Joint Interface Control Officer; JICO

Overview

Blue Water Federal is looking for a Joint Interface Control Officer (JICO) to support CENTCOM at Mac Dill AFB.

• Serve as USCENTCOM's Operations Directorate, Command and Control Division's (CCJ
  36) principal technical expert by reviewing and evaluating U.S. and partner nation (PN) Tactical Data Link (TDL) and Multi-TDL Network (MTN) operations, capturing and developing Information Exchange Requirements (IER), and making recommendations for U.S.
  
  -PN interoperability.

• 8+ years of experience as a mid-level or senior staff officer at a Combatant Command or Service staff with a demonstrable history of analyzing, planning, and managing joint tactical data link networks as part of an overarching theater command and control (C2) architecture.
• Must have an Active Top Secret clearance and SCI eligibility
• Bachelor's degree
• In-depth, working knowledge of TDL and Multi-TDL Architecture (MTA) physical and cyber configuration, organization, and operations, to include Link-16, Link 22, Mode 5 IFF, MADL, TTNT, C2
  
  BMC, GCCS, JRE, ADSI, Cross Domain Solution (CDS), etc.
• In-depth knowledge of processes to develop and oversee TDL requirements, agreements, and Information Exchange Requirements (IERs) in a joint / coalition operational environment
• Working knowledge of TDL / Link-16 cryptographic modernization and advanced capabilities strategies and efforts
• Must be available for travel to both domestic and international locations (USCENTCOM AOR), no combat zone travel

• JICO certification (Completion of JT-101 Introduction of Joint Multi-TDL (MTN) Operations Course, JT-102 Multi-TDL Advance Joint Interoperability (MAJIC) course, and JT-201 Multi-TDL Planners Course.)
• Joint Domain Network Staff Officers Course (JDN-102) and Joint Domain Network Planners Course (JDN-201).
• JT-301 CAPSTONE - JICO
• Familiarity with Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) strategy
• Experience working in the USCENTCOM AOR

Blue Water Federal is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law. Blue Water Federal is a VEVRAA federal contractor and we request priority referral of veterans.