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HUBZone Headquarters, Inc. is a veteran-owned small business US government contracting firm founded in 2012 to help meet the growing demand for subcontractors in the government services marketplace. Only a few years after its founding, We became one of the fastest-growing small business firms in the U.S. and were ranked #9 on the 2022 Washington Fast 50 list of the fastest-growing businesses in the U.S. government market sector. Our first firm, DOTMLPFI Inc. (founded in 2007) and HUBZone Headquarters, Inc. (founded in 2012), were restructured and combined into a single corporation in January 2020 to provide services to NATO and DoD clients and eliminate the redundancies of two firms. Effective January 2022, the transition to a single firm (HUBZone Headquarters, Inc.) is now fully completed. We specialize in high-quality management consulting, engineering, and IT consulting services within the US government and NATO marketplace. In addition, we also specialize in DOTMLPFI capability development gap analysis, requirements management, strategic engagement support, exercise planning, and NAFv4 capability and enterprise architecture development.

Our Core Values are Business Integrity, Customer Dedication, and Team Environment. HUBZone Headquarters, Inc. is dedicated to providing the highest quality business ethics for its customers and employees. We pledge our commitment to providing the best customer experience possible. We strive to go beyond what is expected by our clients and continuously deliver exceedingly high-quality products and services. We take proactive approaches to improving our products and actively listen to feedback from our clients to enhance our overall support. We pride ourselves on maintaining a team environment where everyone is working towards the same goal. We encourage initiative, recognize individual contribution, treat each person with respect and fairness, and afford ample opportunity for growth within the Firm. We prioritize onboarding and training, encourage collaboration and communication, and conduct regular check-ins to help maintain a strong workplace culture.

Space Operations & Resilience Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Norfolk, VA

Full Time

Experienced

Space Operations & Resilience Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Location: Norfolk, VA (Hybrid with Occasional International Travel)
Clearance Required: Active U.S. Secret clearance
Employment Type: Full-Time, Contingent Upon Contract Award

Company Overview:
Ironclad Defense Works delivers forward-leaning, technically rigorous solutions to NATO and allied defense organizations. From cyber integration to space deterrence, we specialize in operationalizing innovation and driving multi-domain mission success. We are seeking a Space Operations & Resilience SME to support NATO’s strategic efforts to assess space-based threats, strengthen commercial space resilience, and operationalize threat response planning across the Alliance.

Role Overview:
As a Space Operations & Resilience SME, you will serve as a technical lead in NATO’s Space Threat Operational Response (THOR) initiative and contribute directly to building policy, planning, and operational tools that address kinetic, cyber, electromagnetic, and hybrid threats to NATO-relevant space assets. You will also support the development of resilience toolkits, red teaming exercises, and risk mitigation frameworks for commercial space providers aligned with NATO operations.
This role blends deep technical insight with strategic policy awareness and requires familiarity with both national and commercial space sector dynamics.

Key Responsibilities:

Contribute to the creation of the Initial Space Threat Assessment Report and Scenario Prioritization Framework
Analyze existing and emerging threat vectors including kinetic ASAT, jamming, spoofing, cyber intrusions, and proximity operations
Collaborate with NATO stakeholders and Allied intelligence communities to validate threat models and categorize risk
Develop the Commercial Resilience Toolkit, including financial and policy mechanisms to enhance survivability of space services
Support design and delivery of tabletop exercises, red team simulations, and joint threat workshops
Contribute to recommendations for integrating commercial capabilities into threat response playbooks and NATO planning constructs
Help define metrics and resilience standards for evaluating commercial SATCOM, ISR, and PNT providers

Required Qualifications:

Active U.S. Secret clearance
Citizenship of a NATO member nation
Minimum 8 years of experience in space operations, threat analysis, or space resilience planning
Proven experience assessing and/or mitigating threats to space-based capabilities (civil, military, or commercial)
Familiarity with NATO or national space policies, defensive counterspace measures, or contingency communications planning
Strong technical writing and analysis skills with the ability to produce NATO-grade deliverables

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience supporting space threat modeling for USSF, NRO, NATO, or Allied Space Commands
Background in red teaming, risk management, or cyber-physical threat simulations
Knowledge of commercial SATCOM and ISR architecture and risk-sharing mechanisms (e.g., insurance, co-investment, contingency clauses)
Graduate degree in space policy, engineering, national security, or a related technical field
Participation in NATO exercises such as CWIX, Steadfast Jupiter, or similar

Why Join Ironclad?

Join a team that has delivered consistent results at HQ SACT since 2019
Influence strategic space policy at the intersection of defense and commercial innovation
Work in a fast-moving, mission-first environment with real-world impact
Competitive compensation, clearance retention support, and global mission scope

To Apply:
Send your resume and a brief cover letter to [email protected] with subject line: Space Operations & Resilience SME – IFIB 25-45

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