Description
Overview: Operations Support Specialist - TheOperations Support Specialistshallprovidetechnical, administrative, and logisticssupport to Agency-wide operationsby coordinatingandfacilitatingoperational supportandcollecting,integrating, and reporting the statusof operationswithin the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and with its supportedcustomers.
Job Duties Include: The following reflects management's definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign additional duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.
- Continuous operations coordination - cross-Directorate within Agency and with supported customers (define/develop requirements, strategy, and initiatives to counter and deter WMD, improvised threats, and threat networks; support the Joint Operations Center (JOC).
- Coordinate/maintain Agency Common Operating and Intelligence Pictures (COP/CIP).
- Planning/mission analysis, orders development (Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP), mission execution tracking, and metrics management (mission execution effectiveness, performance).
- Experience working in a time-sensitive environment with a high-level of accountability, working with and briefing senior level DoD personnel; excellent verbal and written communication and organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to perform detailed work with little guidance and to interact in a positive manner with other government and industry personnel and to work under pressure and to adapt quickly in a changing environment and synthesize information and draft summaries and reports.
- Demonstrated experience in the ability and skills to manage multiple projects, keep track of, or adjust, existing tasks while identifying new tasks and expectations as projects evolve.
- Familiar with technology integration, requirements management, an acquisition / procurement processes/capabilities.
- Capable of providing strategic planning support.
- Must be able to conduct travel to both CONUS and OCONUS locations.
Skills/ Qualifications/ Experience:
- Demonstrated ability to write clear, concise, and articulate correspondence with a focus on quality control and attention to detail; excellent oral and written communication skills geared towardsseniorexecutives.
- Strong interpersonal and customer service skills that foster teamwork and create positive relationships with staff and principals.
- Working knowledge of coordination requirements for the successful preparation and approval of reports, briefings, memoranda, and presentations.
- Ability to prioritize, multi-task, plan, problem solve, and adapt in a fast-paced and strategic environment under minimal supervision.
- Knowledge of UAS radio frequency (RF) modulation and demodulation methodologies (preferred).
- Familiar with and capable of accessing and analyzing CCMD operational plans to identify areas requiring C-UAS advisory support.
- Experience in drafting, initiating, amending, and accelerating the delivery of urgent threat solutions as requested by the CCMDs.
- Experience developing and presenting complex information to senior Government officials, Military Commanders, and their staffs.
- Excellent writing, oral communication, and organizational skills and proficiency with MS Office applications.
- Knowledge of one or more SQL variant, such as MySQL, MSSQL, and PostgreSQL
- Develop SQL queries to analyze large amounts of data to identify patterns, trends, and anomalies.
- Experience using programing languages such as Python to collect, store, transform, and analyze data.
- Experience using data visualization tools such as Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, and Qlik to develop automated dashboard to visualize and analyze large amounts of data.
- Experience using Geographic Information Systems such as ArcGIS/ArcGIS Pro and Google Earth to analyze spatial and temporal data.
- Working knowledge of small Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS).
- Must be able to travel between Reston (Primary Duty Location), Pentagon, DTRA Headquarters (Ft. Belvoir) and other sites within the National Capital Region as required.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university; Master's Degree preferred.
- Experience working in a time-sensitive environment with a high-level of accountability.
- 5-10 years' experience with US military (Air Defense, Air Space Control and Coordination, Counter UAS or Force Protection).
- Previous Military Experience as Operations, Plans, or Intelligence Officer; deployment experience preferred.
- Previous extensive experience developing, distributing, and presenting complex information to senior Government officials.
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Xcelerate Solutions
Aug 26, 2024