Principal Operations Subject Matter Expert

Position Title: Principal Operations Subject Matter Expert

Location: Hybrid with 50% travel to client site in Ottawa, Canada

Clearance Requirement: TS/SCI

Employment type: Full Time

Research Innovations, Inc. (RII) is breaking through the big, slow, status quo with transformative technology that fundamentally changes and improves the world. We develop cutting-edge software for all levels of the government and military. Using agile development practices and user-centered design, we create innovative software solutions for complex real-world problems.

The Principal Operations Subject Matter Expert serves as a key liaison responsible for leading engineering and operational support for rapid prototyping, capability piloting, and CJADC2 technology integration. In this role, you will establish evaluation frameworks and metrics, collaborate with teams to translate user requirements into technical solutions, to support the Canadian Joint Warfare Center (CJWC) and optimize the Joint Operations Fusion Lab (JOFL). The position requires a deep understanding of warfighting functions and joint doctrine to modernize operational concepts, while providing expert guidance and training to Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Joint Targeting organizations. Success in this role hinges on your ability to work autonomously, interact effectively with senior military and corporate stakeholders, and refine operational procedures to enhance C2/C4ISR network capabilities.

This role requires an active US Secret clearance level as a minimum. TS/SCI clearance is preferred.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Lead and facilitate engineering and operational support for rapid prototyping, capability piloting, and innovative technology integration to address Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) priority requirements.

• Advise on the integration of emerging coalition-enabling CJADC2 technologies, ensuring they are scalable and interoperable with existing and planned DND networks and databases.

• Establish and document key metrics, testing criteria, and evaluation frameworks for Joint Command and Control (C2) test and evaluation activities in collaboration with CAF stakeholders.

• Collaborate with Systems Engineers and DevOps/ProdOps teams to identify and document user needs, software modifications, and information assurance requirements across the prototype mission lifecycle.

• Deliver professional documentation and training on experimental prototype applications to ensure capabilities are readily usable by CJWC and CAF personnel during operational exercises.

• Optimize the Joint Operations Fusion Lab (JOFL) by providing system and software integration support of specialized applications, network architectures, and physical/virtual IT infrastructures.

• Support the CJWC event lifecycle by reviewing, analyzing, and documenting exercises, training plans, experiments, and war-gaming events to deliver formal recommendations for enhanced C2/C4ISR integration.

• Author comprehensive Event Lessons Learned reports capturing data, operational outcomes, system performance, and procedural gaps to refine CJWC training execution and control procedures.

• Develop system administration and maintenance procedures for specialized C2, C4ISR, and geomatics systems within the JOFL to ensure high availability and baseline configuration control.

• Coordinate and deliver maintenance services for geomatics and C4ISR networks across multiple organizations, including the CJWC, JOFL, and Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC).

• Provide dedicated engineering and operational SME support to the CAF Joint Targeting Centre of Expertise and strategic targeting organizations, including the Joint Targeting Intelligence Centre (JTIC), Joint Operations and Effects (JOE), Director Strategic Effects and Targeting (DSET), and Targeting Capability Implementation Team (TCIT).

• Advise Joint Targeting governance bodies on requirements development, analytical best practices, and innovative technologies to drive successful joint targeting planning and execution.

• Develop, deliver, and integrate individual and collective Joint Targeting training programs into the Master Training Plan, authoring all required training documents, scenarios, and student materials.

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