Common Operational Picture (COP) & Battle Tracking Support

Job Type
Full-time

Description

This position provides direct support to the Commander and staff by maintaining an accurate, synchronized, and actionable operational picture. The incumbent manages COP systems and collaborative tools across U.S. and coalition networks, integrates sensor and tracking data from multiple sources, and ensures battlespace situational awareness during exercises, contingency operations, and real-world missions. The role also requires close coordination with USNORTHCOM, USSOCOM, J6, interagency partners, and coalition stakeholders to resolve technical and operational challenges, maintain connectivity, and support information sharing in accordance with Foreign Disclosure requirements. Additionally, the position develops and improves COP procedures, doctrine, and training programs, conducts process reviews, and provides recommendations that enhance operational effectiveness, readiness, and decision-making across the SOCNORTH enterprise.

Responsibilities:

- Directly support the TSOC Commander's real-time decision-making by ensuring the Common Operational Picture is accurate, synchronized, and optimized for command and control (C2) in dynamic and contested environments through expert knowledge of GCCS FoS, Maven Smart System, MCS COP, and other C2 applications.
- Manage the COP across several US and Coalition networks and responds to high priority tasking, to include C2 product development. Strictly adhere to Foreign Disclosure (FORDISC) protocols when managing coalition and partner nation data, ensuring sensitive U.S. classified information is not inadvertently shared.
- Implement and operate COP architectures to support exercises and real world JTF operations and contingencies, facilitates the integration of all available sensor data from theater COP Correlation Sites (CCS) and supplemental data from outside sources.
- Provide operational and technical support of Battlespace Situational Awareness information and coordinate data link interfaces with CCS.
- Implement and evaluate operations, maintenance, and training procedures across multiple areas including COP directives, TTPs, joint training publications, COP skill sets and functions, and OPTASK Link and COP messages.
- The contractor shall draft and recommend COAs to SOCNORTH staff for the development, execution, and implementation for COP procedures, policy and doctrine.
- Coordinate with the Mission Management Center (MMC) at the Army Space and Missile Defense Command (ASMDC) to ensure all SOCNORTH-owned BFT devices are properly assigned to the USNORTHCOM BFT group.
- Provide quarterly review of the directorates’ planning and tasking procedures for the SOCNORTH JOC and make recommendations for improvement as needed.
- Ensure COP and Battle Tracking systems required for conferences, workshops, classes and seminars and coordinate with the J6 to ensure systems are functional, and in place to perform as required in these venues for SOCNORTH J3 and JOC personnel attending conferences, workshops, classes and seminars.
- Provide monthly familiarization training on the SOCNORTH COP and other collaboration tools for up to 5 hours for 15 JOC personnel, supporting Department of War (DoW) organizations and non DoW Government agencies.
- Possess and maintain System Administration privileges for trouble shooting the COP system, COP-related SOCNORTH Portal Pages and all collaborative tools used by all personnel in the JOC.
- Assist external entities (e.g., USNORTHCOM, USSOCOM enterprise, and other Government departments/agencies) that support SOCNORTH on issues related to connectivity to the SOCNORTH COP, respective Portal Pages and all collaborative tools.
- In coordination with SOCNORTH J6, assist and facilitate deployed personnel maintaining connectivity to the SOCNORTH COP, SOCNORTH Portal Pages and all collaborative tools.
- Maintain knowledge of advances in tracking technologies of government and commercial off-the-shelf tracking devices used in support of force protection and PR. The Contractor shall coordinate with SOCNORTH J3X to incorporate tracking technologies in SOCNORTH operation activities and actions.
- Provide support for up to four exercises and contingency operations annually that are approximately four days in duration each. These events will necessitate flexibility with work hours (i.e. shift work or workdays in excess of eight hours).

Requirements

- Must have 5+ years of GCCS experience; At least 3 years’ experience directing, operating, and/or managing programs at a COCOM or Component level (preferably as part of a COP Watch Team)
- Must have an active TS/SCI clearance
- Expert knowledge of Joint Operations, Joint C2 systems, Tactical Data Links (TDLs), and Cross-Domain Solutions (CDS)
- Expert knowledge of Collaboration Tools (SharePoint Tactical Data Links (Link-16, Link-11, etc.), cross domain solutions/information sharing solutions
- Ability to give presentations to senior members of U.S. and Coalition defense organizations.
- Ability to understand and analyze complex communications architectures, Cyber Security requirements / implementation of Risk Management Framework (RMF), and cross-domain solutions (CDS).
- Familiarity with foreign culture and customs across multiple theaters, willingness to travel to partner countries to assist with C2 engagements.
- Knowledge with SharePoint and Tasker Management Tool (TMT) is preferred.
- Knowledge and experience in the development and delivery of training for military communications, C2, and/or situational awareness systems
- SOF experience a plus

Certification Requirements:

- None required

Salary Description
$100,000 to $130,000