Summary
T2S Solutions is currently hiring a Coalition Interoperability Subject Matter Expert (SME) at
Aberdeen Proving Ground. The Army Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) Coalition
Interoperability Subject Matter Expert (SME) will serve as the primary technical, operational, and
policy advisor to the Command and Control Future Capability Directorate (C2 FCD) for ensuring NGC2
capabilities are fully interoperable with U.S. Allies and Mission Partners across the human,
procedural, and technical domains.
The SME will focus on enabling seamless integration and interoperability of NGC2 technologies at
echelon in coalition environments. This includes system-of-systems integration, data architecture
and standards alignment, technology refresh, architecture assessments, automation opportunities,
and technical insertion planning. The position requires deep knowledge of both NGC2 modernization
efforts and established multinational interoperability frameworks (including ABCANZ, FMN, STANAGs,
and MIP) to reduce integration friction and enable effective combined operations with allies. The
SME maintains a detailed understanding of NATO, coalition, U.S., and partner interoperability
policies, standards, architectures, and programs; assesses how they enable, constrain, or influence
coalition operations and capability development; identifies interoperability risks and
opportunities; advises capability sponsors and operational users; and supports the integration of
interoperable solutions to improve multinational readiness, agility, and operational effectiveness.
Responsibilities
- Perform detailed system-of-systems integration analysis across hardware, software, networks,
- applications, interfaces, data services, infrastructure, ontologies, schemas, and supporting
- technologies
- Analyze and interpret NATO, coalition, U.S., and partner interoperability policies, standards,
- and architectures, advising stakeholders on their operational relevance and impact
- Assess current and emerging NGC2 architectures, data standards, and technical solutions for
- compatibility with Allied C2 systems, with specific focus on alignment with standards and related coalition frameworks.
- Identify interoperability opportunities, gaps, risks, and dependencies and provide actionable
- recommendations
- Conduct technology refresh audits and develop technology refresh assessments and
- roadmaps
- Evaluate technical and operational workflows to identify opportunities for automation, orchestration, process improvement, and reduction of manual effort
- Design, assess, or recommend automation, integration, and data-sharing solutions
- Conduct technology scouting and evaluate emerging commercial, Government, and developmental technologies
- Develop technology insertion recommendations that clearly identify how and when new capabilities should be introduced into existing and future NGC2 environments
- Expertise or the function of informing/developing requirements for MPE and coalition capabilities and networks
- Experience leveraging Super Intelligence and agentic tools
- Conduct technical trade studies and analyses of alternatives
- Evaluate current-state, transition-state, and objective architectures with emphasis on data fabrics, semantic interoperability, ontologies, schemas, and cross-domain information exchange
- Assess advanced AI/ML and data analytics capabilities for applicability to automation, systems integration, decision support, and coalition interoperability
- Assess the interoperability implications of proposed technical solutions, system architectures,
- and information exchange requirements
- Support the development of coalition interoperability roadmaps and implementation
- plans
- Support technical demonstrations, prototypes, pilots, experimentation events, integration
- activities, and tests
- Support interoperability testing, validation, and assurance activities (including CIAV-related
- efforts) to confirm operational effectiveness
- Provide independent technical assessments of vendor-proposed solutions and recommend alternative approaches where appropriate
- Provide actionable recommendations supporting decisions to automate, refresh, integrate,
- consolidate, modernize, or retire technologies, systems, and processes
- Provide subject matter expertise to capability development, experimentation, acquisition, and operational planning activities.
- Actively participate in and support key coalition interoperability forums
- Represent the organization at multinational interoperability forums, working groups,
- exercises, and experimentation events
- Build and maintain relationships with allies, partners, government organizations, industry, and capability sponsors
- Facilitate collaboration between operational users, technical experts, and programme teams
- Monitor emerging interoperability initiatives, standards, and technologies, identifying opportunities to improve coalition integration
- Capture and disseminate lessons identified and best practice from exercises, operations, and
- experimentation activities
- Act as a trusted advisor on multinational command and control, data exchange, information
- sharing, and coalition integration challenges.
- Develop and deliver high-quality written products (information papers, technical assessments,
- roadmaps, EXSUMs, briefings, and trip reports) and participate in working groups, exercises, and senior leader engagements as required.
- Continually research and provide recommendations for emerging technology insertions (including artificial and super intelligence enablers)
- Maintain a basic knowledge of all current and emerging Artificial/Super Intelligence
- implementations in NGC2 and Coalition Systems
- Ensure cybersecurity and data protection as a core tenant of NCG2 and Coalition exchanges
Minimum Qualifications
- U.S. citizen with an active US SECRET security clearance (TS/SCI preferred)
- Posses the ability to gain a NATO SECRET security clearance
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field (Master’s degree preferred)
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in Command and Control(C2), Mission Command systems, systems engineering, or coalition interoperability
- Demonstrated knowledge of ABCANZ standards, Federated Mission Networking (FMN) standards, NATO STANAGs, MIP (Multilateral Interoperability Programme) Standards, and CIAV working groups
- Strong working knowledge of data-centric architectures, common data layers, ontologies, schemas, interfaces, and information exchange requirements in coalition environments.
- Experience conducting system-of-systems analysis, technology assessments, trade studies, or
- architecture evaluations
- Proven ability to produce high-quality technical writing (assessments, roadmaps, information
- papers, and briefings)
- Experience supporting or observing military exercises involving Joint and/or multinational
- forces
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams,
- SharePoint)
- Ability to travel as needed CONUS and OCONUS sometimes on short notice
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced degree (Master's or higher) in a relevant technical or operational field.
- Direct experience with Army NGC2, CJADC2, or related command and control modernization
- initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience participating in or leading ABCANZ, NATO STANAG, FMN, MIP, or CIAV-related working groups and standards development.
- Experience with AI/ML applications in C2, analytics, automation, or decision support.
- Prior work with Program Executive Offices (PEO), Project Managers (PM), Army Coalition Interoperability Assurance and Validation (CIAV), or Capability Development Integration
- Directorates on interoperability or modernization efforts.
- Experience supporting technology insertion, prototype evaluations, or large-scale experimentation efforts.
- Previous service as a staff officer (BDE or higher) in a Joint or multinational
- environment.
- Strong public speaking and briefing skills to senior leaders and multinational audiences.
Compensation: 150-175k DOE
T2S Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability