GDIT is looking to hire a Training Specialist Principal to strengthen their Mission Command Exercise Branch, and to accurately and realistically develop exercise products and role-play tactical Special Operations Force units during exercises. The role will ensure that exercise scenarios encompass replication of Adversary Propaganda, Social Media Sites, Discussion Blogs, Digital News Media, and Websites, and that units are prepared to fully execute their assigned missions upon deployment.
Requirements
- 8+ years of related experience including assignment to Special Operations Forces (Special Forces, Military Information Support Operations, Civil Affairs, Ranger Regiment, Special Operations Aviation, Special Mission units), or assignment to Military Intelligence (Equivalent assignments within other Department of Defense military branches apply).
- As part of the 8+ years of experience, have a minimum of three (3) years of experience and specific expertise working in the digital domain, using open source, social media, and the Internet for research, influence, operations, targeting, and analysis.
- Shall be technology agnostic and have detailed expertise and past performance with different technologies to understand and exploit this space with operational relevance
- Graduate from one of the following U.S. military Noncommissioned Officer Education System courses: Basic/and or Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course, First Sergeant Course or Sergeants Major Course.
- Expert knowledge of gathering Open-Source Intelligence and Publicly Available Information (OSINT/PAI).
- Expert ability to integrate OSINT/PAI and related technologies into Operational Intelligence for planning, analysis, and exercise effects.
- Expert knowledge of developing instruction programs or training modules
Responsibilities
- Develops, organizes, and conducts training and educational programs for customer personnel
- Provides military subject matter expertise to assigned programs
- Participate with other members of the Exercise Section in exercise vignette development to address relevant staff Mission Essential Tasks (METs)
- Work with fellow employees who are former US Army Special Forces, Civil Affairs, Psychological Operations (PSYOP), US Air Force CCT/TACP personnel and other veterans to identify and develop cross-functional team injects and vignettes
- Review "Lessons Learned" from previous exercises to identify and resolve training shortfalls in order to assist newly formed Special Operations Task Force (SOTF), Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF), and Special Operations Joint Task Force (SOJTF) staffs to efficiently execute all staff Battle Drills
- A Publicly Available Information/Social Media (PAI/SM) Analyst and Content Developer will ensure that exercise scenarios encompass the following activities: Replication of Adversary Propaganda; Social Media Sites; Discussion Blogs; Digital News Media; Websites including business, government, and non-government organizations.
- A Publicly Available Information/Social Media (PAI/SM) Analyst will maintain familiarity with and adhere to current Army and Joint doctrine and training strategies throughout the exercise development Life Cycle
Other
- Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Secret
- US Citizenship Required: Yes
- Education: Associate's degree. Four (4) years of related military experience may substitute for an academic degree
- Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written), problem solving, and mission planning.
- Must have basic computer skills
