploitation Unit ONE (EXU-1) Command Operational and Technical Support.

The SME 4 serves as a senior technical authority providing enterprise-level expertise, strategic guidance, technical leadership, and analysis across one or more EXU-1 mission or functional areas. The position supports complex operational, intelligence, engineering, exploitation, training, institutionalization, logistics, and related mission requirements.

Key Responsibilities

·   Provide highly specialized technical knowledge, analysis, and subject matter expertise.

·   Establish technical direction and provide senior-level guidance for complex projects and initiatives.

·   Advise Government and contractor leadership on mission objectives, technical challenges, capability gaps, risks, and solutions.

·   Provide high-level vision and recommendations influencing operational, technical, programmatic, and institutional objectives.

·   Lead or oversee complex technical efforts involving multiple functional areas or stakeholders.

·   Provide technical and financial management support as required for assigned projects.

·   Conduct or oversee studies, assessments, technical investigations, analyses, and capability development activities.

·   Mentor, train, and provide technical direction to other personnel.

·   Develop or review technical products, briefings, recommendations, reports, plans, and other deliverables.

·   Coordinate with Navy, Joint, COCOM, Intelligence Community, SOF, interagency, laboratory, and other mission partners as required.

Potential Functional Areas

Technical exploitation; WTI/TECHINT; engineering and S&T; intelligence analysis; EOD; foreign materiel exploitation; operational planning; doctrine; training; logistics; JCIDS and requirements development; force management; policy; communications; facilities; data science; or related expeditionary mission areas.

Travel/Deployment

Position may require CONUS and OCONUS travel, including short-notice support to expeditionary or operational environments. Candidates must be willing and able to satisfy applicable deployment, medical, security, training, and mission-specific requirements.


Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

·   Minimum 20 years of relevant professional experience.

·   Doctorate degree or equivalent.

·   Active Secret security clearance and eligibility for upgrade to TS/SCI.

·   Extensive enterprise-level knowledge and experience in one or more relevant EXU-1/PWS functional areas.

·   Highly effective oral and written communication skills.


Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, STD, LTD, holidays, PTO and 401(k) plan with company match.

First Division Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, skills, and abilities. All fully qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and/or local laws prohibiting discrimination by protected classes.

Skills Required

  • Minimum 20 years of relevant professional experience
  • Doctorate degree or equivalent
  • Active Secret security clearance
  • Eligibility for upgrade to Top Secret/SCI
  • Extensive enterprise-level knowledge and experience in one or more EXU-1/PWS functional areas
  • Highly effective oral and written communication skills
  • Willingness and ability to satisfy deployment, medical, security, training, and mission-specific requirements
  • Ability to travel CONUS and OCONUS, including short-notice expeditionary support

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HQ: Burke, VA
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First Division Consulting, Inc. (FirstDiv) provides professional technical services, program management, acquisition, logistics, and support services to the Department of Defense, the Federal Government, and commercial organizations.

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