Foundations SME Senior in Springfield, Virginia at Tulk LLC

TULK is a boutique strategic technology and management consulting firm supporting U.S. Federal Government, Defense, Intelligence Community, and National Security customers. Our cleared teams help mission organizations operate, communicate, analyze, plan, teach, and execute in dynamic environments.

TULK offers a tailored benefits package that may include medical, dental, and vision insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible work schedules where permitted by the customer, performance and referral bonuses, technology support, tuition reimbursement, 401(k), and professional development support.

Senior-level SMEs apply advanced tradecraft in complex or novel situations and support intermediate and advanced GEOINT Tradecraft learning events.

A Senior-level Foundations SME shall be able to demonstrate their extensive understanding of advanced concepts and skill by applying them in complex or novel situations. They shall be able to apply deep tradecraft-specific skills in scenario-based learning events, and exams. Bringing analysts of different GEOINT tradecrafts together in these learning events/exams will require the SME to understand how other GEOINT tradecrafts and multiple intelligence sources may be applied to address problems for today's policymakers, warfighters, and other federal agencies. A Senior-Level Foundations SME is primarily focused on providing support to Intermediate (3000) and Advanced (4000) GEOINT Tradecraft Learning Level courses, but is also capable of supporting Fundamental (2000) GEOINT Tradecraft Learning Level courses within the Foundations and Collections content area.

• Provide subject matter expertise in Foundation GEOINT data, geospatial thinking, human geography, GEOINT products and services, and foundational tradecraft.
• Deliver GEOINT tradecraft instruction for NGC courses and learning events.
• Maintain and update courseware, exercises, exams, and supporting learning materials.
• Support development and implementation of new GEOINT learning solutions.
• Apply mission-relevant tradecraft in scenario-based and problem-based learning events.
• Coordinate with course managers, learning developers, instructors, and government stakeholders.
• Support NGC governance, policy, partnerships, and special projects within the scope of GTLSS.

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited (i.e., regional, national, or institutional) academic institution, related to their assigned area of expertise (i.e., Geospatial Thinking, or Human Geography).
• Department of Defense (DoD) Basic Instructor Certification
• Minimum 10 years of experience focusing on the concepts and applications of Foundations tradecraft, methodology, and technology.
• Minimum 2 years delivering learning content to adult learners in a classroom setting.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Personnel assigned to work with classified material and/or on government property must possess a current Top Secret / SCI Personnel Security Clearance.
• Personnel working with classified information are subject to counter-intelligence polygraph requirements and Intelligence Oversight rules.

• You have deep tradecraft experience and can teach advanced concepts to experienced analysts.
• You can build realistic scenario-based learning and evaluate applied performance.
• You can connect your specialty to other GEOINT tradecrafts and intelligence sources.