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Fort Meade, MD
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Senior Level Career (10+ yrs experience)
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Job Description
LightGrid is seeking a Senior Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Global Command and Control System–Joint (GCCS-J) Program Management Office at Fort Meade, MD. This individual will provide senior-level technical and operational expertise supporting GCCS-J sustainment, modernization, and integration with emerging Joint Command and Control (JC2) and Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) initiatives. The SME will advise Government leadership on operational requirements, modernization strategies, system capabilities, interoperability, and technical solutions supporting joint warfighter missions.
Please NOTE: This position is Contingent upon Contract award.
Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred. Equivalent military operational, acquisition, or command-and-control experience may be considered.
• Preferred: DAWIA/Back-to-Basics acquisition credentials, INCOSE certification, or relevant systems engineering qualifications.
• Preferred: Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) or equivalent Joint Staff/Combatant Command experience
12+ years of relevant DoD command-and-control, systems engineering, operational planning, or technical advisory experience preferred, including experience supporting complex joint military systems.
• Extensive knowledge of DoD command-and-control systems, operational mission requirements, and joint military operations.
• Experience supporting GCCS-J, Joint C2, JADC2, or related DoD command-and-control systems and capabilities.
• Experience with systems engineering, operational requirements analysis, capability assessments, and modernization planning.
• Understanding of Joint Staff, Combatant Command, and military Service C2 requirements and interoperability challenges.
• Knowledge of enterprise architectures, data integration, system interoperability, and modernization of legacy mission systems.
• Experience developing technical recommendations, courses of action, risk assessments, and strategic planning documentation.
• Preferred: Direct experience with GCCS-J modernization, Common Operational Picture (COP), Joint Operational Edge (JOE), Global Logical Data Model (GLDM), or JADC2/JC2 Reference Architectures.
• Serve as a senior technical and operational advisor to the GCCS-J Program Management Office, providing expert recommendations on modernization, mission requirements, and emerging C2 capabilities.
• Independently analyze complex operational and technical challenges, evaluate alternatives, and recommend solutions aligned with GCCS-J and JADC2 modernization objectives.
• Support development of modernization strategies, technical assessments, courses of action, architecture recommendations, and implementation plans.
• Coordinate with the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, military Services, DISA engineering teams, and other Government stakeholders to align technical capabilities with operational requirements.
• Provide technical leadership in working groups, stakeholder engagements, and strategic planning activities, translating warfighter needs into actionable engineering and modernization recommendations.
• - Strong executive communication skills
• - Ability to brief senior Government leadership
• - Strong collaboration across technical domains
• - Ability to translate strategy into implementation guidance
Please NOTE: This position is Contingent upon Contract award.
Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred. Equivalent military operational, acquisition, or command-and-control experience may be considered.
• Preferred: DAWIA/Back-to-Basics acquisition credentials, INCOSE certification, or relevant systems engineering qualifications.
• Preferred: Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) or equivalent Joint Staff/Combatant Command experience
12+ years of relevant DoD command-and-control, systems engineering, operational planning, or technical advisory experience preferred, including experience supporting complex joint military systems.
• Extensive knowledge of DoD command-and-control systems, operational mission requirements, and joint military operations.
• Experience supporting GCCS-J, Joint C2, JADC2, or related DoD command-and-control systems and capabilities.
• Experience with systems engineering, operational requirements analysis, capability assessments, and modernization planning.
• Understanding of Joint Staff, Combatant Command, and military Service C2 requirements and interoperability challenges.
• Knowledge of enterprise architectures, data integration, system interoperability, and modernization of legacy mission systems.
• Experience developing technical recommendations, courses of action, risk assessments, and strategic planning documentation.
• Preferred: Direct experience with GCCS-J modernization, Common Operational Picture (COP), Joint Operational Edge (JOE), Global Logical Data Model (GLDM), or JADC2/JC2 Reference Architectures.
• Serve as a senior technical and operational advisor to the GCCS-J Program Management Office, providing expert recommendations on modernization, mission requirements, and emerging C2 capabilities.
• Independently analyze complex operational and technical challenges, evaluate alternatives, and recommend solutions aligned with GCCS-J and JADC2 modernization objectives.
• Support development of modernization strategies, technical assessments, courses of action, architecture recommendations, and implementation plans.
• Coordinate with the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, military Services, DISA engineering teams, and other Government stakeholders to align technical capabilities with operational requirements.
• Provide technical leadership in working groups, stakeholder engagements, and strategic planning activities, translating warfighter needs into actionable engineering and modernization recommendations.
• - Strong executive communication skills
• - Ability to brief senior Government leadership
• - Strong collaboration across technical domains
• - Ability to translate strategy into implementation guidance
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