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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Operational Planning & Posture Subject Matter Expert - **Company:** Command Holdings - **Location:** Halawa, HI, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $113,000.0 - $135,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computer Terminals, Decision Support Systems, JAWS Scripting Language, Microsoft Office, Software Version Control - **Published:** July 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9057018/operational-planning-amp-posture-subject-matter-expert ## About the Role * Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time. * Ability to work in confined areas., * Master's Degree in a relevant field//OR// Bachelor's Degree and 14 years of relevant experience. * Current, active TS/SCI security clearance. * Career level and intermediate level military education (Expeditionary Warfare School, Marine Corps Command and Staff College (other service equivalents)). * 10+ years deep experience supporting joint/service planning and senior-leader decision support, including production and critical review of staff products. * Demonstrated mastery of JPEC planning forums and staffing dynamics (e.g., OPTs, joint planning groups (JPGs)). * Knowledge and application experience in the Marine Corps Planning Process (MCPP) and Joint Planning Process (JPP). * Expert capability drafting/editing planning products and enforcing consistency, traceability, and formatting discipline. * Ability to comply with government workplace requirements and obtain/maintain any required access/eligibility * Outstanding communication skills, influencing abilities, and client focus. * Professional proficiency in English is required. * Demonstrated proficiency in using all Microsoft Office applications. * Ability to access federal facilities in compliance with Real ID. More information about Real ID can be found here: https://www.dhs.gov/real-id/about-real-id and at https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification. * Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. WWC Global will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position. * U.S. Citizenship is required., * Intermediate or top-level operational planning education (e.g., JAWS/SAMS/MAWS/SAASS/Service and Joint War Colleges or Fellowships. * Senior PME (e.g., CGSC/ILE, USMC CSC, Naval/War College equivalents). * Prior experience with USINDOPACOM, MARFORPAC, HQMC, a combatant command, Service component, or MEF HQ. * Doctoral degree in a relevant field. ## Description WWC Global, an operating firm of Command Holdings, is seeking an Operational Planning & Posture Subject Matter Expert (SME) to staff a position at MARFORPAC G-5 within Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM). The Operational Planning & Posture SME is the branch's technical/functional authority for deliberate planning support and posture-related planning integration. The role defines and sustains planning-support rigor-standards, quality gates, and expert advisory-so high-visibility products remain coherent, defensible, and aligned with guidance across the Joint Planning and Execution Community (JPEC). Unlike the Senior role, the SME does not own daily suspense tracking/battle rhythm execution; the SME intervenes where complexity, risk, or ambiguity threatens outcomes., * Defining planning-support standards (templates, quality gates, staffing checklists, traceability expectations, version-control conventions) for branch-wide use. * Advising government leads on complex planning-support approaches (staffing strategy, integration paths, decision points, adjudication methods). * Performing senior technical review of high-visibility briefs, information papers, and final planning documents to ensure clarity, consistency, and decision-readiness. * Resolving the hardest integration problems (conflicting guidance, misaligned assumptions, incomplete inputs) and recommending defensible tradeoffs and mitigation paths. * Translating policy/guidance into actionable planning inputs and posture initiative implications (as directed by government leads). * Strengthening Operational Planning Team (OPT)/working group outcomes by shaping narratives, analytical framing, and decision-quality criteria (not meeting administration). * Coaching senior and junior staff on advanced staff writing, editorial judgment, and staffing discipline through targeted reviews and exemplars. * Assessing systemic bottlenecks and recommending repeatable improvements to reduce rework and improve first-pass acceptance (without taking over daily execution). ## Related Videos - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [A Lifetime in Games: The Past, Present and Future of the Industry](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/202-a-lifetime-in-games-the-past-present-and-future-of-the-industry) - [From Global Capability Centers to AI-Powered Command Centers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100096-from-global-capability-centers-to-ai-powered-command-centers) - [A Brief History of Data Storage](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/974-a-brief-history-of-data-storage) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Demo Time, Live Coding, End-to-End Testing and more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1713-wearedevelopers-live-demo-time-live-coding-end-to-end-testing-and-more) ## Related Articles - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing) - [What Makes WeAreDevelopers World Congress Different From Every Other Tech Event?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/701-what-makes-wearedevelopers-world-congress-different-from-every-other-tech-event) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated)