Counterdrug Tactical Operations Center SME- NTC

Celestar Corporation is seeking a Counterdrug Tactical Operations Center SME to support The Department of Defense under the Narcotics and Transnational Crime Support Center (NTC) Analytic Support task order. The primary place of performance will be in Arlington, VA. If interested and meet the qualifications, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding and impactful opportunity.

ANTICIPATED AWARD: January 29, 2026
ANTICIPATED START: January 29, 2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 1 Base Year + 4 Option Years
LOCATION: Arlington, VA

Travel: Local within 50miles

CLEARANCE REQUIREMENT: Active TS/SCI

About Us:

Celestar, a proud Veteran-Owned company, offers highly competitive salaries and benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes company-paid employee and family dental insurance, employee health insurance, life insurance, and disability coverage. Additionally, we provide a 401(k)-retirement plan with company matching, paid holidays, and personal time off.

Responsibilities:

·        As a SME, provide the full range of professional expertise on CN, CT, CTF and C-TOC activities in support of the NTC mission, with particular emphasis supporting the various interagency partners (e.g., Department of Justice, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of Instigations, and Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Department of the Treasury.

·        Provide support to the collaborative interagency process, supporting DoD missions, USG agencies, and/or partner nations in order to target and disrupt networks that threaten U.S. national security interests.

·        Serve as the advisor to the Director, NTC, NTC Senior Steering Committee (SSC), NTC Deputy Steering Committee (DSC), Senior Staff, Branch Chiefs (BC) and analysts on support to CN, CTF, C-TOC, and LE investigatory and regulatory efforts.

·        Possess a deep understanding of how the missions, structures, leaders, and cultures of the various Law Enforcement CN, CT, CTF, and C-TOC components interact and connect; synthesize resources, information, and other inputs to effectively integrate and align components and USG interests and activities to achieve community wide, national, or international priorities.

·        Provide advice, subject matter expertise and makes recommendations to the Director, NTC, NTC SSC and DSC, NTC Senior Staffs, and NTC BCs on current CN, CTF and CTOC developments; providing knowledge transfer with DoD and LE personnel; identifying and explaining transnational investigations targeting major illicit trafficking; narco-terrorist and other transnational criminal organizations; and emergent money laundering schemes; integrating threat finance into planning efforts; shaping action plans; and supporting implementation, as directed.

·        Monitor and interpret US and foreign partner CN, CT, CTF and C-TOC/LEA policy, strategy, objectives and developments for the NTC on the basis of personal knowledge, experience, research, and analysis.

·        Independently conduct community engagement/community relations in support of NTC mission, objectives, and operations; to include:

•     Conduct liaison and outreach, and continuous engagement with various stakeholders, including current and potential mission partners, to foster relationships, discover, and leverage operationally r