Full-Time

Junior ISR Tactical Controller

Updated on 8/21/2026

Deadline 7/7/27
Culmen International

Culmen International

201-500 employees

Global security, logistics, and agile software

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

El Paso, TX, USA

In Person

The role supports operations at Fort Bliss and includes night and/or weekend shifts.

US Top Secret Clearance Required

Bachelor's

Category
Security & Protective Services

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Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree from a college or university is required, although an alternative combination of educational, professional, and/or technical experience may substitute.
  • Completion of the Service Agnostic ISR Tactical Controller Graduate qualification is required.
  • At least 2 years of experience and capabilities executing tasks associated with specific duty positions or focus areas are required.
  • At least 2 years of military experience managing tasks associated with serving as an ISR Tactical Controller are required.
  • Experience controlling multiple intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets within Combatant Command airspace is required.
  • An active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance is required.
  • Ability to work night and/or weekend shifts is required.
Responsibilities
  • Dynamically task, control, and optimize multi-domain intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance sensors to maintain situational awareness across complex land and maritime environments.
  • Execute cross-cueing and dynamic re-tasking of aerial, ground, and maritime assets based on emerging Priority Intelligence Requirements and time-sensitive targets.
  • Assist with daily operations center reporting and processes, including developing operational summaries, storyboards, images, and captured video.
  • Present findings, options, and recommendations to decision makers through coordination and participation in cross-organizational engagements.
  • Cover shifts outside of business hours as part of a 24-hour operations center when required by the contract.
Desired Qualifications
  • Graduation from an ISR Tactical Control course within the past five years is preferred.

Culmen International provides technical, international security, management, and logistics services to government agencies, international organizations, and private sector clients in more than 140 countries. It uses Agile software engineering to deliver mission-ready, information-assured solutions on time and within budget. It differentiates itself with a broad global footprint, deep government and international-organization experience, and a disciplined, outcomes-focused approach that combines technical expertise with mission planning. Its goal is to enhance global safety and security by delivering expert guidance and technology that helps clients complete critical missions securely.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Venture Capital)

Total Funding

$15M

Headquarters

Alexandria, Virginia

Founded

2004

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What believers are saying

  • April 2026 Libya Customs training shows active international border-security demand.
  • August 2025 Madison Springfield and July 2025 TMC deals broaden AI, health, logistics.
  • January 2026 Defense Health Agency funding added $6.4 million revenue.

What critics are saying

  • Culmen sued the government in June 2025 over a post-award injunction.
  • Revelio estimates headcount fell 27.7% from 2023 to 777 employees in March 2026.
  • A lost DHS or DoD recompete breaks Culmen's services model.

What makes Culmen International unique

  • Culmen pairs field logistics with security training in 140-plus countries.
  • The April 2026 Syntes AI partnership adds governed operational AI to mission workflows.
  • The May 2026 Terrestris Culmen International JV expands 8(a) and SDVOSB federal access.

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Aug 13th, 2026
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PR Newswire
Apr 15th, 2026
Culmen International and Syntes AI announce strategic partnership to deliver operational AI for Government and global missions.

Culmen International and Syntes AI announce strategic partnership to deliver operational AI for Government and global missions. Apr 15, 2026, 09:00 ET Culmen International and Syntes AI announce a strategic partnership to help government agencies move beyond analytics toward secure, explainable, and operational AI. By integrating AI directly into mission workflows with full governance and oversight, the partnership enables real-time decision-making and execution across complex global environments. Alexandria, Va. and Bethesda, Md., April 15, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ - Culmen International, LLC, a trusted provider of mission support services to the United States Government and foreign partners, today announced a strategic partnership with Syntes AI, an enterprise AI platform delivering live operational context and governed execution capabilities. Through this partnership, government agencies and international partners can move beyond analytics and experimentation toward secure, explainable, and operational AI deployment. By integrating Syntes AI into Culmen's service offerings, mission teams can apply AI directly within operational workflows while maintaining accountability, compliance, and human oversight. Culmen supports complex missions across border, aviation, and maritime security; counterterrorism and homeland security; law enforcement; nonproliferation; health security; humanitarian assistance; international development; and security cooperation. These environments require rapid decision-making across distributed systems, partners, and geographies where governance and traceability are essential. "Culmen's customers are under increasing pressure to act faster while operating within strict legal, policy, and oversight frameworks," said Dan Berkon, Chief Executive Officer of Culmen International. "This partnership strengthens our ability to help agencies adopt AI that is explainable, auditable, and operationally durable in real-world mission environments." Syntes AI provides a real-time operational context layer that connects structured and unstructured data, system state, and mission logic into a governed knowledge graph. This enables AI-driven analysis and execution across domains such as logistics planning, sanctions monitoring, health security response, personnel operations, and program oversight, while preserving transparency and control. "Government organizations do not lack data or analytics. They lack a safe way to turn insight into action," said Christopher Ramsey, Co-CEO of Syntes AI. "Working with Culmen, we are enabling AI that respects mission authority, operates within policy, and supports execution across systems with full accountability." The partnership will initially focus on joint solution development aligned with Culmen's core service lines, with plans to expand into additional government and international mission areas over time. About Syntes AI Syntes AI delivers a live operational context and execution layer that enables trusted, explainable AI across enterprise and government systems. By unifying structured and unstructured data into a real-time, governed knowledge graph, Syntes AI allows organizations to analyze, decide, and execute with confidence, closing the gap between AI insight and mission-ready action. About Culmen International Established in 2004, Culmen International, LLC is a privately held U.S. company with more than twenty years of experience delivering mission-critical support to the United States Government and foreign partners. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, with personnel permanently based in more than 50 countries, Culmen enhances global safety and security, strengthens homeland defense, advances humanitarian and health security missions, and optimizes government operations. SOURCE Syntes AI

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BETHESDA, Md., October 13, 2023 (Newswire.com). -. K2 Construction Consultants has been awarded a five-year, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling value of approximately $253 million by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) to deploy technology designed to detect and prevent nuclear and radiological material or devices from entering the United States. K2 partnered with Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) and Culmen International to win the Radiation Portal Monitor Program (RPMP) Deployment contract.

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