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Operational Strategist CMS Project 1111 USAFE CTO (Engineer Systems 3) - 25757

HII
Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germanyfull_timeVerifiedPosted 17 Oct 2025
💰 $120,000/yr($94,269/yr$120,000/yr)

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<p>Requisition Number: 25757 </p> <p>Required Travel: 0 - 10%</p> <p>Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt</p> <p>Anticipated Salary Range: $94,269.00 - $120,000.00 </p> <p>Security Clearance: TS/SCI  </p> <p>Level of Experience: Mid HI</p> <p> </p> <p>This opportunity resides with <b>All-Domain Operations (ADO)</b>, a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. All-Domain Operations comprises multi-domain operations, platforms and logistics, and intelligence operations.</p> <p>HII designs, develops, integrates and manages the sensors, systems and other assets necessary to support integrated ISR operations and accelerated decision-making. With data fusion and mission management capabilities for the Department of Defense, the combatant commands and the intelligence community, HII advances the mission around the globe.</p> <p> </p> <p><b>Meet HII’s Mission Technologies Division</b><br/> Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Our capabilities range from C5ISR, AI and Big Data, cyber operations and synthetic training environments to fleet sustainment, environmental remediation and the largest family of unmanned underwater vehicles in every class. Find the role that’s right for you. Apply today. We look forward to meeting you.</p> <p> </p> <p>To learn more about Mission Technologies, click here for a short video: <a href="https://vimeo.com/732533072 ">https://vimeo.com/732533072 </a></p> <p> </p> <h2><u><b>Summary</b></u></h2> <p>HII-Mission Technologies is seeking a highly skilled Operational Strategist to provide analytical and programmatic support in the development, implementation, and sustainment of a command-wide technology strategy. This role plays a critical part in enhancing decision-making and achieving information advantage by integrating advanced technologies and data capabilities across joint, allied, and partner operations.</p> <p>The Operational Strategist will coordinate with HQ staff, COCOM, AF, MAJCOMs, industry, and international partners to assess current and emerging operational environments, identify capability gaps, and recommend strategic improvements. The position requires expertise in analyzing national and multinational plans, strategies, and doctrines to support improved architectures, interoperability, and mission effectiveness. The strategist will also support exercises, training events, and the integration of emerging technologies into operational planning, while providing subject matter expertise across areas such as C2, IAMD, ISR, A2AD, TACS, and data sharing.</p> <p>This role demands a forward-thinking professional with strong communication skills, technical acumen, and the ability to translate complex concepts into actionable strategies that align with COMUSAFE-AFAFRICA’s strategic objectives.</p><h2><u><b>What You Will Do</b></u></h2> <ul> <li>Coordinate across the HQ staff, COCOM, AF, MAJCOMs, partners, components, industry, and other agencies to forecast, plan, schedule, and integrate advanced technology and data capabilities to enhance decision making and information advantage.  </li> <li>Analyze National, DoD, joint, NATO and partner nation operations, to identify and report on opportunities to leverage technology enhancements or identify emerging threats to existing capabilities, to inform capability gap analyses.  </li> <li>Analyze current and emerging National, DoD, joint, NATO and partner nation plans, strategies, and doctrine to identify and report on opportunities for improved architectures and interoperability.  </li> <li>Coordinate across the HQ staff, COCOM, AF, MAJCOMs, partners, components, industry, and other agencies to forecast, plan, schedule, and integrate advanced tech/data capabilities to enhance decision and information advantage and partner with enterprise innovation, analytics, knowledge management, and communications organizations.  </li> <li>Assist planning and execution of exercises and training events to ensure proper architecture and interoperability / data exchange standards are implemented and employed. Work with exercise planners to identify opportunities to inject emerging capabilities into exercise training plans to advance capability development.  </li> <li>Provide SME support researching, coordinating, developing, and assisting with implementation of architecture concepts and standards to enhance USAFE-AFAFRICA operations, including, but not limited to C2, IAMD, ISR, A2AD, TACS, Data Sharing, and routine operations.  </li> <li>Provide SME support, IT infrastructure support, and IT engineering support, to ensure technologies, capabilities, and concepts are integrated into or interoperable with existing infrastructure

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