Wargaming Subject Matter Expert; SME

SABG is hiring a full-time Wargaming Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support USSTRATCOM/J57 strategic wargaming, experimentation, and deterrence analysis activities. The Wargaming SME will support professional military wargame design, development, execution, adjudication, and analysis at the operational and strategic levels; develop multi-domain and joint scenarios aligned to deterrence and OPLAN/CONPLAN assessment; and apply deterrence concepts, including scenario-based deterrence analysis and Deterrence Impact Analysis.

The position will also support representation of U.S. Government decision‑making perspectives, integration of USSTRATCOM and Geographic Combatant Command planning activities, collection and synthesis of lessons learned, production of publication‑ready analytic reports, and development of visualizations and decision‑support products for wargames and senior leader briefings.

This position is contingent upon contract award.

Wargaming Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Top Secret (TS) with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Nuclear Command and Control (NC2), and Special Access Programs (SAP) accesses

USSTRATCOM, Building 1000, Offutt AFB, NE

• Assist in war game development and execution, including scenario development, analysis support to wargaming, and identification and tracking of lessons learned.
• Author professional war game reports documenting analysis, findings, and outcomes.
• Provide scenario-based deterrence analysis to war gaming activities designed to test USSTRATCOM Operational Plan (OPLAN) and Contingency Plan (CONPLAN) deterrence actions.
• Provide scenario-based deterrence assessments to war gaming activities evaluating USSTRATCOM OPLAN/CONPLAN integration with other OPLAN/CONPLAN actions.
• Conduct hypothesis-based Deterrence Impact Analysis to test deterrence assumptions in experimentation.
• Develop tools to effectively and professionally display visualizations of scenarios, including modeling and simulation outputs.
• Provide wargame expertise relating to the operation of the U.S. Government, including perspectives emulating the decision‑making of apolitical U.S. elected officials and the U.S. relationship with allies and adversaries.
• Apply demonstrated knowledge of wargame design, development, execution, adjudication, and analysis at the operational or strategic level.
• Support scenario development for wargames, including multi‑domain and joint scenarios aligned to deterrence, OPLAN/CONPLAN assessment, or strategic decision‑making.
• Apply demonstrated knowledge of deterrence concepts, including scenario-based deterrence analysis and/or Deterrence Impact Analysis.
• Accurately represent interagency or national‑level perspectives during wargame play, applying knowledge of U.S. Government decision‑making processes.
• Apply demonstrated knowledge of the transactional nature of U.S. alliances, the imperative of allied burden‑sharing, and competitive dynamics that influence strategic decision‑making.
• Apply demonstrated knowledge of joint planning processes, strategic military operations, and the integration of USSTRATCOM OPLAN/CONPLAN activities with Geographic Combatant Command plans.
• Collect, organize, and synthesize observations and lessons learned from wargames or experiments, producing Department of War (DoW)-formatted, comprehensive, publication‑ready written and analytic reports.
• Develop visualizations, decision‑support products, or scenario displays used in wargame execution or senior leader briefings, including the integration of AI‑enabled or advanced technology capabilities.

At a minimum, the ideal candidate will meet the following experience requirements (candidates that exceed…