MAGTF Operations Strategist

MANTECH; Stafford (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer oriented MAGTF OPERATIONS EXPERT to join our team in STAFFORD, VA. This on-site role supports government and USMC customers by bridging operational doctrine and technical analysis to ensure data-driven insights are practical, operationally sound, and aligned with current and future Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) capabilities.

Responsibilities include serving as a MAGTF operations SME in support of G-3 assessment activities, reviewing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as military studies, national security studies, operations research, systems engineering, engineering, political science, history, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience supporting military operations, operational planning, operational assessment, force development, experimentation, or related mission-focused activities; total of 15 years with a degree.
• Expert level in MAGTF operations and demonstrated understanding of Marine Corps doctrine, tactics, techniques, procedures, organization, capabilities, and interoperability requirements.
• Experience at the MEF, MARFOR, or combatant command planning level, or in a comparable integrated MAGTF operational planning or assessment role.
• Experience reviewing or interpreting technical, analytical, modeling, simulation, or data science products in support of military planning, assessment, force design, future capabilities development, or science and technology initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a MAGTF operations subject matter expert in support of G-3 assessment activities, reviewing complex analytical products, data science methodologies, and model outputs through a tactical, operational, and strategic military lens.
• Assess the operational validity and applicability of data-driven findings, concepts, and recommendations against Marine Corps doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures, MAGTF capabilities, and interoperability requirements.
• Evaluate future capabilities, force design initiatives, and science and technology efforts to determine their operational utility and relevance to MAGTF employment and decision-making.
• Translate operational problems, assessment questions, and command priorities into structured analytical inputs that align technical analysis with operational needs and decision-maker requirements.
• Formulate analytically supported recommendations that inform assessments, force development, experimentation, planning, and senior leader decision-making.
• Prepare and deliver briefs, reports, and other assessment products while collaborating with analysts, planners, warfighters, engineers, and subject matter experts to interpret findings and identify operational implications.

Skills

MAGTF operations

Data-driven analysis

Written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer oriented MAGTF OPERATIONS EXPERT to join our team in STAFFORD, VA. This on-site role supports government and USMC customers by bridging operational doctrine and technical analysis to ensure data-driven insights are practical, operationally sound, and aligned with current and future Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) capabilities.

Responsibilities include serving as a MAGTF operations SME in support of G-3 assessment activities, reviewing