Director, Defense Treat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Modeling and Simulation

Primary Location: Fredericksburg, VA or DTRA HQs Fort Belvoir, VA and/or Albuquerque, New Mexico

Security Clearance: Active Top-Secret w/SCI eligibility

Ability to work remotely: In certain situations, position requires CONUS & OCONUS travel to execute M&S tasks on exercise customer sites (Force on Force (FoF), Nuclear and others).

Job Summary:

The Obsidian Solutions Group (OSG) is seeking a Director of Modeling and Simulation who has a solid background in exercise planning & execution, developing complex models & simulations (including virtual reality and gamming); the end state goal is to support and facilitate DTRA customer live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) simulations focused on accomplishing organizational training objectives to bolster national and international chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high explosives (CBRNE) security through assessments and exercises. This position chairs one of OSG’s three communities of Practice (COP): Modeling & Simulation, and therefore, implements innovation, continuous improvement, knowledge management and best practices through interaction with our DTRA subs, strong business cycles and academic exchanges. This position supports our efforts with The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in executing dynamic solutions to address known or emerging threats through assessments, exercises and modeling and simulations. This position is directly involved with the DTRA exercise planning process, and therefore, requires familiarity with a variety of IT tools including the FEMA Preparation Tool Kit, ATSsim exercise support tool (Compass), JTS, HPAC, GoogleEarth, Microsoft Office Tools Suite, Verity (web-based Full Scale Exercise Modeling and Simulation Program), Compass (web-based Digital MSEL Program), and Fusion (web-based TTX M&S program).

Specific Responsibilities:

• Counter threats and vulnerabilities and bolster national and international chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high explosives (CBRNE) security through assessments, exercise design, and increasing customer awareness & capacity through modern modeling and simulations.
• Integrate, manage, and execute multiple simultaneous CBRNE assessments, exercises, and modeling and simulation projects at varying levels of complexity.
• Provide planning, coordination, execution, and evaluation of series of physical security evaluations that includes FoF exercises, engineering studies of physical security features, and modeling and simulation designed to evaluate the adequacy of nuclear weapons security policy
• Develop web applications to set up, execute, and visualize the results of various models across a wide range of mission focused activities.
• Work with clients to ensure their ideas come to life in dynamic modeling & simulation
• Create visualizations based on model-generated data sets.
• Take responsibility for increasingly difficult tasks, completing them on schedule while documenting and presenting results.
• Work within a collaborating team environment and support cross-functional product development.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science (or related field) and 5-7 years of experience OR Master’s Degree with 3-5 years of experience in web development and visualizations
• Demonstrated proficiency in web application development, scripting program languages and creating visualizations from large data sets
• Understanding of 3-D and 2-D models of terrain and audio and visual movements through the terrain; have deep understanding of VR & AI to integrate these into customer exercises
• Willingness to learn new technologies as needed.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

• Normal Office environment

Travel:

• CONUS and OCONUS in support of the DTRA missions and in execution may be required as part of mission requirements.

Company Description:

Obsidian Solutions Group LLC (OSG) is a fast-growing professional services firm based in Fredericksburg, VA. We create value for our customers by delivering technology-enabled & mission-oriented technical solutions that solve complex problems, protecting people, information, and assets. Our core capabilities are in providing Enterprise IT, Intelligence Analysis, Production & Development and Knowledge-Based Professional Services Solutions that enable the customer’s mission. Obsidian Solutions Group LLC is a certified 8(a), service-disabled, veteran-owned small business.

A career at Obsidian Solutions Group means you are able to put your expertise, credentials, and talents to great use working with customers in the DOD and Intelligence Community, while enjoying the excitement of working in a fast-growing organization committed to making a difference for our customers and in our community. Contribute independently and collaboratively alongside our amazing team of doers and thinkers. Obsidian Solutions Group is small enough to offer a family atmosphere yet large enough to deliver a highly competitive compensation package. We hire and retain the best in the industry, offering exceptional benefits that protect the well-being of our employees, their spouses and domestic partners, and their families.

Our corporate philosophy is centered on hiring and retaining employees with the requisite skills, professional experience, personal commitment, and ethical standards necessary to foster a culture of operational excellence necessary to surpass our customer’s expectations.

Disclaimer:

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Obsidian Solutions Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, protected veteran status, and any other non-merit factor, or any other characteristic protected by law.