NATO Exercise Integration & Warfighting Analyst

DEFTEC Corporation; Norfolk (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401K with match

Educational reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

DEFTEC Corporation seeks an Exercise Coordination and Alignment Branch (ECAB) Support Analyst to integrate Warfare Development priorities into NATO’s exercise enterprise and coordinate multi‑year programs with SHAPE, JWC, JFTC, JATEC, and JALLC. The role advances future warfighting concepts, transformation initiatives, and after‑action reporting.

You will support planning conferences, governance, and cross‑agency collaboration, drafting campaign plans and developing supporting products while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum 5 years in military exercise planning, collective training, or defense transformation initiatives.
• Active NATO Secret Security Clearance.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite and collaboration platforms.

Responsibilities

• Integrate Warfare Development and Transformation priorities into NATO's exercise enterprise.
• Support governance and strategic alignment across NATO’s exercise enterprise.
• Participate in planning conferences, workshops and coordination events.
• Develop exercise-related campaign plans, concepts and products.
• Support WDiE and WDETs, including articulation of themes and activities.
• Assist with Audacious Training lines of effort and AI-enabled capabilities.
• Draft after-action reviews, lessons learned, and formal reports.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Multinational coordination

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in IR/Def/Strategic Studies/Political Science or related

5+ years military exercise planning or defense transformation experience

Job description

DEFTEC Corporation seeks an Exercise Coordination and Alignment Branch (ECAB) Support Analyst to integrate Warfare Development priorities into NATO’s exercise enterprise and coordinate multi‑year programs with SHAPE, JWC, JFTC, JATEC, and JALLC. The role advances future warfighting concepts, transformation initiatives, and after‑action reporting.

You will support planning conferences, governance, and cross‑agency collaboration, drafting campaign plans and developing supporting products while