Current Operations Planning SME

Delta Solutions & Strategies is seeking highly skilled and motivated candidates to join a high-performance team and provide support the Combined Joint Task Force – Space Operations (CJTF-SO) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. As a Current Operations (CUOPS) Subject Matter Expert, you will coordinate and develop briefing products, manage all aspects of J33 facilitated briefings/presentations and accomplish all other tasks required to support Current Ops battle rhythm events across Combatant Command functional organizations.

What you will be doing

• Managing and tracking the Current Operations (CUOPS) order process to include receipt, status updates or in-progress reviews, and transmittal to internal or external organizations.
• Measuring compliance with ongoing activities and assisting in identifying where situations deviate from the plan called for in published orders.
• Implementing and assisting with J33 inputs into the Command-and-Control Information Environment (C2IE); the global integration decision support and visualization tool of record.
• Coordinating draft orders through the final approval of orders for publication on behalf of Commander, United States Space Command.
• Tracking Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) applicable USSPACECOM orders and subordinate orders via an orders tracker on the USSPACECOM SharePoint SIPR website.
• Attending Plans Operations Synchronization Working Group meetings as a SME.
• Coordinating generation, quality control and dissemination of operations orders to the USSPACECOM area or point of contact best suited to execute the orders.
• Support CUOPS battle rhythm events across functional organizations including the Commander’s Update Brief weekly, establish communications with all participants, conduct rollcall for those attending, and ensure appropriate foreign or U.S. only attendance.
• Assisting in setting up and running Operational Planning Team meetings.
• Providing limited administrative support, including preparing and reviewing internal/external documents, and managing assigned taskings using the Task Management Tool (TMT) and coordinating with action officers to ensure they are aware of assigned tasks and due dates.

What you will need

• Experience in a Combatant Command J33, Current Operations, division, or related experience other COCOM J3 divisions.
• Ability to identify and resolve challenges at a strategic level.
• Ability to lead a Joint operations Operational Planning Team
• Ability to brief/interact with senior (GO/FLAG) level officer and senior civilians.
• Ability to analyze situations and make well informed recommendations.
• Excellent writing and oral presentation skills
• Expert in Microsoft Office suite and Task Management Tool processes
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher desired, 10-15 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree
• Completion of JPME 1 is highly desired, and JPME II is preferred.
• TS/SCI clearance required.

Delta Solutions & Strategies offers a generous benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), PTO, paid holidays, parental, military, and jury duty paid leaves.

In compliance with California’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the salary range for this position is $140,000-$160,000. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Delta Solutions & Strategies considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.

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