Civil Environment Database Developer / Computer Assisted Exercise Operator SME, NATO-JFTC

Civil Environment Database Developer / Computer Assisted Exercise Operator SME, NATO-JFTC - (2517)

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Job Title

Civil Environment Database Developer / Computer Assisted Exercise Operator SME, NATO-JFTC

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Job Description

Summary:
Yorktown Systems Group is seeking a qualified Civil Environment Database Developer / Computer Assisted Exercise Operator (CEDD/CAX) SME to support NATO’s Joint Force Training Center (JFTC) located in Bydgoszcz, Poland conducting training and exercises for the NATO Command Structure (NCS) and NATO Force Structure (NFS) to ensure operational ability and interoperability in a variety of environments.

The Training and Exercise Division (TED) delivers combined and joint training and exercises. Mainly static and distributed, as well as single and multi-echelon, for tactical and operational level headquarters, staff and forces in the full spectrum of NATO operations. JFTC may assume the responsibility of the Officer Directing Exercise (ODE) for various exercises, i.e. NOBLE JOLT (NOJO), LOYAL LEDA (LOLE), LOYAL DOLOS (LODO). NOJO is a logistics and sustainment centric Computer Assisted Exercise/Command Post Exercise (CAX/CPX) that will train JLSGNP. LOLE and LODO are land domain tactical level Computer Assisted Exercises/Command Post Exercises (CAX/CPX) that will train relevant headquarters from the NFS in the Warfighting Corps role. Additionally, JFTC may support the NATO GEORGIA (NAGE) exercise/s.

Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:

MEL/MIL Scripting Workshop:
The CEDD/CAX will collaborate with the MEL/MIL planning team to develop, integrate, and manage civil scenarios, events, and injects within the exercise’s CAX environment. The SME’s role is to ensure the dynamic, realistic, and technically accurate representation of civil events,
including population movements, Civil-Military interactions, infrastructure impacts, and other context-specific elements. The SME shall provide technical expertise to implement complex civil environment data, ensuring that scenarios reflect friendly, neutral, and adversarial perspectives and create a live, interactive, and challenging exercise environment. Additionally, the SME shall support troubleshooting, validation, and refinement of civil events in the CAX system, ensuring consistency with MEL/MIL objectives, and that incidents trigger realistic decision-making and operational dilemmas for participants. Deliverables include fully integrated civil environment scenarios in the CAX system, technical support for exercise execution, and a post-exercise report capturing lessons learned, system performance, and recommendations for future exercise iterations.

*The duties listed above are intended only as general illustration of the various types of work that may be performed while providing deliverables. Specific statements of duties not included do not exclude them from the position function if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the team’s functionality.

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of relevant field experience (IOs, NGOs, government agencies, think tanks, peacekeeping, industry or humanitarian missions).
• Possess strong analytical abilities, and communication (written and oral) at a professional level.
• Understanding and or experience with NATO structure, roles and responsibilities.
• Experience with working with or in nations that a represented in the training or exercise if there is a regional theme present.
• Demonstrate recent experience (past three years) developing computer assisted exercise databases.
• Have experience of the CAX system operation.
• Have experience of the development of a civil environment database used for the CAX system to simulate the reality and complexities of operating in the conflict zone.
• A native English language speaker or an individual presenting excellent command of spoken and written English, with a proven ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing at the level of (SLP) NATO STANAG 6001 - 3333 (Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing)

*This position is not a full-time employment work position; this is an intermittent part-time / on-call contracted work position designed to support specific named NATO training exercises. Employment is only during the execution of these training events, with the work effort estimated to be a few weeks out of the year.

Clearance: Must possess an active NATO or U.S. SECRET or higher security clearance.

Travel: CONUS and OCONUS travel will be required.

Security Clearance

Travel

Some travel may be required

Job Type

Part-time

Exemption Type

Non-Exempt

Category

Contractors

EEO STATEMENT Yorktown Systems Group, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, are an Equal Opportunity Employer. No employee or applicant for employment is denied equal opportunity because of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, any other non-merit-based factor, or other characteristics protected by law. As part of the company's equal employment opportunity policy, Yorktown Systems Group, Inc., and its subsidiaries, will also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities. The Unconventional, LLC. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yorktown Systems Group, Inc.