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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Joint Operations Readiness SME - **Company:** JCTM LLC - **Location:** Tampa, FL, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon S3, Live Virtual and Constructive, NetCDF - **Published:** May 13, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a26cd4ee92c1b7c3 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Special operations?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * Active TOP SECRET Security Clearance with SCI eligibility * Bachelor's degree. * 12+ years of SOF experience. * Former E-8+, CW3+, or O-4+ experience. * 5+ years of experience planning and executing joint exercises using the Joint Training System. * Operational application of warfighting functions and SOF core activities in a Joint SOF HQ environment. * Experience managing full-spectrum training events in accordance with CJCSM 3500.03-series methodology. * 4+ years of Joint operations or operational-strategic SOF planning experience. * Experience ensuring SOF mission sets are fully represented in exercise objectives, events, and assessments. * Experience directly briefing or advising O-5 through GO/FO leaders. * Experience synchronizing training across TSOCs, SOF Components, CCMD staff, Services, and Interagency partners. * Experience applying UJTL, JMETL, Joint doctrine, JTS, JTT, and DRRS. * Experience developing AARs, readiness assessments, and training improvement plans. * Recent strategic HQ experience within the last 8 years at USSOCOM, TSOC, Service HQ, Joint Staff, OSW, or a 3-4 Star HQ in a command billet, senior enlisted advisor position, or primary staff planner role. Nice to Haves: * Experience as a J7 or J37 Joint Training Planner, J3 or J35 Plans/Future Operations Planner, TSOC J3/J7 training and exercise staff member, SOCOM J7 staff member, Service SOF Component HQ planner, Joint Staff or CCMD exercise planner, readiness lead, assessments lead, or AAR lead. * Experience as a Joint Exercise Planner, Senior Training NCO, Operations Planner, Future Operations Planner, SOF Campaign Planner, Contingency Planner, or EXCON Lead. * Experience serving as a Battalion, Squadron, or Group S3/Ops Chief; Command Senior Enlisted Leader; SEA; SMU/NMF senior leader; or Task Force Plans/Training Lead. * Experience producing senior leader decision products, readiness dashboards, training progression milestones, and governance-aligned readiness recommendations. Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required. ## Description * Joint Readiness Advisory Support: Advise commanders, senior leaders, and battle staff on readiness objectives, exercise design, training event execution, and post-event improvement. * Exercise Planning and Execution: Plan and support full-spectrum joint exercises using JTS and CJCSM 3500.03-series methodology. * Scenario and Event Design: Ensure SOF mission sets are fully represented in exercise objectives, events, injects, assessments, and readiness products. * Senior Leader Integration: Brief and advise O-5 through GO/FO decision-makers on training readiness, operational risk, readiness maturity, and staff performance. * Readiness Assessment: Apply UJTL, JMETL, Joint doctrine, JTS, JTT, and DRRS to develop AARs, readiness assessments, training improvement plans, and readiness recommendations. * SOF-CF Integration: Synchronize training across TSOCs, SOF Components, CCMD staff, Services, Interagency partners, multinational partners, and USSOCOM stakeholders. * Operational Design and Crisis Response: Apply working knowledge of operational design and SOF crisis response operations to improve scenario realism and staff decision-making. * Real-Time Observation: Observe execution, capture functional alignment, identify friction points, and provide corrective recommendations without assuming staff execution roles. * Readiness Governance: Guide development of readiness metrics, planning logic, synchronization behaviors, assessment processes, and staff-development pathways. State-of-the-Art Technology: Expand your expertise by working with joint training systems, readiness reporting platforms, LVC tools, operational design methods, and advanced planning processes in a strategic SOF readiness environment. New Skills: Collaborate with a diverse team of technical and functional experts gaining practical experience with advanced tools technologies and strategic-level implementations. 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