Senior Subject Matter Expert Salary in the United States
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How much does a Senior Subject Matter Expert make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for a Senior Subject Matter Expert in the United States is $42 as of September 26, 2019, but the salary range typically falls between $36 and $48. Hourly rate can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. View the Cost of Living in Major Cities

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5011 - McAfee Subject Matter Expert (SME)

IndraSoft - Remote , OR

McAfee Subject Matter Expert (SME) Job #: 5011 Location: Remote Clearance: Candidate must already ... to senior management, government and military officials. * Excellent written and oral ...

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Electrical Utility Safety Subject Matter Expert-#332169

City-State LLC - Richland , WA

City-State, LLC is currently recruiting for Electrical Utility Safety Subject Matter Expert-#332169 for MSA in Richland, WA to support the Hanford Site. DESCRIPTION OF WORK The Subcontractor shall ...

ZipRecruiter - 4 days ago

Audio Visual Subject Matter Expert (SME)

AGT - Hill AFB / Hillfield , UT

The Audio-Visual Subject Matter Expert (SME) will manage all maintenance and support for the two Tier 1 VTCs and one site with AMX A/V equipment on Hill Air Force Base in support of the 75 ABW ...

ZipRecruiter - 7 days ago

Junior Full Motion Video (FMV) Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Bluehawk, LLC - Augusta , GA

The Junior Full Motion Video (FMV) Subject Matter Expert's (SME's) will function as a part of an Aerial Reconnaissance Surveillance Team in Fort Gordon, GA. Must have one of the following for ...

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CSG Program Manager - Senior Manager

Salesforce - Virginia - Remote ,

... become a subject matter expert on the client's needs. Program management requires frequent ... Excellent skills in presentation, communication and senior leadership engagements, including the ...

myGwork - 5 days ago

Sr Consultant, IT Applications - Brea

Nationwide - Brea , California

Nationwide Insurance has a great opportunity for a full-time Sr Consultant, IT Applications to join ... Serves as the subject matter expert in application development and undertakes the most complex ...

Neuvoo - 6 days ago

What does a Senior Subject Matter Expert do?

Senior Subject Matter Expert in Camp Lejeune, NC

Provide technical knowledge and expertise on Science and Technology based programs providing leadership in Test and Evaluation, demonstration and assessments, and analysis and reporting of highly specialized applications and operational environments, high-level functional systems analysis, design, integration, documentation and implementation advice on exceptionally complex problems that need extensive knowledge of the subject matter for effective implementation.

August 03, 2019

Senior Subject Matter Expert

Assist the Government customer with drafting acquisition and procurement-related deliverables, including but not limited to, Financial Analysis Spreadsheets, Financial Reconciliation Spreadsheets, Financial Reports, FFMS Reports, PRISM Reports, Executive Summaries, Statements of Works (SOW), Statement of Objectives (SOO), Performance Works Statements (PWS), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE), Market Research, Acquisition Plans (AP), Service Level Agreements (SLAs), Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASPs), Acquisition Planning Forecast System Records (APFSR) and other documents, as required.

June 18, 2019

Manages and performs direct contract financial functions including budgeting, purchasing, travel, payment approval, invoicing and receivable controls.

June 18, 2019

Develop innovative guidance algorithms, navigation concepts to operate in a GPS denied environment, and autopilot design to enable robust flight performance in demanding flight environments.

June 18, 2019

Act as technical lead on behalf of the government in support of test asset acquisition & improvement projects.

June 18, 2019

Understanding of Network Security, including the design, configuration, and tuning of Cisco security appliances including Cisco ASA 5500 Firewalls, ACL configuration, IPSec tunnels, SSL VPN, NAT, ASA packet capture wizard, Palo Alto firewalls, NAC ISE Network Access Control technology, RSA Authentication Manager, Cisco ACS 5.

August 10, 2019

Lead in strategic planning and establishing external strategic relationships with potential partners, customers, and collaborators.

August 13, 2019

Demonstrate ability to interpret and apply in-depth knowledge of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) codes and standards, International Building Codes and International Fire Codes is required.

August 16, 2019

Monitor and report on agency-developed tools and templates, examples, government and commercial best practices, articles and content developed by industry and government.

August 23, 2019

Support and/or lead GEOINT integration and closure initiatives for future systems through lifecycle acquisition and readiness events and is required to have strong GEOINT Electro-Optical (EO) systems engineering background and space and ground domain knowledge in customer mission technical capabilities and performance.

September 01, 2019

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