COMPANY OVERVIEW:
ANSER enhances national and homeland security by strengthening public institutions. We provide thought leadership for complex issues through independent analysis and we deliver practical, useful solutions. ANSER values collaboration, integrity, and initiative and we are client focused in all that we do. Because we were established for the purpose of public service and not for profit, we measure our success in the impact of our service.
SPECIFIC JOB DESCRIPTION:
ANSER is seeking a Tactical Communications SME to support the DoD CIO Tactical Data Link (TDL) Modernization team. The objective of the team is to promote an agile, robust, interoperable, and collaborative tactical information environment through the exercise of DoD policy and oversight to enable warfighters, intelligence assets, and mission partners to leverage TDLs for secure, resilient, tactical communications in all domains and across all environments.
The Tactical Communications SME will support the DoD CIO C3I Directorate in performing a wide range of tactical communications related tasks to include:
Responsibilities:
- Providing comprehensive oversight of the DoD’s TDL radios, waveform development, and security requirements
- Developing TDL modernization strategy content to shape the direction of the DoD's TDL efforts
- Drafting TDL policy to support the DoD in achieving TDL modernization goals and enhancing Joint, Allied and Partner interoperability
- Coordinating taskers (CATMS) with Combatant Command, Service and Agency Staff Officers
- Facilitating the tactical interoperability of transport networks and improve communications network planning
- Performing engineering and synchronization studies, assessments, and analyses
- Facilitating capability development, transition management, and identification of tactical communications issues and developing alternatives for those issues
- Establishing and overseeing TDL agreements for sharing communications systems and services with Allies to ensure interoperability
- Engaging with key Allies and Partners in cooperative development efforts and demonstrations to improve information exchanges at the tactical edge
- Providing subject matter expertise to DoD and Interagency technical working groups with TDL equities
- Coordinating vendor capability briefings and evaluate vendor capabilities to provide required TDL products and services
Required Qualifications:
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- Master’s Degree in a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education; technical certifications or training; or work experience.
- Minimum 15 years of experience with tactical communications systems
- OSD, Joint Staff; or Service headquarters experience
- Familiarity with tactical communications vendors and technologies
- Familiarity with Joint TDLs, including Link-16, TTNT, Link 22, MADL, IFDL, VMF, and/or related data links
- Briefing, and organizational skills, including DoD issuance, strategy or related enterprise document experience
- Detail oriented with ability to work well in a team environment
- Excellent oral and written communications abilities
Desired Qualifications:
- Link-16 network design and operations, including Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO) training
- Knowledge of Link-16 Cryptographic Modernization, Advanced Capabilities, and associated modernization efforts
- Awareness of Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) and the enabling role of TDLs
- Experience with RF waveforms, communications gateways, and network development
- Experience conducting technical and programmatic research and providing information & decision papers
- Knowledge of Open Systems Architecture development and implementation
- Experience coordinating, sponsoring, and facilitating large scale technical meetings/conferences