Job Description:
Competitive Range partners with the government to plan and deploy complex, IT-enabled, and mission-essential capabilities. Our goal is to help you develop and expand your professional capabilities while working on challenging, exciting projects in a collaborative, congenial environment.
We are seeking a Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Level 1 to develop and define requirements from project inception to completion within a specific subject matter area. This role involves analysis, evaluation, and preparation of system recommendations for improvement, optimization, development, and maintenance efforts. The ideal candidate will possess expert-level knowledge in specific software or system tools and contribute technical leadership in information systems architecture, networking, telecommunications, automation, risk management, software development methodologies, and modeling and simulation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop requirements and strategic plans for assigned subject matter areas.
- Assist project members with technical analysis, evaluation, and problem-solving.
- Prepare recommendations for system improvements, optimization, and development efforts.
- Provide expertise in information systems architecture, networking, telecommunications, automation, communications protocols, and risk management.
- Contribute specialized knowledge in software lifecycle management, software development methodologies, and modeling and simulation.
- Identify and mitigate technical risks, ensuring system integrity and compliance with DoD cybersecurity regulations.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, working closely with engineers, analysts, and DoD leadership.
- Serve as a technical liaison, ensuring project alignment with mission-critical DoD initiatives.
- Maintain knowledge of emerging DoD technologies, threat landscapes, and operational requirements.
Required Qualifications:
- Active Secret Clearance: TS preferred.
- Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related discipline.
- Experience:
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience with a bachelor’s degree OR
- Minimum 1 year of relevant experience with a master’s degree or higher.
- Skills:
- Expert-level knowledge in specific software or system tools related to DoD applications.
- Strong analytical and technical problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to support complex system evaluations, design specifications, and implementation strategies.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working with classified DoD systems and security-compliant environments.
- Familiarity with DoD Risk Management Framework (RMF), NIST standards, and federal cybersecurity policies.
- Certifications such as Security+, CISSP, ITIL, or DoD-approved technical credentials.
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What We Do
Competitive Range is a Management Consulting and Technology Solutions consultancy that provides acquisition, program management, and IT engineering. OUR VISION It is our vision to be the standard against which mission support and technology partners are measured in ethics and value added outcomes. OUR MISSION We are highly ethical, operationally agile, and aggressively committed to delivering on customer objectives. These “rules of engagement” delineate us from our competitors. They define the mechanics of our success, and the longevity thereof. OUR BRAND The vision for Competitive Range was formed over many years of dedicated service alongside the extraordinary men and women of the USAF 375th Civil Engineering Squadron. We are committed to providing our customers with a value added engagement experience.
