{"id":362760,"url":"https://alion.io/job/sosi-exercise-planner-project-manager","title":"Exercise Planner / Project Manager","company":{"id":5998,"name":"SOSi","domain":"sosi.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/sosi","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SmartRecruiters","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":69,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":22,"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":125613,"max":163320,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":163320},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":true},{"name":"Scrum","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-08-28T19:49:46Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-08-28","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T21:06:27Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":27,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":27},"description":"Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SOSi is a private defense and government solutions business specializing in advanced technology systems and mission support. Its capabilities include data science, software development, network engineering, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and logistics.\n Step into a high-impact role where technology, strategy, and mission execution converge.\nAs a Project Manager / Exercise Planner in Honolulu, you'll help shape secure network operations and orchestrate large-scale military exercises that enable USINDOPACOM’s Command and Control mission across the Indo-Pacific.\nEssential Job Duties\nThis is not a passive coordination role. This is a position where you will directly influence how coalition forces plan, integrate, and execute across one of the most complex operational environments in the world. You will operate at the center of INDOPACOM’s exercise ecosystem, driving clarity where there is ambiguity, aligning stakeholders across services and nations, and ensuring mission-critical capabilities are delivered when they matter most. The pace is fast, the problems are real, and the impact is immediate. You will travel across the Indo-Pacific, engage with senior leaders, and see firsthand how your work enables mission success at scale. If you are someone who thrives in high-tempo environments, takes ownership, and wants to be in the arena solving meaningful problems, this role will challenge you and put you in a position to make a measurable difference.\nExercise Planning and Execution (Primary)\nLead and execute JELC planning activities across multiple exercises.\nCoordinate directly with J637, service components, and coalition partners.\nTranslate operational objectives into technical and network requirements.\nPlan and support:IPCs, MPCs, FPCs.\nSite surveys and technical exchanges.\nExecution and After-Action Reviews (AARs).\n\nEnsure alignment between exercise objectives and capabilities.\nRequirement Integration and Prioritization\nCapture, validate, and refine exercise requirements across enclaves.\nDeconflict and prioritize requirements across simultaneous exercises and regions.\nCoordinate with Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to ensure delivery alignment.\nIdentify gaps, risks, and dependencies early and drive resolution.\nProject and Delivery Oversight (Secondary)\nManage execution timelines, milestones, and deliverables tied to exercise support.\nInterface with other exercise planners and project managers, engineers, and field teams to track progress.\nEnsure delivery aligns with operational timelines and mission priorities.\nSupport development of:ROMs, LOMs, and As-Designed solutions.\nStatus updates and leadership briefings.\n\nStakeholder Engagement\nEngage with senior DoD leadership, including INDOPACOM J6/J69 and component commands.\nLead and facilitate working groups, planning sessions, and coordination meetings.\nProvide clear, actionable updates to both technical and non-technical audiences.\n Minimum Requirements\nActive in scope TS/SCI clearance.\nDemonstrated experience leading JELC-based exercise planning.\nPMP certification or ability to obtain within 6 months.\nMinimum 5+ years supporting:Military exercises.\nOperational planning or coordination.\n\nStrong understanding of:INDOPACOM operational environment.\nCoalition networks and mission partner integration.\n\nProven ability to operate in high-tempo, ambiguous environments.\nStrong communication and stakeholder management skills.\nExperience managing complex efforts across multiple stakeholders and timelines.\nPreferred Qualifications\nAgile experience (Scrum Master, Product Owner, SAFe, etc.).\nExperience working within IPTs or Agile transformation environments.\nFamiliarity with:IMN, CENTRIXS environments.\nRMF / ATO processes.\n\nPrior experience supporting:RIMPAC, Keen Edge, Keen Sword, Balikatan, and/or Yama Sakura.\n\n Work Environment:\nWorking conditions are normal for an office environment.\nFast paced, deadline-oriented environment.\nMay require periods of non-traditional working hours including consecutive nights or weekends.\nWorking at SOSi:\nAll interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4231,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":true,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Cybersecurity","Military Logistics","Intelligence","System Integration"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-05T19:43:40Z"}],"liveness":{"score":27,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.483,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":26,"expected_fill_days":22,"reasons":["conf:7","stale_co","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":163320,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/sosi-exercise-planner-project-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/sosi-exercise-planner-project-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-24T21:08:20Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers"}}