What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Special Operations Forces (SOF) Analyst - Exercise Planner position at Fidelis Integrated Solutions, Inc.?
Company Description
Fidelis Integrated Solutions, Inc. (FIS) meets the needs of military, law enforcement, other government and private industry by providing customized consulting, training and mission support services. FIS is a corporation headquartered in Stafford, VA and is a Small Disadvantaged (SDB) / Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).
Job Description
Fidelis Integrated Solutions, Inc. (FIS) is seeking a full-time Senior Special Operations Forces (SOF) Analyst - Exercise Planner to provide expertise to the External Elements (EXELMS) section of MSTP to support MEF / MEB-level exercise design, planning, and execution and to the Senior Analytics Group in the MAGTF Branch.
The mission of the MSTP is to : Train and Educate Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and Marine Expeditionary Brigades (MEB) Command Elements to conduct operations across the range of military operations, within the context of a Joint, Combined, or Coalition environment.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Research operational concepts, & plans; conduct analysis of SOF processes; determine information exchange requirements and requirements for joint subject matter expertise to support training.
- Support all phases of the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC) to enable full-spectrum SOF / Conventional Force Integration, Interoperability, and Interdependence (SOF / CF I3).
- Plan for the conduct SOF / CF I3 at the tactical and operational levels, have doctrinally appropriate SOF Command and Control (C2) understanding, access SOF planners to create relevant joint SOF scenarios and exercise products to successfully integrate SOF / CF I3, and coordinate access to SOF organizations to integrate Theater Special Operations Command (TSOC) plans and concepts into academic sessions.
- Produce exercise planning products to include COCOM / JTF / MEF-level operation orders incorporating SOF. Directly engage MEF / MEB level training audiences to capture training objectives and ensure their incorporation into the exercise scenario.
- Lead the development of scripted, scenario-based, Force / Joint level Fires events as part of the Master Scenario Events List (MSEL) designed to generate training audience activity.
- Lead SOF Working Group as part of an exercise design team at exercise planning conferences to design the scope and method of training; must be able to translate training objectives into observable and measurable SOF training activities.
- Advise active-duty and reserve officers at a simulated Higher and Adjacent Headquarters (H&AH) on the execution of planned exercise events to ensure all training objectives are met.
- Support extended work hours in support of 12 to 24-hour continuous operations during events.
- Perform role of an event Observer, Trainer, Collector (OTC) when required.
- Conduct SOF tactical and operational planning at the conceptual, functional, and detailed levels for service and functional component organizations and joint headquarters organizations.
- Perform research of existing and emerging operational concepts; plans and conducts analysis of data.
- Plan and prepare lesson plans and seminars, provide instruction and event analysis on SOF capabilities, operations, and integration with Marine Corps and joint / combined operations and doctrine to Field Grade and General Officers.
- Conduct reviews and structured walk-throughs of events, operation orders and plans, and information collection requirements.
- Review orders, briefs, and documents to support event exercise design, scenario development and higher and adjacent headquarters functions.
- Review and provide comments on Marine Corps and joint doctrine documents, best practices, and tactics, techniques and procedures not covered by doctrine (i.e., Marine Corps Interim Publication, MSTP Pamphlet).
Qualifications
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (Qualifications)
Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (Qualifications)
Additional Information
Physical Requirements and Work Environment
Travel
Salary : From $120,000
Disclaimer
The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Fidelis Integrated Solutions is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, protected veteran status, and any other non-merit factor, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Salary : $120,000
