Senior Warfighter Integration Analyst

Job Description

Igniters operate in the world’s most demanding environment. The team is self‑motivated, mission‑driven, and relentless in solving the Warfighters’ hardest problems. They move fast, think differently, and execute with precision to tackle high‑stakes challenges across AI/ML, space and missile defense intelligence, EMSO, advanced analytics, and programmatic domains. As an employee‑owned SDVOSB headquartered in Huntsville, AL, they deliver mission‑critical impact for the Army, Air Force, Space Force, MDA, NASA, DIA, and FBI.

Ignite exists to outpace the threat and deliver results that matter in the moments that count.

Senior Warfighter Integration Analyst

In this role you will provide technical support to the MDA Chief Architect’s Architecture Concept Evaluation office (MDA/CAC) as the single point of contact for wargame requirements development, campaign planning and analysis, and support to the Warfighter for missile defense systems next generation.

• Provide wargame subject matter expertise to MDA/CAC in the development of MDA’s wargame event requirements and post‑wargame analysis and reporting, including a pinnacle out‑brief and Commander’s game.
• Assist CAC-W by delivering practical wargame experience to shape the content of MDA’s wargame planning and execution events, workshops and pinnacle events.
• Provide expertise in wargame doctrine and best practices employed by the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands (CCMD), Services and Defense Agencies.
• Facilitate external wargame engagement, including creation of future capability development modules.
• Assist CAC by providing practical wargame experience to shape the content of MDA’s wargame walk‑up events, workshops and capstone events.

• Master’s degree with 12+ years of experience supporting missile defense programs or other related defense programs, OR Bachelor’s degree with 20+ years of experience supporting missile defense programs or other related defense programs.
• Active Secret clearance.
• Experience in missile defense‑related or other DoD large‑project systems engineering with specific experience in wargame development and execution, systems analysis, future capabilities (science & technology) and engineering for defense‑related programs.
• Ability to plan and execute required wargame support, develop clear and concise written products, and present wargame and missile defense technical matters to MDA senior leaders and warfighters.
• Ability to plan and conduct highly effective working group meetings with over 50 participants in support of MDA/CAC wargame campaigns.

• Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in STEM field.
• 20 years of experience supporting missile defense programs or other related defense programs.
• Experience with Modeling and Simulation (M&S) tools and their application to wargaming; experience with MDASim or AFSim is a plus.
• Ability to facilitate large wargame group discussions on behalf of MDA/CAC and/or perform adjudication tasks, if needed.
• Excellent communication skills in public speaking and development of professional written reports with embedded graphics.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.).

Colorado Springs, CO (COS)

Salary Range: $110 – $128k