Senior Technical Advisory

Overview

Job Summary

Galapagos Federal Systems, LLC is seeking a highly qualified Senior Technical Advisory Support Contractor to support U.S. Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) Delta 11. This position offers the opportunity to work in a mission‑critical environment that directly contributes to national security and the readiness of U.S. space forces.

The selected candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to Delta 11 leadership and staff, providing strategic and technical expertise in support of System Delta 81 (SD‑81) and Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) capability integration. The role requires ensuring technical rigor across both physical and digital environments, facilitating the seamless integration of systems, operations, and emerging capabilities. The candidate will help align technical solutions with mission objectives, operational requirements, and enterprise standards to enhance readiness, performance, and mission effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

The Senior Technical Advisory Support candidate will:

• Advise and support Delta 11 leadership and staff on the integration of System Delta 81 (SYD 81) and Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) capabilities, ensuring technical rigor across both physical and digital environments.
• Provide executive‑level guidance on the strategy, planning, development, and execution of Delta‑wide initiatives, incorporating best practices, policy considerations, and emerging technologies.
• Identify, recommend, and implement opportunities for continuous process improvement, organizational effectiveness, and enterprise alignment across Delta 11 operations and programs.
• Conduct complex qualitative and quantitative analyses of programs, policies, operational concepts, and mission challenges to assess impacts, identify risks, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Support systems engineering and digital engineering initiatives to enhance operational capabilities, integration efforts, and mission outcomes.
• Assist senior leaders in preparing for executive engagements, briefings, and decision forums by developing strategic communications, presentations, reports, and other programmatic materials.
• Coordinate and collaborate with government, military, industry, and other internal and external stakeholders to support mission objectives and capability integration efforts.
• Provide integration, staffing, and material review support for Delta 11 activities, products, reporting requirements, and strategic initiatives.
• Support occasional travel as required to facilitate coordination, planning, training, and mission execution activities.

Skills and Experience

The Senior Technical Advisory Support candidate must have:

• Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility
• Willingness and ability to obtain a Counterintelligence Scope Polygraph (CI Polygraph), if required
• 15+ years of relevant Department of Defense (DoD) experience supporting national security, space, acquisition, or operational missions
• 5+ years of experience supporting SAP and/or SCI environments
• Demonstrated expertise supporting System Delta 81 (SYD 81) and Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) programs, capabilities, or related mission areas
• Proven experience leading or supporting process improvement initiatives and enterprise‑level integration efforts within DoD or similarly complex organizations
• Strong knowledge of space range operations, aggressor operations, threat‑informed test and training environments, and live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) training and combat replication capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to effectively engage, influence, and collaborate with senior military leaders, government civilians, and executive‑level stakeholders
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly present complex concepts, plans, analyses, and recommendations to senior decision‑makers
• Experience building partnerships and facilitating collaboration across diverse internal and external stakeholder communities
• Working knowledge of Space Systems Command (SSC) acquisition processes, governance structures, and organizational framework
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