Cyber Strategy Subject Matter Expert

Booz Allen Hamilton; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks an experienced defense strategist with cyberspace expertise to advise Partner Nations on building sustainable cyberspace capabilities and aligning strategy with national objectives. You will help translate complex defense goals into actionable plans and provide high-level guidance across multiple services and agencies.

Role requires extensive military planning background, a relevant bachelor’s degree, and clearance readiness.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in military strategy, strategic planning, force development, or institutional-level defense activities.
• Experience with cyber to integrate cyber considerations into defense strategy and planning.
• Experience conducting military or national-level strategic and operational planning involving cyberspace.
• Ability to advise senior military and civilian defense leaders at ministerial, Service, and Joint HQ levels.

Responsibilities

• Advise international Partner Nations on defense strategy, institutional capacity building, and cyber capabilities development.
• Translate national and defense objectives into actionable institutional priorities and plans.
• Lead or support strategic exercises, workshops, and senior-leader decision making.

Skills

Military strategy

Strategic planning

Force development

Cyber capabilities

Decision making

Organizational design

Policy analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in strategy, international relations, national security, military studies, political science, or cybersecurity

Job description

Join a culture of empowerment and connectivity.

Develop your craft

Learn the skills you need to accelerate your career.

Discover benefits that support your life and work.

Innovate with intention

Build mission-ready tech that protects the nation.

The Opportunity:
As an expert in defense missions, your unique background inspires you to think bigger, push further, and askquestions others don’t. We need your extensive industry knowledge and advisory skills to guide teams as theysolve some of our clients’ most complex problems and find solutions that keep our nation safe.

You will serve as a defense strategist with demonstrated cyberspace experience, advising international Partner Nations on the development of institutional structures, strategies, policies, concepts, and plans necessary to build sustainable cyberspace capabilities. You will apply formal military and strategic planning expertise to help senior defense leaders translate national and defense objectives into institutional priorities, plans, force development requirements, and implementable cyber capabilities. This includes non-resident advising, organizational design, policy analysis, strategy and doctrine development, workshops, formal education, and individualized mentoring.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in military strategy, strategic planning, force development, or institutional-level defense activities, including experience at the Service, Joint, Combatant Command, or Department of War level
• Experience with military strategy such as U.S. Army Functional Area 59 strategist, Service strategist and plans specialty, strategic planning, force development, and defense decision-making
• Experience with cyberspace to integrate cyber considerations into defense strategy, strategic planning, force development, organizational design, capability development, and senior-leader decision-making
• Experience conducting military or national-level strategic and operational planning involving cyberspace, including environments requiring coordination across multiple Services, ministries, or agencies
• Experience facilitating or supporting strategic-level exercises, simulations, workshops, or tabletop exercises, including scenario development and senior-leader decision making
• Knowledge of military cyberspace operations, command-and-control relationships, operational planning processes, force development, and cyber mission requirements
• Ability to advise and facilitate strategic-level planning engagements with senior military and civilian defense leaders at the ministerial, Service, and Joint headquarters levels
• Bachelor’s degree in strategy, international relations, national security, military studies, political science, or cybersecurity

Nice If You Have:

• Experience advising Partner Nations on defense strategy, institutional capacity building, or the development of national or defense-level cyber strategies and capabilities
• Master's degree in strategy, national security, international relations, military studies, cybersecurity, or a related field
• Graduate of the School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW), Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS), or another recognized advanced military studies program

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

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $112,800.00 to $257,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Cyber Strategy Subject Matter Expert

The Opportunity:
As an expert in defense missions, your unique background inspires you to think bigger, push further, and askquestions others don’t. We need your extensive industry knowledge and advisory skills to guide teams as theysolve some of our clients’ most complex problems and find solutions that keep our nation safe.

You will serve as a defense strategist with demonstrated cyberspace experience, advising international Partner Nations on the development of institutional structures, strategies, policies, concepts, and plans necessary to build sustainable cyberspace capabilities. You will apply formal military and strategic planning expertise to help senior defense leaders translate national and defense objectives into institutional priorities, plans, force development requirements, and implementable cyber capabilities. This includes non-resident advising, organizational design, policy analysis, strategy and doctrine development, workshops, formal education, and individualized mentoring.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in military strategy, strategic planning, force development, or institutional-level defense activities, including experience at the Service, Joint, Combatant Command, or Department of War level
• Experience with military strategy such as U.S. Army Functional Area 59 strategist, Service strategist and plans specialty, strategic planning, force development, and defense decision-making

• Experience with cyberspace to integrate cyber considerations into defense strategy, strategic planning, force development, organizational design, capability development, and senior-leader decision-making

• Experience conducting military or national-level strategic and operational planning involving cyberspace, including environments requiring coordination across multiple Services, ministries, or agencies

• Experience facilitating or supporting strategic-level exercises, simulations, workshops, or tabletop exercises, including scenario development and senior-leader decision making

• Knowledge of military cyberspace operations, command-and-control relationships, operational planning processes, force development, and cyber mission requirements

• Ability to advise and facilitate strategic-level planning engagements with senior military and civilian defense leaders at the ministerial, Service, and Joint headquarters levels

• Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in strategy, international relations, national security, military studies, political science, or cybersecurity

Nice If You Have:

• Experience advising Partner Nations on defense strategy, institutional capacity building, or the development of national or defense-level cyber strategies and capabilities
• Master's degree in strategy, national security, international relations, military studies, cybersecurity, or a related field

• Graduate of the School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW), Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS), or another recognized advanced military studies program

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

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $112,800.00 to $257,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

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.