J4 Maintenance and Readiness Logistics (MRD) - Directorate Task LeadDUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES- Serve as a senior logistics lead planner and subject matter expert
- Serve as senior technical advisor to command on all maintenance and sustainment operations for Special Operations Forces (SOF) equipment and platforms
- Oversee and manage maintenance programs for ground and maritime SOF assets, ensuring maximum operational readiness
- Develop and implement maintenance policies, procedures, and best practices tailored to SOF mission requirements
- Coordinate with joint, interagency, and multinational partners to synchronize maintenance support and logistics integration
- Utilize advanced logistics and maintenance management systems (e.g., GCSS-A, SSAVIE, Palantir, Power BI) to track readiness, analyze trends, and inform decision-making
- Advise senior leadership on equipment lifecycle management, modernization initiatives, and resource allocation
- Conduct readiness assessments and provide recommendations to mitigate risks and address maintenance shortfalls
- Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory standards in all maintenance operations
- Support rapid deployment and sustainment of SOF units in austere and dynamic environments
- Assist Operational Planning Teams to organize, focus and synchronize enterprise partners and enablers to meet defined organizational end states
- Facilitate and support the Strategic Planning Process (SPP), employing a Systemic Operational Design and Military Decision-Making Process approach to conduct operating environment analysis, end states development, and to update and inform the planning process
- Review and provide thorough analysis of operational war plans, orders, and standard operating procedures
- Develop and present General Officer/Flag Officer level briefing products and presentations
- Facilitate and support working groups, Community of Interest engagements, and plans synchronization across Combatant Commands, TSOCs, US Government partners, other Governmental Agencies, and key partner nations
- Identify, analyze, and evaluate complex and highly sensitive systems, policies, and processes related to current and emergent foreign threats
- Determine procedures for solving complex design, integration, and analytical problems
- Report changes, trends, and implications regarding the design and integration of evolving systems and instrumentation
- Coordinate with Geographic Combatant Command staff, military Service Components, and forward operating units to develop a comprehensive Concept of Logistics Support
- Execute staff coordination support to reach the programmatic end-state and facilitate logistics sustainment continuity utilizing Knowledge Management (KM) fundamentals and Logistics Common Operational Picture (LOGCOP) technology
- May perform task or site lead functions including: daily coordination with the COR/Technical Representative(s); operating the task management system; assisting in development of training efforts to meet client objectives; overseeing Operational Planning Team planners; and travel as required
- Understand, manage, and implement the Life Cycle Replacement (LCR) process within the CENTCOM AOR for Special Operations-peculiar (SO-p) platforms and service common equipment, including DOTMLPF Change Requests (DCR), Basis of Issue Plans (BOIP), unit equipment authorizations, and other associated processes
- Solicit, input, and maintain unit Readiness data and information within the Defense Readiness Reporting System - Secret (DRRS-S)
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS- MA/MS in one of these disciplines: Social Sciences, Public Policy, Applied Statistics, Operations Research, or Systems Analysis
- Joint Professional Military Education Level II or Service Equivalent; Advanced Military Education Levels (i.e., School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS); Service War Colleges)
- At least 10 years strategic and operational planning and analysis
- At least 5 years' experience in any of the following: CENTCOM AOR; Military Information Support Operations (MISO); Military Deception (MILDEC); Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD); Operations Research and Systems Analysis (ORSA); CYBER; Antiterrorism and Force Protection (AT/FP); Social Network Analysis (SNA); Special Programs; Interagency Experience, Intelligence Experience
- Equivalent combinations of at least 15 years of SOF operational experience and education
USGI offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including health, dental and vision benefits, life insurance, AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance, 401(k) plan with company match, plus generous PTO offerings to include vacation/sick days, bereavement leave, and 11 paid Federal holidays.
