Irregular Warfare Counterterrorism Threat SME

Irregular Warfare / Counterterrorism / Contemporary Threats SME (1099 Independent Consultant role)

Endurion is a mission integrator built by and for the Special Operations community, providing end-to-end solutions across intelligence, operations, and technology. Founded and led by former Special Operations Forces operators and mission experts, the organization is rooted in firsthand experience with complex operational environments and high-stakes missions. Endurion partners closely with its customers to understand their unique challenges and deliver tailored, mission-focused capabilities. Team members join a culture that values adaptability, operational excellence, and innovation in support of critical national security objectives. Endurion is looking for a qualified person to support our multi-year contract with the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) mission in support of USSOCOM to deliver recurring, interim instruction. 

Employment Type: Independent Contractor (1099)

Location: Episodic courses to be taught in locations worldwide.

Independent Consultant – Irregular Warfare & Contemporary Threats SME

Supported Course Family

• Countering Extremist Organizations
• Special Operations Contemporary Threats
• Advanced Special Operations Contemporary Threats
• International Executive Contemporary Threats Seminar

Position Summary

Endurion seeks senior practitioners and educators with expertise in irregular warfare, counterterrorism, violent extremist organizations, transnational threats, organized crime, and whole-of-government security approaches. SMEs may instruct military officers, senior NCOs, Ministry of Defense officials, security officials, and executive-level international leaders.

Core Subject-Matter Requirements

• Irregular warfare
• Terrorism and counterterrorism
• Violent extremist organizations
• Radicalization and extremism
• Organized crime
• Criminal-insurgent-terrorist convergence
• Sociocultural analysis
• Root causes of instability and extremism
• Counter-threat finance
• High-value targeting
• Strategy formulation
• Campaigning
• Critical asset protection
• Intelligence and information sharing
• Civil-military operations
• Whole-of-government approaches
• Ungoverned spaces and border security
• Strategic appreciation
• Asymmetric warfare
• Legal considerations associated with counterterrorism
• International security cooperation
• Regional and multinational approaches to contemporary threats

Desired KSA Profile

Knowledge

• Contemporary threat networks and irregular warfare.
• Counterterrorism policy, strategy, and operations.
• Interagency and multinational approaches to complex security challenges.
• Intelligence support to CT/IW operations.
• Strategic and operational campaigning.

Skills

• Conducting threat and network analysis.
• Facilitating senior-leader discussions.
• Using historical and contemporary case studies.
• Translating tactical CT experience into policy and strategy implications.
• Teaching whole-of-government and multinational responses.

Highly Desired Background

• SOF operational or planning experience.
• Counterterrorism or counterinsurgency experience.
• Intelligence Community background.
• Joint Staff, COCOM, TSOC, SOCOM, or interagency experience.
• Department of State, law enforcement, intelligence, or partner-capacity experience.
• Academic or policy expertise in terrorism, irregular warfare, or transnational threats.

Endurion complies with all Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) requirements. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Endurion will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected].

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Management retains the discretion to add to or modify the duties of the position at any time. Employment with Endurion is at-will, meaning that either the employee or the employer may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or advance notice, provided it does not violate applicable law.