What are the responsibilities and job description for the USSC Embed Slot position at Go Altus?
Altus provides best value engineering, management consulting, and information services to exceptional customers in the Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, other government agencies, academia, and commercial industry. Altus is a trusted advisor and a forward-thinking provider of service to our customers. We integrate technical, programmatic, and acquisition disciplines to build fully defined and executable solutions — all focused-on mission success.
Altus is looking for candidates to fill the role of USSC Embed Slot for our SDA client and their Colorado Springs, CO location.
Job Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Required Qualifications:
- A bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 15 years’ experience working DOD exercises, acquisitions, or operations
- Must possess an active TS/SCI
- Experience with a ability to continually absorb large amounts of two-way information between SDA and the host CCMD.
- Experience prioritizing and summarize important details into easily consumable data by the executive leadership team at a CCMD, and further pass data back to SDA leadership summarizing CCMD perspectives for SDA executives (Cell Chiefs, Tranche Program Managers; Deputy Director, Chief of Staff, and Director) as appropriate.
- Experience in organizations that use non-standard acquisition processes (e.g., outside the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) processes) is desired. Knowledge and experience in Combatant Command (CCMD) or Major Command (MAJCOM) training, operations, intelligence and planning activities.
- Experience in the Joint Planning Process (JPP) or experience in a CCMD J5 highly desired.
- Familiarity with USSPACECOM equities regarding space operations, the USSPACECOM– NORAD -USNORTHCOM relationship, as well as a current appreciation of the relationship between USSPACECOM and its major subcomponents (CJFSCC/S4S, JFCC-IMD, USASMDC)
- Experience serving in operations centers in a Joint capacity is preferred, especially USSPACECOM Ops Centers such as the Combined Space Operations Center (CSPOC), the Joint OPIR Center (JOPC), Missile Warning Center (MWC), SATCOM Integrated Operations Division (SIOD), Joint Navigation Warfare Center (JNWC), or any Joint Intelligence and Operations Centers, Air Operations Centers, Maritime Operations Centers, Army Engagement Centers or similar.
- Must be comfortable and skilled at briefing executive leaders (e.g. CCMD Directors).
- Experience demonstrates an ability to work largely unsupervised, an ability to interact appropriately with all levels of the staff, from Action Officers to executive leaders, and proven ability to follow-through on all tasks.
- Must be willing and able to travel to support exercise events, accounting for approximately 15% of the duty schedule.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in one or more of USSPACECOM’s core missions
- Master’s degree and advanced PME education are highly preferred (e.g. Joint or Service War Colleges).
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