Special Activities Task Lead

Threat Tec, LLC, a rapidly growing Veteran-Owned Business, is the leader of Operational Environment (OE) replication and Threat Emulation/Wargaming solutions. Threat Tec brings innovative thinking and extensive experience to complex challenges for public and private sector customers. We work alongside our nation's defenders, developing solutions that drive success and protect our future. Join a team that is embodied by an unwavering commitment to professionalism, honesty, and innovation.

We are seeking a Special Activities Task Lead to support the USSOCOM J39 Special Activities Branch (SAB). This is a senior-level SOF operational planning role focused on supporting sensitive activities within the Operations in the Information Environment (OIE) and Information Operations (IO) space.
This position requires a highly experienced planner who can operate with minimal guidance, advise senior leaders, and develop plans, policies, and decision support products in a high-trust, high-visibility environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain:
  
  • Operational plans (OPLANs/CONPLANs)
    
  • Orders, annexes, and appendices
    
  • Policies and regulatory documentation
    
• Provide planning support aligned with DoD Joint Planning Process (JPP/JOPP)
  
• Support and facilitate:
  
  • Conferences
    
  • Working groups
    
  • Organizational planning sessions
    
• Advise J39-SAB leadership on:
  
  • Operational design
    
  • Planning considerations
    
  • Risk and execution feasibility
    
• Develop and deliver:
  
  • Senior leader briefings
    
  • Strategic papers
    
  • Decision support products
    
• Operate independently while maintaining alignment with commander's intent and mission priorities
  

Required Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
  
• Minimum of 5 years of military or DoD experience producing:
  
  • Orders
    
  • Plans
    
  • Annexes and appendices
    
• Demonstrated experience working within DoD Joint planning guidance frameworks
  

Desired Qualifications

• Eligibility for Counterintelligence Scope Polygraph (CSP)
  
• Minimum of 3 years (within the last 5 years) supporting:
  
  • Combatant Commands (CCMDs)
    
  • TSOCs
    
  • Joint Task Forces (JTFs)
    
  • Service components or Joint Staff
    
• Minimum of 3 years of program or project management experience, including leadership of teams (5+ personnel)
  
• Experience developing materials for senior leaders, including:
  
  • General/Flag Officers
    
  • SES-level leadership
    
  • Senior DoD decision-makers
    

Ideal Candidate Profile

• • Former SOF or Joint planner, such as:
    
    • O-4 / O-5 (preferred)
      
    • Senior NCO with Joint planning experience
      
    • GS-13/14 equivalent from CCMD or TSOC staff
      
  Relevant experience includes:
  
  • J3 / J5 / J39 planning roles
    
  • TSOC operational planning
    
  • Joint Staff or CCMD planning billets
    
  Preferred experience:
  
  • Supporting USSOCOM or TSOCs
    
  • Special Activities, IO, or sensitive operational planning efforts
    
  Candidates may come from:
  
  • USSOCOM HQ (J3, J39, J5)
    
  • TSOCs (SOCCENT, SOCEUR, SOCPAC, etc.)
    
  • Joint Staff or CCMD planning elements
    

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This description reflects management's assignment of essential functions; it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. This job description is subject to change at any time.

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