GTO SME (Ground Team Operations SME), 3rd SFG

ARA performs unique assessments from an adversarial perspective (Red). The Adversarial Assessment Team (NE-MAR) is one of the assessment programs within the Defense Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA)-Operational Nuclear Enterprise Support Directorate, Mission Assurance Department (NE-MA). The DTRA Adversarial Assessment Team emulates the full spectrum of identified adversarial capabilities from a foreign intelligence entity and/or a terrorist organization by applying both critical and creative thinking to demonstrate exploitation of vulnerabilities of selected national command and control architectures.

The Adversarial Assessment GTO SME serves as an on-site GTO to DoD Adversarial Assessment Team Partners, as the team chief, and Government Mission Command’s representative for partner preparation to ensure assessments are conducted in accordance with established procedures.  The GTO SME provides support in all aspects of assessments operations and training. The GTO SME serves as the corporate memory for assessment methodology and is responsible for developing and coordinating collection priorities and strategies, evaluating collection effectiveness, and recommending realignment of resources when appropriate. The GTO SME coordinates, validates, and manages standing, ad hoc, and crisis-related collection requirements.  The GTO SME is responsible for allocating collection efforts against the requirements and regularly solicits Authorities and Coordination/Red Cell Team Leaders to ensure collection against prioritized requirements. The GTO SME is responsible for maintaining and the accountability of all DTRA provided equipment and supplies provided to the partner organization.

The GTO SME shall:

• In conjunction with DoD Adversarial Assessment Team Partners, conduct field assessments in accordance with program plans, operations orders, and other directives
• Prepare program deliverables including situation reports, out briefs, and after-action reviews, final reports, and GFE/P accountability reports

The GTO SME Required Skills/Qualifications:

• Must currently have an active TS/SCI security clearance
• Bachelors degree with 8-10 years of experience OR 16 years of related experience in lieu of a degree
• Must have knowledge of a full range of concepts, principles, and practices in HUMINT collection and collection management and skill in applying this knowledge to difficult work assignments. A thorough knowledge of and skill in applying analytical and evaluative techniques for developing new or modified work methods, approaches, or procedures; and to identify, evaluate, and recommend solutions to issues and/or problems
• Must have experience working at Group or higher headquarters
• Must have special operations community experience and ASOT Level III
• Must have proficiency in understanding, analyzing, and summarizing comprehensive and complex technical, and research information/data

The GTO SME Desired Skills:

• Senior NCO/Warrant Officer preferably retired military (20 yrs). College a plus but not required

Who is ARA?

Do you want to work for a purpose? Applied Research Associates, Inc. (aka ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company. We have been providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences since 1979. ARA has over 2,128 employee-owners and continues to grow rapidly. Together, our offices throughout the U.S. and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software, and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement.

ARA also prides itself, on having a challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norms. The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. Employee ownership ensures you have a voice in what happens in the company. 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 to maximize career and professional accomplishments.

To find out more about what the Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Division has to offer, visit our website at: https://www.ara.com/benefits/