Position Title: Forward Support Team Technical Lead (LCAT: Technical Support Specialist)
Position Location: Ft. Leavenworth, KS
Description: Liberty is seeking a Forward Support Team Technical Lead supporting MCTP at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
As a Forward Support Team Technical (FST) Lead, provide technical leadership and supervision for JLCCTC technicians, ARCHER technicians, MCIS administrators, and systems administrators. You will coordinate multi-disciplinary teams to ensure mission command training exercises run seamlessly, maintain compliance with DoD standards, and drive continuous improvement across all simulation and command-and-control infrastructures.
Key Responsibilities- Lead and supervise a cross-functional team of JLCCTC technicians, ARCHER technicians, MCIS administrators, and systems administrators
- Provide technical oversight for the deployment, integration, and sustainment of constructive simulation systems (WARSIM, JDLM, FIRESIM) and analytic collaboration tools (ARCHER)
- Oversee installation, configuration, and maintenance of mission command networks and hardware (CPCE, GCCS-A, FBCB2/BFT, CPOF, AFATDS, JADOCS, DCGS-A, AMDWS, TAIS, ICSF, BCCS, VBS3, GEOINT Workstations)
- Coordinate exercise support activities: environment staging, end-to-end system validation, real-time troubleshooting, and After-Action Review data capture
- Enforce cybersecurity policies, DISA STIGs, and patch management across all systems; partner with cybersecurity teams to mitigate risks
- Manage configuration control, change boards, and documentation for software baselines, network diagrams, and standard operating procedures
- Mentor and develop team members; conduct performance evaluations, identify training needs, and foster a collaborative work environment
- Serve as primary liaison between MCTP leadership, contracting partners, and external stakeholders to report status, risks, and recommendations
- Drive process improvement initiatives to increase system reliability, scalability, and automation of routine tasks
This position may require access to restricted facilities. Due to the nature of work performed within those facilities, U.S. citizenship is required.
Education: A Bachelor of Science (BS) or Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree is required.
Experience: A minimum of three (3) years of experience creating new databases and leading a database team in support of military training simulations using best practices.
- Meet DoDM 8140 qualifications with primary DoD Cyber Work Force (DCWF) role of Technical Support Specialist and secondary roles of System Administrator and Product Support Manager at tier, Intermediate
- Five (5) years of experience with Military training and training support
- Five (5) years of experience in integrating training environments, planning architecture, and stimulation of Army Mission Command Information Systems (MCIS) in support of unit training events and distributed exercises
- Three (3) years of supervisory experience leading technical teams
- Two (2) years of experience in performing system enhancements and installing software updates
Nice to Have:- Prior leadership at Mission Command Training Program (MCTP) or similar Army training institution
- DoDM 8140 Advanced Tier certifications: Technical Support Specialist; System Administrator; Product Support Manager
- Professional certifications such as CISSP, PMP, or vendor-specific credentials (e.g., Cisco CCNP, VMware VCP)
- Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and scripting languages (PowerShell, Python, Bash)
- Background in cloud services for defense (AWS GovCloud, Azure Government) and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible)
- Track record of process improvement in high-tempo, exercise-driven environments
Clearance: A Secret clearance is required.
