Defense Mission Operations and Exercise Analyst

Defense Mission Operations and Exercise Analyst

As a defense mission professional, you ask questions others don’t. You understand the nuances of complex situations. You use your skills to think bigger and push further, solving complex problems. We’re looking for someone like you to help create solutions for missions that keep our nation safe.

As a defense mission operations and exercise analyst, you’ll bring your understanding of Joint and Naval doctrine, the Joint and Marine Corps planning process (MCPP), and the Joint Exercise Life Cycle (JELC) background to work on projects enhancing Joint and Marine Air Ground Task Force readiness. You’ll develop exercise plans of action and milestones, support briefs, assessment plans, exercise observation reports and recommendations, after action reviews, and training and education program analysis reports.

You’ll help identify, analyze, and evaluate complex systems, policies, processes, coordinate and manage exercise life cycle related events and provide exercise support with a focus on improving force readiness. You’ll impact the work we do for Naval Force integration and the solutions we deliver for Joint Task force and defense mission planning. You served your country as a seasoned operations and exercise planner now, continue your mission with us.

Grow your career with us as you help solve complex design, integration, and analytical problems for our Marine client.

• Develop exercise plans of action and milestones.
• Support briefs, assessment plans, exercise observation reports, and recommendations.
• Conduct after action reviews and training and education program analysis reports.
• Identify, analyze, and evaluate complex systems, policies, processes.
• Coordinate and manage exercise life cycle related events.
• Provide exercise support with a focus on improving force readiness.

• 5+ years of experience with the Marine Corps Planning Process or Military Decision‑Making Process.
• 3+ years of experience with Joint Task Forces (JTF), the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF), Fleet, or major subordinate command level.
• 3+ years of experience with Joint, Naval, or Expeditionary Operations exercise planning, including Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs) or Purpose‑Built Task Forces (PBTFs).
• Experience with exercise control activities, including exercise design and implementation of exercise storylines, vignettes, and Master Scenario Events Lists.
• Experience with drafting briefs, orders, papers, and letters commensurate with a senior level military command.
• Knowledge of Marine Corps Service‑level concepts, doctrine, and campaign plan design.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
• TS/SCI clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree.

• Experience with the Joint Operational Planning Process (JOPP).
• Experience with Indo‑Pacific Command Area of Responsibility and Central Command Area of Responsibility.
• Experience with drafting and sending information messages via the automated message handling system (AMHS).
• Experience with the Joint Training Information Management System (JTIMS).
• Graduate of Marine Corps Command and Staff College.

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Salary for this position ranges from $61,900.00 to $ (annualized USD). This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position and is one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package.

Benefits include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work‑life programs, and dependent care. Full‑time and part‑time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible for these benefits.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.