Technical Experimentation Planner

Job description

At Two Six Technologies, we build, deploy, and implement innovative products that solve the world’s most complex challenges today. Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, we push the boundaries of what’s possible to empower our team and support our customers in building a safer global future. **Overview of Opportunity** Two Six Technologies is seeking a **Technical Experimentation Planner** to work onsite at our Arlington, VA location. In this pivotal role, you will spearhead the field deployment, operational testing, and tactical integration strategies for a high-priority government customer program. Acting as the bridge between advanced engineering, product management, and real-world mission execution, you will lead the end-to-end pilot lifecycle. You will blend the skills of an operational planner with the mindset of an Agile Product Owner—translating field friction into technical requirements, prioritizing capabilities, and ensuring rapid, iterative delivery in alignment with aggressive deployment timelines. **Responsibilities:** - **Unified Deployment Execution:** Establish, own, and execute the comprehensive pilot plan. Synchronize multi-phase operations, live testing, and field exercises with the overarching program schedule and customer milestones. - **Product Owner & Requirements Leadership:** Act as the primary conduit between operators and developers. Discover, refine, and translate complex customer operational friction points into actionable engineering specifications, user stories, and software/hardware requirements. Manage and prioritize competing technical priorities in a fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environment. - **Operational Readiness:** Translate high-level operational requirements and performance targets into field-tested deployment blueprints, ensuring maximum mission readiness and system validation in relevant environments. - **Feedback Loop & Iteration:** Gather client feature requests and field observations to drive rapid, iterative system enhancements with engineering teams. Support the integration of Two Six Technology solutions into broader Non-Kinetic capabilities and programs. - **Metrics & Technical Validation:** Establish, measure, and track rigorous customer satisfaction and system performance metrics during pilot phases to prove technical efficacy. - **Strategic Briefings & Project Management:** Perform core project management functions including identification, scheduling, tracking, and reporting for client engagements. Develop technical documentation and deliver compelling project briefings and system demonstrations to diverse government and non-government stakeholders. **Requirements:** - 5+ years experience supporting the Information Warfare community; such as Space, Electromagnetic Warfare, Cyber, Cryptology and Signals Intelligence, Military Deception, and Information Operations - 2+ years experience supporting an Operational or Combatant Command staff; previous Operational or Combatant Command Staff experience and knowledge of key battle rhythm events that support warfighting. - The ability for travel greater than 25% - Strong, results-oriented work ethic and customer service orientation. - Active DoD Secret security clearance and with the ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance are required up to TS/SCI and poly **Nice to Have:** - *Joint Fires:* Joint Fires and Effects Course (JFEC), Joint Integrated Fires and Effects Course (JIFEC), Joint Staff Action Officer Course (JSAOC), or Maritime Staff Operators Course (MSOC). - *Space Planning:* Joint Space Planner Course (JSPC), Maritime Space Operations Integration Course (MSOPIC), Space Operations Officer Qualification Course (SOOQC), or Naval Space Operations Course (NSOC). - Deep understanding of the **Joint Fires process** for both Kinetic and Non-Kinetic operations. - Experience supporting Operational and Combatant Command exercises and technical experiments. - Familiarity with the **Cyber Mission Force (CMF)** organizational construct, cyberspace operations tools, or experience in system/network administration and incident response. - Experience working in **Agile/DevOps environments** and utilizing **Atlassian collaboration tools** (Jira/Confluence) to manage backlogs. - Programming and query language experience is a strong plus (e.g., Python, SQL). - Government or military experience **Clearance:** - Active DoD Secret security clearance and with the ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance are required up to TS/SCI and poly #LI-JS3 #onsite Two Six Technologies is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive compensation packages that reflect the value we place on our employees and their contributions. We believe in rewarding skills, experience, and performance. Our offerings include but are not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement benefits, paid leave, tuition assistance and professional development. The projected salary range listed for this position is annualized. This is a general guideline and not a guarantee of salary. Salary is one component of our total compensation package and the specific salary offered is determined by various factors, including, but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, geographic location, as well as contract specific affordability and organizational requirements. Salary Range $120,000—$180,000 USD Looking for other great opportunities? Check out [Two Six Technologies Opportunities](https://twosixtech.com/careers/current-opportunities/) for all our Company’s current openings! Ready to make the first move towards growing your career? 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