Operational Assessment SME (Active Top Secret Clearance)

Operations Assessment Subject Matter Expert (SME)

The Operations Assessment Subject Matter Expert (SME) supports the planning, execution, analysis, and assessment of Live, Virtual, and Constructive (LVC) exercises conducted by the Distributed Mission Operations Center (DMOC) at Kirtland AFB. The SME provides operational expertise to assess training objectives, mission effectiveness, command and control integration, and operational outcomes during joint and coalition exercises such as VIRTUAL FLAG and other synthetic battlespace events.

The DMOC serves as the Air Force's hub for distributed combat training exercises and integrates virtual and constructive simulations to support realistic operational environments for joint and coalition warfighters.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement operational assessment methodologies, measures of effectiveness (MOEs), and measures of performance (MOPs) for large-force exercises and experiments.
• Support exercise planning conferences, mission analysis, scenario development, and execution rehearsals.
• Analyze operational outcomes related to Command and Control (C2), Air Operations Center (AOC) integration, kill chain effectiveness, joint fires, and tactical decision-making.
• Assess participant performance against exercise objectives and operational learning goals.
• Produce after-action reports (AARs), executive summaries, trend analyses, and briefing materials for senior leadership.
• Support white force operations and provide subject matter expertise during exercise execution.
• Coordinate with military, civilian, contractor, joint, and coalition partners to ensure exercise realism and assessment fidelity.
• Assist in integrating operational lessons learned into future exercise design and capability development.
• Evaluate operational data generated from LVC environments and simulation systems.
• Participate in scenario reviews to ensure training objectives and operational outcomes are measurable and achievable.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8–12 years of operational military experience in air, space, cyber, ISR, or joint operations.
• Experience supporting operational assessments, exercises, wargaming, test and evaluation, or training analysis.
• Familiarity with Air Operations Center processes, Joint Planning Process (JPP), and operational-level command and control.
• Experience in large-force employment exercises, distributed mission operations, or LVC training environments.
• Strong briefing, technical writing, and analytical skills.
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance required.
• Position requires 25% travel.

Job ID 2026-23561

Work Type On-Site

Company Description

Work Where it Matters

RiverTech, an Akima company, is not just another federal professional solutions contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At RiverTech, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, RiverTech provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, RiverTech provides innovative solutions to complex engineering and operational challenges and delivers wide-ranging services for mission support, systems engineering, and IT.

As a RiverTech employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.