Applied Research Associates (ARA) is seeking to improve our nation's safety, security, and way of life by delivering cutting-edge capabilities in cyber effects modeling, situational awareness, and electronic warfare modeling. The role aims to assist government leaders in defining, coordinating, and tracking staff actions supporting joint non-kinetic effects modeling and simulation (M&S) tool development, directly aiding government leaders in the promotion of software development efforts to meet Service- and joint-level needs for assessing the effectiveness of offensive/defensive cyber operations.
Requirements
- Technical background in Information Technology with an emphasis on non-kinetic operations (offensive and/or defensive) desired
- Adept with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Project
Responsibilities
- Leverage your non-kinetic operations background to document and record requirements and work with technical staff to translate those requirements into actionable software development tasks
- Create quality products (e.g., briefings, bullet background papers) supporting the advancement of non-kinetic M&S tool development
- Assist in tracking and communicating the status of tool development
Other
- US Citizenship required
- Must currently hold an active TS/SCI security clearance
- Bachelor’s degree or higher along with 8-10 years of relevant experience OR 13-15 years of experience in lieu of a degree
- Strong communication, organizational, and staffing skills
- Experience on a Service- or Joint-level staff team within the past 5 years
