This requires exceptional interpersonal skills and tact to ensure that critical relationships are not only maintained but strengthened through engagement Provide input for requirements affecting the current project, as well as follow-on projects, and will be proactive in researching new technologies and how they could be employed for project improvement (e.g., cloud, AI, etc.) Help manage testing and validation of technical capabilities to ensure solutions meet operational needs, may be asked to draft and coordinate correspondence, provide briefings communicating operational planning to senior leaders and other mission partners, participate in or guide technical and operational discussions, meet with a variety of organizational elements in support of the project, and potentially deploy technical equipment in the field Optional TDY travel (up to 5-10%) may be available. The reputation of the customers organization may ride on how a candidate interacts with these partners Ability to explain technical topics and operations to a non-technical audience, and apply expertise to briefing audiences of varying technical and non-technical backgrounds Must be a team player and be able to work on a high-impact, multi-agency team to collaboratively tackle complex projects to achieve mission success.