Senior Special Operations Strategic Analyst (SOSA)
Senior Special Operations Strategic Analyst (SOSA)Digital Consultants seeks a Senior Special Operations Strategic Analyst (SOSA) who serves as a senior subject matter expert supporting USSOCOM J8-S in strategic analysis, force design, and defense planning. This role focuses on integrating Special Operations Forces (SOF) data, concepts, and scenarios into analytical models and planning processes to inform senior leader decision-making, Program Objective Memorandum (POM) development, and Defense Planning Scenarios (DPS).
Duties to include:
Provide updates, reconciliation and management recommendations for the special operations portions of Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (DCAPE) data products and repositories.
Provide special operations data and subject matter expertise for USSOCOM's development of near-term to long-term scenarios, strategic and operational CONOPS, and ensure associated force lists of special operations specific and joint enabling capabilities are correctly represented.
Support USSOCOM's database development and modeling of base cases and excursions in the support of the Defense Planning Scenarios and requirements process.
Participate in meetings/conferences with OSD and Joint Staff personnel and others as required (i.e. TSOCs, Components, SOCOM Staff) during war-games, Tabletop Exercises (TTXs) and USSOCOM's CONOP development for Defense Planning Scenarios (DPS). Support workgroups and conferences through travel and/or via Secure Video Tele-Conferencing (SVTC) to the DoD sponsored site.
Coordinate meetings, SVTCs and provide read-ahead material as required.
Report actions at work groups and conferences.
Review, provide, track, and adjust comments during product staffing to facilitate integrations of JS, USD (P), Service and Combatant Command (CCMD) inputs.
Conduct CONOP analysis representing component equity and write component-specific CONOP narratives.
Develop tools to visualize data with respect to SO Force Structure.
Requirements:
Clearance: Top Secret Clearance desired but must possess a current DoD Secret clearance and be upgradable to Top Secret within 4 months and eligible for SCI access and ACCM read-on.
Education: HS Diploma. Bachelor's degree preferred but not required.
Experience: 10 years of uniformed military experience with demonstrated expertise in Special Operations (Navy Special Warfare, Army Special Forces, OR Air Force Special Operations).
3 years of experience (can be concurrent with the 10 years above) in deliberate planning or demonstrated expertise in joint planning.
Military education in Operational Planning.
Desired knowledge of National Missions forces.
Physical Requirements: The candidate must be able to travel to other worksites as required and with or without reasonable accommodation, be able to sit, stand, use computers and monitors, and perform duties in an office environment for extended periods. The candidate must be able to lift up to 40 lbs. on occasion (e.g., moving a case of paper or similar task) that may occur occasionally.
Compensation and Benefits: The salary range for this position is negotiable, depending on experience.
The company offers the following benefits to permanent, full-time employees:
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Group health plans
Income protection and supplemental benefits
401(k) plan with company matching
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Pet insurance options
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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