Staff Officer for Cyber Effects Modeling & Simulation Integrated Product Team - Applied Research Associates, Inc

At Applied Research Associates (ARA), our goal is to improve our nation's safety, security, and way of life. We deliver cutting-edge capabilities in the areas of cyber effects modeling, situational awareness, and electronic warfare modeling.

Our team is looking for a well-connected multitasker to assist government leaders in defining, coordinating, and tracking staff actions supporting joint non-kinetic effects modeling and simulation (M&S) tool development. This role's primary objective is to directly aid government leaders in the promotion of software development efforts. Your direct support to our government client will help program meet Service- and joint-level needs for assessing the effectiveness of offensive/defensive cyber operations. 

In this role you will be a key member of a team that is developing and integrating technologies to support real-world operations for the US military. You will work with a team of scientists, engineers, and subject matter experts to develop cutting-edge tools for non-kinetic operations. You will create professional products for Service or Joint staff audiences through collaboration with teammates. 

The successful applicant will have experience with offensive and defensive non-kinetic operations, including cyber, electronic warfare (EW), and influence operations.

You will be expected to:

• Use your industry knowledge to engage in outreach activities that will help advance the IPT’s objectives
• Work closely with collaborative teams at multiple levels (government, industry, internal/external, Services, and Joint organizations); excellent written/oral communication skills will be essential to success
• Leverage your non-kinetic operations background to document and record requirements and work with technical staff to translate those requirements into actionable software development tasks
• Create quality products (e.g., briefings, bullet background papers) supporting the advancement of non-kinetic M&S tool development
• Coordinate and support meetings, conferences, and working groups, both in-person and virtually
• Assist in tracking and communicating the status of tool development

Staff Officer for Cyber Effects M&S IPT Required Experience & Skills:

• Must currently hold an active TS/SCI security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree or higher along with 8-10 years of relevant experience OR 13-15 years of experience in lieu of a degree
• Strong communication, organizational, and staffing skills
• Experience on a Service- or Joint-level staff team within the past 5 years
• Technical background in Information Technology with an emphasis on non-kinetic operations (offensive and/or defensive) desired
• Adept with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Project

Staff Officer for Cyber Effects M&S IPT Preferred Experience & Skills:

• MS degree with 5-7 years of relevant experience
• Previous experience supporting a major service staff

About Us:

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (aka ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company known for providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences. We were founded in Albuquerque, NM in 1979 as the disco era was, thankfully, closing out and the personal computer era was beginning. We employ over 2,248 professionals and continue to grow. ARA 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 prides ourselves on having a challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm. At ARA, employees are our greatest assets, so we give our employees the tools, training, and opportunities to take active roles as owners. The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. The company realizes employee ownership spawns greater creativity and initiative along with higher performance and customer satisfaction levels. 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 Software Enterprise Division has to offer, visit our website at: https://www.ara.com/benefits/ 

Education

• Bachelors or better

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)