Geospatial Analysis SME Lead 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.

Lead-level SMEs serve as senior technical authorities, mentor other SMEs, coordinate with course managers and branch leadership, and support instruction across multiple GEOINT Tradecraft Learning Levels.

A Lead-level Geospatial Analysis SME is considered an authority in their field and a key resource as a mentor for other SMEs. They shall have a sophisticated understanding of planning, execution, oversight, and day-to-day management of contractor business activities in the HDNGA Branch and be able to apply broad or in-depth expertise in highly complex and ambiguous situations. They act as the primary POC for Geospatial Analysis Course Managers (CMs) and the Branch Chief (BC), and are responsible for maintaining awareness over other Geospatial Analysis SMEs certification and qualification plans to ensure compliance, while maintaining their own NGC Instructor compliances (certification/qualification) and instructing courses as assigned. A Lead-Level Geospatial Analysis SME is capable of providing support to multiple GEOINT Tradecraft Learning Level courses (Fundamental, Intermediate and Advanced) within the Geospatial Analysis content area.

• Provide subject matter expertise in geospatial analysis, geographic information systems, Multi-INT analysis, geospatial analytic methodology, and geospatial technology.
• Mentor other SMEs and support content-area coordination, certification awareness, and qualification planning.
• 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 Info Systems, Signals Intelligence, and GIS Skill Application).
• Department of Defense (DoD) Basic Instructor Certification
• Minimum 10 years of experience focusing on the concepts and applications of Geospatial Analysis tradecraft, methodology, and technology.
• Minimum 2 years delivering learning content to adult learners in a classroom setting.
• 4 or more years of experience managing day-to-day activities of a team.
• 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 are comfortable being the technical lead, mentor, and escalation point for a content area.
• You can balance instruction, course support, SME coordination, and customer-facing communication.
• You can translate deep mission experience into practical adult-learning content.