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Joint SOF Operations & Plans SME - (Active Top-Secret with SCI R

Akima

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Tampa, FL
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Job Description

Akima Systems Engineering an AKIMA Company is looking for a Joint Special Operations and Plans Subject Matter Expert to join our team at MacDill AFB, FL. This position serves in a critical advisory role, assisting senior leaders and joint battle staff in the planning, execution, and assessment of full-spectrum SOF training and readiness activities. Core responsibilities involve the planning and execution of complex training and readiness events across multi-domain environments-while also leveraging Live Virtual Constructive (LVC) tools and systems to enhance mission readiness.

To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!

Responsibilities

Support shall span the full lifecycle of USSOCOM collective training and readiness events to include but not limited to:

Governance and advisory support for:
  • Provide command-level readiness insight, decision support, and integration guidance.
  • Recommend improvements to planning systems, battle rhythm flows, information routing, and risk logic.
  • Track unit, staff, and enterprise-level readiness trends over time.
  • Deliver non-directive advisory support that strengthens decision-making, enhances integration awareness, and informs commander understanding.

Support activities may include but are not limited to:
  • Providing domain-specific guidance to staff and command groups.
  • Assisting with planning logic, synchronization across warfighting functions, decision framing, and prioritization.
  • Advising during distributed or in-person readiness events, providing real-time and post-event recommendations that advance SOF-CF integration and mission command proficiency.

Qualifications

  • Clearance Required: An Active TS/SCI.
  • 15+ years of Special Operations experience.
  • Former O-5+/CW3+/E-9+.
  • Bachelor's degree.
  • 2+ years Joint / Combatant Command / Service HQ / USSOCOM HQ staff.
  • 2+ years Joint SOF crisis response operations aligned to PPD-30 / NSPM-36.
  • Both direct and enduring support to battle staff planning, training, or execution (e.g., ELLIPSE, crisis action planning, readiness events).

Job ID

2026-23362
Work Type

On-Site
Company Description



Work Where it Matters

Akima Systems Engineering (ASE), an Akima company, is not just another federal systems support contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At ASE, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, ASE provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, ASE delivers solutions in maritime IT, systems engineering, and integration across the Department of Defense and stands ready to help improve operational performance at a reasonable and sustainable cost.

As an ASE employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.
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Akima is a global enterprise with 10,000 employees, delivering solutions to the federal government in the core areas of information technology; facilities & ground logistics; aerospace solutions; protective services; systems engineering; mission support; furniture, fixtures & equipment (FF&E); and construction. As a subsidiary of NANA, an Alaska Native Corporation owned by more than 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, Akima’s core mission is to enable superior outcomes for our customers’ missions while simultaneously creating a long-lived asset for NANA consistent with our Iñupiat values. In 2024, Akima ranked #29 on Washington Technology’s Top 100 list of government contractors.
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