Senior Regional Affairs Subject Matter Expert; sme; indo-pacifi Security Clearance

Position: Senior Regional Affairs Subject Matter Expert (sme) (indo-pacifi with Security Clearance
Job Description

Position Overview Spiral Solutions & Technologies, Inc. (SS&T) is seeking a Senior Regional Affairs Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Joint Exercises, Training, and Assessment Directorate (J7). The Indo-Pacific Senior Regional Affairs SME provides executive-level regional affairs expertise in support of USSTRATCOM campaign, risk, operations, and Joint Force assessments. The selected candidate will apply extensive interagency and Combatant Command desk officer experience to assess geopolitical trends, inform strategic deterrence and campaign planning, and advise senior leaders on Indo-Pacific regional developments that impact U.S. national security and Command objectives.

Security Clearance Requirements This position supports classified programs and requires access to classified systems and material. All contractor personnel must be United States citizens and possess a Top-Secret clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information, Nuclear Command and Control/Extremely Sensitive Information, and Special Access Program access prior to commencing work. Requirements

Key Responsibilities
• Provide senior-level subject matter expertise on regional political, economic, and security affairs with a focus on Indo-Pacific regions in support of USSTRATCOM campaign and risk assessments.
• Support campaign and risk assessments by finding, reading, and comprehending diplomatic, informational, military, and economic information from multiple sources and maintaining working knowledge of applicable policy and strategy guidance.
• Contribute to development and refinement of measurement criteria (measures of effectiveness, measures of performance, scoring standards) used to assess progression or regression toward strategic deterrence objectives in assigned regions.
• Analyze regional developments and global factors (diplomatic, information, military, economic) to determine their impact on the Strategic Environment and strategic deterrence, and document assessment logic for use in campaign and risk assessments.
• Develop, update, and maintain regional components of campaign and risk assessments, synthesizing individual assessment results into key findings and recommendations for senior leaders.
• Produce graduate-level quality briefings and written reports with supporting in-depth analysis and research, following best practices for analytic writing, and brief assessment findings to senior leaders.
• Collaborate with the Office of the Secretary of War, Joint Staff, interagency, international partners, and other Government agencies on regional issues, ensuring USSTRATCOM perspectives are integrated into interagency and CCMD-level assessments and planning.
• Actively and continuously support Joint Force and operations assessments by providing regional context, trend analysis, and recommendations to improve force integration, resource allocation, and strategic alignment.

Required Qualifications
• At least 15 years of interagency and/or Combatant Command desk officer international affairs experience.
• At least 3 years of overseas experience.
• At least 6 years of experience working on Indo-Pacific affairs.
• Master's degree or higher, with at least one degree (bachelor's or master's) in International Affairs, Economics, or equivalent field.
• Demonstrated ability to produce graduate-level quality analytic briefs and written reports, and to brief findings to senior leaders.
• Demonstrated relevant experience supporting: o Campaign and Risk Assessments: maintaining policy and strategy knowledge (National Security Strategy, Unified Command Plan, National Defense Strategy, Nuclear Posture Review, National Military Strategy, Joint Strategic Campaign Plan, Global Campaign Plans, Operations Plans, Contingency Plans); developing measurement criteria; analyzing information to determine progression toward Strategic Deterrence; documenting assessment logic; and developing campaign and risk assessments.

o Applying critical thought to identify trends, developing key findings and recommendations, and producing graduate-level briefs and written…