Job Description:

ARA is looking for a dynamic candidate to serve as the Space Force Cryptologic Office (SFCO) lead liaison between the US Space Force (USSF) Service Cryptologic Component (SCC) and the National Security Agency (NSA) for all USSF SCC cryptologic mission operations. Engages with NSA and USSF stakeholders to ensure USSF cryptologic enterprise elements are prepared to support space and counter-space requirements. 

The candidate will manage SFCO issues to include but not limited to cryptologic operations, mission authorization, analysis and production, and space operations. The candidate will be a SME across all aspects of the SIGINT collection management process and possess a full understanding of the tasking, collection, processing, exploitation and dissemination (TCPED) of SIGINT information. The candidate will represent USSF equities in Enterprise discussions and Video Teleconferences.

Space Force Cryptologic Office SME  - Contingent Security Clearance Requirements:

TS/SCI with CI Poly

Space Force Cryptologic Office SME  - Contingent Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 10+ years combined Space/Counter-space/Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) experience (16+ additional related experience may be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree)


• Understanding of Tactical Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (PED) challenges


• 5+ years’ experience in SIGINT collection


• 5+ years’ experience in PED from various ISR sensors and platform


• Previous experience working in the national intelligence community, including cross-agency collaboration


• Understanding of Orbital Mechanics


• Completion of Space 100

Space Force Cryptologic Office SME  - Contingent Desired Experience:

• Master’s Degree


• Experience supporting the ISR enterprise


• Experience supporting the National Reconnaissance Office and/or the following units:


• 50th Space Wing


• 21st Space Wing


• 18th Intelligence Squadron


• 460th Space Wing


• Communications Satellite experience


• Completion of Space 200

About Us:

Applied Research Associates, Inc. is an employee-owned international research and engineering company recognized for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. The company, founded in Albuquerque, NM, in 1979, currently employs over 1,500 professionals and continues to grow. ARA offices throughout the United States and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense technologies, civil technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The corporation also provides sophisticated technical products for environmental site characterization, pavement analysis, and robotics.

While this is all of the Year One and Beyond stuff, Day One is highly impressive too. These are things like our competitive salary (DOE), Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), benefits package, relocation opportunities, and a challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm. At ARA, employees are our greatest assets so we give our employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take active roles as owners. The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience.  The corporation realizes that employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels.

ARA is passionate about inclusion and diversity in our workplace. In 2018 40% of our new employees voluntarily self-identified as protected veterans. (Source-AAP EOY 2018 Veterans Data Collection Report). Additionally, the Southeast Division looks not only for the right skills, but also for a cultural fit. We seek colleagues who will contribute to the unique culture that makes ARA such a great place to work. Some of the social impact aspects we have implemented at our division include monthly get-togethers, team outings to local baseball games in the summer, board game lunches, holiday party, corn hole tournaments, chili cook-offs and so on. We are also very proud of our Women’s Initiative Network (WIN) whose purpose is to motivate, support, and encourage professional career development for women in order to maximize career and professional accomplishments. For additional information and an opportunity to join this unique workplace, please apply at careers.ara.com.

Experience

Required

• 5 year(s): PED Experience


• 5 year(s): SIGINT collection Experience


• 10 year(s): Relevant Work Experience

Education

Required

• Bachelors or better

Licenses & Certifications

Required

• Security Clear Top Secret

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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