Strategic Wargaming Architect

Booz Allen Hamilton; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid leave

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Mid Wargaming Analyst to design and execute strategic wargames that support defense and intelligence clients. You will manage the full lifecycle from problem framing to outputs, collaborating with stakeholders to meet sponsor objectives and provide rigorous analytic findings.

The role requires 4+ years in defense analysis or analytic wargaming, with DoD/interagency experience and the ability to travel ~30%. TS/SCI clearance is preferred.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in defense analysis, analytic wargaming, structured exercises, or formal research.
• Experience designing or supporting wargames, tabletop exercises, or simulations, including scenario development, facilitation, data collection, and post‑exercise analysis.
• Experience with DoD or interagency operations, processes, or stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute strategic and analytic wargames to explore courses of action and test assumptions.
• Manage the full lifecycle of wargame development from framing to decision‑quality outputs.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to meet sponsor objectives and deliver rigorous analytic findings.

Skills

Defense analysis

Wargaming

Scenario development

Facilitation

DoD interagency

Operational planning

Intelligence analysis

Modeling & simulation

Written briefing

Travel 30%

TS/SCI clearance

Education

Master’s degree in International Relations / Military History / Security Studies / Operations Research / Data Analysis

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Mid Wargaming Analyst to design and execute strategic wargames that support defense and intelligence clients. You will manage the full lifecycle from problem framing to outputs, collaborating with stakeholders to meet sponsor objectives and provide rigorous analytic findings.

The role requires 4+ years in defense analysis or analytic wargaming, with DoD/interagency experience and the ability to travel ~30%. TS/SCI clearance is preferred.