Senior Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Primary Location: Remote; Quantico, VA; Twentynine Palms, CA; other exercise locations

Must be a U.S Citizen

Security Clearance: Secret (Minimum); Top Secret with SCI eligibility (Desired)

Job Summary

Obsidian Solutions Group (OSG) is seeking a Senior SME to provide support to Joint/MAGTF/MEF/MEB-level exercise design, planning, and execution and support USMC Service Level Training Exercises (SLTE) through coaching, critical analysis, and recommendations aligned with increasing lethality and capabilities of the Joint Force in the Future Operating Environment (FOE) as aligned with Force Design 2030 and other National Security evolving concepts. The successful candidate will have a well-rounded background in joint military operations and understand how a MEF/MEB supports the joint fight. The incumbent will have a solid understanding of command relationships to include COCOM/JTF/Fleet-level operations. During exercise execution the Joint/MAGTF SME will interact with other members of the SME team to provide the government and/or training audience with feedback on design, metrics, analysis, and considerations for inputs that span the continuum of force across all warfighting functions. The SME will provide written injects and considerations as part of a coordinated effort typically guided by government leads or Obsidian leadership for each effort.

The mission of the USMC is to organize, train, and equip Fleet Marine Forces (FMF) of combined arms, together with supporting air components, for service with the fleet in the seizure of defense of advanced naval bases and for the conduct of such land operations as may be essential to the prosecution of a naval campaign.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide experience-based mentorship to training unit commanders and their staffs on the creation of orders products and their ability to command and control operations.
• Respectively, provide MSTP/MAGTFTC Exercise Control and Design Staff commander-level inputs into order and scenario product development.
• Act as scenario commander, when required, to provide commander’s guidance and intent, drive the planning process for training units and students, and make commander decisions upon execution within the scenario.
• In coordination with the Obsidian Lead and active-duty counterparts, provide guidance and considerations for scenario development, required orders, reports, briefs, and planning documents to support MEF/MEB-level exercises.
• Attend conferences and meetings at the resident site and other locations off site. Provide input/analysis to the design, scope, and method of training, correlate exercise and training objectives into observable and measurable training activities.
• Participates in and conducts reviews and structured walk-throughs of exercise design and training events, operation orders and plans and JTF/component command level battle rhythm events.
• Advises and performs the functional responsibilities of replicated higher command functions.
• Adjusts work hours as necessary to support extended work hours in support of 12 to 24-hour continuous operations during events.
• Performs research of operational concepts and plan, conducts analysis of command processes, and determines information exchange requirements.
• Performs other duties as required of a Military Analyst and is prepared to assume the role of an event Observer, Trainer, Collector (OTC) to support the MSTP MAGTF Branch when required.

Required Skills / Qualifications

• Possesses detailed and functional knowledge of the Marine Corps and joint/combined Planning Process and Marine Corps and joint doctrine related to Fires/Effects.
• Senior staff planning experience in Joint Operations Planning Process and/or the Marine Corps Planning Process at a COCOM, JTF, MEF, MEB, Division, Wing, or MLG staff.
• The MAGTF Training SME will have experience leading and training units in the Marine Corps Ground Combat Element (GCE), Logistic Combat Element (LCE), Air Combat Element (ACE) or Command Element (CE) units.
• Experience with Marine Corps training and education programs and comprehensive knowledge of the Marine Corps training and education system, training philosophy and implementation policies.
• Operational experience in the MAGTF with billets of an Operations Officer and/or Commanding Officer at the Battalion or higher level.
• Expert knowledge of the roles and missions of various types of USMC forces/capabilities (including reserve component), their employment, and how they contribute to USMC operations.
• In-depth understanding of USMC warfighting doctrine, warfighting functions, command and staff operations, and Marine Corps procedures and responsibilities across all levels of war.
• Depth of knowledge of Opposing Force employment in Force-on-Force training exercises.
• Depth of knowledge of major peer/near-peer Threat/Adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP), and operational employment.
• Must possess knowledge of USMC requirements and capabilities in executing combat operations across the ROMO, including how the USMC executes operations in support of USMC MAGTF and Joint Force operations.
• Must possess knowledge of other services (Air Force, Navy, and Army) combat operations doctrine to ensure thorough linkage between USMC and Joint Service Operations Doctrine.
• Completion of an appropriate level of professional military education such as Command and Staff College or War College.
• Knowledge of, and operational experience, deploying and employing ground combat, aviation, supporting arms, and combat service support units and related equipment.
• Knowledge of, and operational experience, with military doctrine, tactics, and command relationships at the operational command level.

Desired Experience and Education

• Mid/Senior-Level – Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent w/ 15+ Years Direct Relevant Experience
• A minimum of 15 years of experience in USMC, joint, and multinational operations at the tactical and operational levels of war.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• Normal Office Environment with occasional work in a field environment for exercise support

Travel

• Remote work with travel to onsite support 1-3 weeks at a time to Camp Lejeune, NC; Twentynine Palms, CA; Camp Pendleton, CA; Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan and other military base locations.

Company Description

Obsidian Solutions Group LLC (OSG) is a fast-growing professional services firm based in Fredericksburg, VA. We create value for our customers by delivering technology-enabled & mission-oriented technical solutions that solve complex problems, protecting people, information, and assets. Our core capabilities are in providing Enterprise IT, Intelligence Analysis, Production & Development and Knowledge-Based Professional Services Solutions that enable the customer’s mission. Obsidian Solutions Group LLC is a certified 8(a), service-disabled, veteran-owned small business.

A career at Obsidian Solutions Group means you are able to put your expertise, credentials, and talents to great use working with customers in the DOD and Intelligence Community, while enjoying the excitement of working in a fast-growing organization committed to making a difference for our customers and in our community. Contribute independently and collaboratively alongside our amazing team of doers and thinkers. Obsidian Solutions Group is small enough to offer a family atmosphere yet large enough to deliver a highly competitive compensation package. We hire and retain the best in the industry, offering exceptional benefits that protect the well-being of our employees, their spouses and domestic partners, and their families.

Our corporate philosophy is centered on hiring and retaining employees with the requisite skills, professional experience, personal commitment, and ethical standards necessary to foster a culture of operational excellence necessary to surpass our customer’s expectations.

Disclaimer

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Obsidian Solutions Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, protected veteran status, and any other non-merit factor, or any other characteristic protected by law.