Digital Backbone SME
 Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. | |
 United States, Virginia, Norfolk | |
 Sep 26, 2025 | |
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Overview
Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted. The Joint, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Interagency Division (JOID) provides expert support services to a range of customers spanning across the Department of Defense, Federal Civilian, and international markets. JOID provides a diverse portfolio of analytical and programmatic capabilities to help our customers make informed decisions on their most challenging issues. SPA's NATO Allied Command Transformation Group, within JOID, provides capability development, portfolio management, program management, quality management, cost estimation analysis, standardization, reporting, software solutions and information management, and capability management support. We also provide an improved capability requirements capture process, including the generation, documentation and tracing of user requirements, with appropriate technical scrutiny, over the entire lifecycle of the requirements from capability definition through capability realization and capability usage. We have a near-term need for a Digital Backbone SME to provide onsite support in Norfolk, VA. Responsibilities The candidate will coordinate and contribute to the activities of the CIS Branch Digital Backbone Capability development Team. Define/refine demonstration, test, and experimentation (DTE) event (e.g. DiBaX and CWIX) objectives that are aligned with capability development and operational needs. This entails working with subject matter expertise including but not limited to HQ SACT, other subordinate entities, NATO HQ, NCIA, and ACO. Develop, refine, and track for performance to plan of the project plan using project management toolset for events (e.g. DiBaX). Develop and provide final versions of event resource requirements that identify host nation support requirements consistent with existing Memorandum of Understanding (e.g. HQ SACT to Lativan MOD MOU for 5G test site use). Support the planning meetings associated with DTE venues and support the integration of capability teams into the events. Support advanced technologies (e.g. Next Gen Communications) industry selection for DTE events by developing criteria, soliciting inputs from nations/industry, and scoring of proposal. Proposals will come in the form of Operational Demonstration Test and Experimentation documentation. Provide required save-the-date, calling notices, and other administrative documentation for soliciting action for internal and outside entities. Provide drafts and finalize event design and management documents in sufficient detail to track implementation. Support the elaboration of DOTMLPFI requirements as outputs from the execution of technical demonstration, test, and experimentation event. Support the development of DTE event risk management plans and the development of the DTE event security plans. Support the development of the DTE registration, observer day, and VIP engagements. Support the development of use cases in which to base the design of the technical DTE. Development and refine the post-DTE report that is provided to stakeholders. Conduct cross-ACT event coordination to synchronize efforts. Support the engagement with advanced technology offices within nations in the area of advance communications. Directly support the event directors and travel to planning, integration, and execution sessions within NATO's boundaries for approximately 4 weeks per year. Qualifications Required:
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