Senior Systems Integrator - Communications SME (SOCPAC)

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Senior Systems Integrator - Communications SME (SOCPAC)

Senior Systems Integrator - Communications SME (SOCPAC)
HI

Travel Requirement: Up to 30% (CONUS/OCONUS)

Security Clearance: Top Secret/SCI

Sherpa 6 is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Integrator – Communications SME to support Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC) Headquarters. This position serves as the command's embedded communications subject matter expert and communications team lead, responsible for designing, integrating, operating, and sustaining tactical communications architectures that enable resilient command and control throughout the INDOPACOM area of responsibility.

The ideal candidate is an experienced SOF communicator with expertise spanning tactical and strategic communications, Tactical Mission Network (TMN), Satellite Deployable Node (SDN), TACLAN systems, High Frequency (HF) communications, and multi-radio integration. This individual designs and implements communications architectures, develops PACE plans, establishes expeditionary communications sites, and provides technical leadership to ensure mission success across distributed operations.

As the senior communications leader on-site, this individual leads a team of communicators, providing day-to-day direction, mentorship, and technical oversight to ensure consistent, high-quality support across all tactical and strategic communications efforts. Responsibilities include assigning tasks, setting priorities, developing team members' technical proficiency, and holding the team accountable for the design, integration, operation, and sustainment of communications architectures throughout the area of responsibility.

In this capacity, the individual interacts regularly with senior government and military personnel, including SOCPAC Headquarters leadership, staff principals, and supported unit commanders. Serving as the trusted communications advisor to senior decision-makers, this individual translates operational requirements into effective communications solutions, briefs status and recommendations, and coordinates across organizational boundaries to ensure resilient command and control. Through these engagements, the individual represents the command's communications posture with professionalism and builds the relationships necessary to synchronize distributed operations across the theater.

• Design, develop, and implement resilient tactical communications architectures supporting SOCPAC operations.
• Develop Primary, Alternate, Contingency, and Emergency (PACE) communications plans.
• Integrate Tactical Mission Network (TMN) capabilities into joint and SOF architectures.
• Design communications networks to maximize resiliency, redundancy, and interoperability.
• Establish expeditionary communications sites.

Systems Integration

• Integrate SDN, TACLAN, tactical radios, SATCOM, routers, switches, and network infrastructure.
• Configure and troubleshoot secure tactical networks utilizing PKI, COMSEC, and secure communications technologies.
• Perform routing, switching, access control, and network engineering.
• Support interoperability testing across SOF, Joint, Service, and coalition systems.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging communications technologies.

Tactical Communications Support

• Configure, operate, and maintain TMN, SDN, TACLAN, HF/VHF/UHF, MANET, and SATCOM systems.
• Develop HF communications plans including antenna selection, propagation analysis, and frequency management.
• Support multi-radio programming, cross-banding, and waveform configuration.
• Troubleshoot communications outages and rapidly restore mission-critical services.

Operations & Technical Advisory

• Serve as the primary communications SME supporting SOCPAC Headquarters.
• Advise planners and leadership on communications capabilities and risk mitigation.
• Support exercises, planning events, experimentation, and deployments.
• Coordinate with government and industry stakeholders.

Training & Sustainment

• Conduct NET, operator, and sustainment training.
• Develop technical documentation, network diagrams, and SOPs.
• Mentor military personnel on communications planning and systems integration.
• Support lifecycle sustainment…