The Joint Navigation Warfare Center (JNWC) is a rapidly growing military organization located on Kirkland AFB. The Operational Subject Matter Expert (SME) supports the Joint Navwar (Navigation Warfare) Operations Center (JNOC), a communication and contact center that interfaces with global warfighters who require information products for planned or current operations. The JNWC supports a variety of Government agencies but is primarily focused on Department of Defense (DoD) warfighters.

This position is part of the Navwar Support to Warfighters Division comprised of Government and Contractor staff members. This position requires a Secret clearance to apply, but a Top-Secret clearance to perform these important responsibilities. LinQuest will assist the right candidate with securing the appropriate clearance.

Responsibilities:

• Staff and operate the JNOC, an operations interface to world-wide warfighters providing support for Navwar and position, navigation, and time (PNT) issues
  • Operate 24/7/365 operations center support to the warfighter and the PNT community of interest
  • Establish and maintain interfaces with global operations centers - CONUS and OCONUS
  • Record activities that occur during shift, log actions or external requirements
• Prepare JNOC to respond quickly to warfighter urgent needs
• Maintain a catalog of information products that informs the warfighter community of PNT developments
• Nominate information products that can be used to inform the greater PNT community of developments
• Maintain PNT products that can be used to respond quickly to information requests
• Monitor world-wide networks to collect military and domestic reports of PNT performance or issues
• Run checklists to craft response to warfighter support requests; identify new requirements
• Publish information products on web-based information sites tailored for external stakeholders
• Support Mission Analyst with differences analysis to determine introduction or use of a new system
• Interface with stakeholders for PNT/GPS issues. Support collaborative efforts to remedy GPS issues
• Capture and report PNT technology advances in military and commercial communities

Required Skills:

• Ability to communicate clearly using oral or written media
• Understand military systems, capabilities, and effects
• Understand military exercises, objectives, participants and constraints
• Understand military security and OPSSEC responsibilities and requirements

Preferred Skills:

• Writing military contact plans and recording military activity logs
• Understand military systems and their relation to PNT systems

Required Experience:

• 5-10 years’ operating or supporting Government systems that require PNT awareness
• Military service
• Active Secret clearance but will need to obtain a TS Clearance

Preferred Experience:

• 5-10 years’ experience in DoD operations centers /interfacing with other global operations centers
• Operations or Intelligence experience
• Experience supporting joint command including CENTCOM, EUCOM, AFRICOM, INDOPACOM
• BA/BS degree
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance

COVID-19 Compliance Guidelines:

As a federal contractor, all LinQuest team members may be required to comply with Executive Order 14042- Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, which may include mandatory vaccination and ability to provide proof of vaccination status prior to start of employment. Additionally, team members are expected to comply with all safety protocols related to mask wearing and physical distancing while in covered contractor workplaces. If applicable, prospective or new employees may seek an exemption to the vaccination requirement through LinQuest Human Resources and must have an approved exemption prior to the start of their employment.

Education

• High School or better

Licenses & Certifications

• Top Secret

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)