Battle Simulations Lead
Job Category: Engineering
Time Type: Full time
Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI
Employee Type: Regular
Percentage of Travel Required: None
Type of Travel: None
CACI is seeking a seasoned Battle Simulations Lead (BSL) who will be responsible for the operation and maintenance of a Battle Simulations Center, and all associated systems. As the Battle Simulations Lead, you will provide automated exercise support to the US Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE) and other training events that require simulation of C4IM training system across the ICoE training/mission systems architecture. The BSL will lead a team in preparing and maintaining Modeling, Simulation, and Exercise Support. The BSL will shape our technical workforce, build our technical capabilities, drive technical insertion, improve program performance, and establish our team as the premier solution leader for our customers. Further, the BSL be responsible to the PM for overall team performance and management of essential activities for the successful execution of CACI's responsibilities in meeting the requirements of the program. The interdependent nature of these requirements demands an experienced and certified IT leader with relevant and recent experience.
Primary Responsibilities
Operate and maintain the ICoE Battle Simulations Center and all systems therein
Provide automated and White Cell scripting Exercise Support to ICoE courses and training events requiring simulation of C4IM training systems across the ICoE training/mission systems architecture
Draft and maintain documents related to Modeling, Simulation, and Exercise Support including, but not limited to; procedures, plans, Operations Orders (OPORDs), Operations Plans (OPLANs), -Road-to War- documents, Master Scenario Events Lists (MSELs), Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Plans, Tactics Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) documentation, simulation -Probability of Hit/Probability of Kill- (PH/PK) ratio tables, descriptive documents and best business practices, as missions and exercises require
Perform research, analysis, liaison, monitoring, and documentation of exercise functions, solution sets, and all other events pertaining to exercise operations
Provide IT and computing services for Pre-Exercise Preparation, Exercise Execution, and Post-Exercise related hardware and software
Coordinating and performing hardware and software changes, expansions, upgrades, and maintenance on the current and future system network architectures, including but not limited to: established best business practices, procedures, guidelines, polices and regulations
Communicate and engage across multiple constituencies (both on program and key stakeholders) in a way that influences service outcomes and steers toward change objectives
Work closely with functional leads and their staff to develop, refine, and implement processes, policies, and procedures to yield consistent, high-quality results across the organization
Align roles and responsibilities for complex, highly integrated work streams
Manage program personnel across multiple locations
Recommend innovative, practical, and timely options for solutions that clearly delineate benefits/trade-offs to users and stakeholders
Work with team to analyze program processes to determine gaps and identify technology enabled solutions to close gaps
Think outside the box to develop new ideas, concepts, and solutions to meet new requirements, unarticulated needs or existing needs
Think freely to exploit technological advances that address business needs, without the constraint of former approaches
Required Qualifications:
Ten (10) plus years of Army Battle Simulations environments, specifically within the Training Operations Management Activity (TOMA) domain.
Experience delivering constructive battle simulations into the Distributed Common Ground System-Army (DCGS-A).
Experience operating battle simulations systems on classified networks at the Secret and Top Secret/SCI levels
TS/SCI eligible
Extensive experience with modern and legacy Army and Joint battle simulations systems to include: WARSIM, WIM, JCATS, IEWTPT, MUSE, META-VR software, and Common Ground Station and JSTARS simulations
Experience with the JLCCTC and its federation of LVC simulations systems, and the Joint Training Environment (JTE)
Familiarity with the Army's Decisive Action Training Environment (DATE) scenario
Extensive experience with High level Architecture (HLA) and Distributed Interactive Simulations Protocol Data Unit (DIS PDU) protocols and functionality
Ability to interact effectively across all organizational boundaries and with key customer stakeholders
Experience leading personnel with an emphasis on providing a culture of inclusiveness, independent thought, consistent communication, and mentorship
Demonstrated experience providing day-to-day management of a program, and developing long-term, strategic objectives to ensure that end user requirements will be satisfied
IAT Level II certification
Nice to have Qualifications:
Company Overview:
CACI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.
Pay Range : There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more here (https://careers.caci.com/global/en/employee-benefits)
The proposed salary range for this position is:
$99,000 - $217,700