At Phoenix Defense, our team members have incredible opportunities to work on state-of-the-art modeling and simulation programs that prepare the nation's armed forces to protect and serve our country and allies throughout the world. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and an entrepreneurial spirit to join forces to create the future while having fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. With every job we fill, our focus is on providing best in class service to our customers while offering the opportunity for professional growth in a rewarding and innovative work environment. We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated professional to fill the position of Senior Air Force Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME).

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

As the Senior Air Force Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) Technical Subject Matter Expert (SME), responsibilities will include but may not be limited to:

• Work in a small, highly motivated team using the latest software and hardware technology to develop new products, concepts, and ideas.
• Work with our team of advanced military simulation experts to lead technical designs and develop system architectures for Air Force DMO related efforts.
• Provide Air Force technical expertise for integration of operational level live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) systems.
• Assess, design, and assist in the implementation of high-level networking architecture to create Air Force LVC integrated systems.
• Provide subject matter expertise on Air Force DMO exercises, event execution and mission management, and DTC operations.
• Provide subject matter expertise on Air Force DMO standards, interactions and interoperability among simulations - especially interoperability among legacy and more modern simulations.
• Provide assistance and expertise in cybersecurity related issues surrounding Air Force DMO.
• Support the full testing and deployment lifecycle of our developed DMO products.
• Perform research on the best available techniques and toolsets to solve complex problems.
• Communicate status and issues to team peers, program management and the CTO.
• Conduct presentations and demonstrations to our internal and external customers.

ABOUT YOU:

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science, modeling and simulation, networking, engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience working in Air Force advanced simulations.
• Knowledge and experience working within the Air Force DMO environment.
• Strong background working with software development teams.
• Strong background in LVC modeling and simulation with emphasis on interoperability and data exchange.
• Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, ability to obtain a U.S. secret and potentially Top Secret clearance is required.
• Ability to support technical proposals with good written and verbal communication skills.
• Critical-thinking skills to develop, adjust, and successfully carry out advanced military simulation designs and lead a development team to solve complex problems.
• Ability to effectively communicate to teammates and management.

• Ability to collaborate with different teams to ensure positive technical results while balancing goals, approaches, and risks.
• Occasional travel may be required to support demonstrations and deployments.

PREFERRED SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS:

• Direct experience providing interoperability solutions for distributed Air Force simulations.
• Direct experience solving networking and cybersecurity issues related to Air Force DMO.
• Direct experience capturing Air Force requirements, refining, documenting, and communicating those requirements to a technical team of software developers.
• Experience with Air Force Large Force Employment exercises.
• Experience working with a CMMI ML3 or above software development environment.

BENEFITS:

• 401K
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Accrued PTO and 10 paid holidays
• Tuition assistance for professional growth

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