Border Security Subject Matter Expert (SME)

About the role

Opportunity (Part-Time): Border Security Subject Matter Expert (SME) – U.S. Military Background

Bottom Line Up Front: Hoplite Group seeks a retired O-5/O-6 officer, experienced in land-border security and interagency coordination. SME will support a U.S. Government advising effort in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Area of Responsibility (AOR).

Location: Remote (CONUS) and forward engagements (OCONUS)

Level of Effort: (Part-Time)

Non-Travel Months: 20–30 remote hours/month

OCONUS Engagement Months: 80–100 hours/month

Travel: Quarterly OCONUS; initial travel anticipated January 2027

Availability: December 2026

Objective: Improve partner-nation land-border security operations, interagency coordination, command relationships, and sustainable defense-management processes.

Advisor Responsibilities:

Assess land-border security capabilities, readiness, structures, and processes.

Evaluate surveillance, detection, patrol, interdiction, and response operations.

Assess intelligence and surveillance integration into command and control and decisions.

Review authorities, command relationships, and military/law-enforcement coordination.

Link detection and threat assessment to operational tasking and response.

Develop operational concepts, plans, doctrine, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Assess readiness, training, workforce needs, and capability priorities.

Recommend evidence-based capability improvements.

Coordinate with governance, joint operations, intelligence, and defense-management advisors.

Facilitate senior-leader problem-solving and institutional improvements.

Adapt engagement methods to sensitive information-sharing and partner relationships.

Required Qualifications:

Active U.S. Secret Security Clearance.

Retired military officer (O-5/O-6) with Homeland Defense experience.

Experience with National Guard Bureau or Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Policy, Homeland Defense.

Knowledge of defense article transfer processes to federal law enforcement agencies for border surveillance and detection operations.

Headquarters or command experience developing border-security plans and strategies along international borders.

Interagency experience coordinating with law-enforcement, intelligence, and government agencies.

Experience using Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) for operational decisions including directing integrated patrols, ISR allocation, and response operations.

Experience developing border-security concepts, doctrine, SOPs, or plans.

Discretion, flexibility, and cultural sensitivity in partner-nation settings.

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Workplace

Remote Matched in posting text

Seniority

Not established

Employment type

part time

Location as listed

United States

Pay and work authorization

Stated pay

Not stated

Visa sponsorship

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Security clearance

Required

Citizenship

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