Senior Wargaming Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Spiral Solutions and Technologies, Inc; Bellevue Second IV Precinct (NE); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Spiral Solutions & Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Wargaming Subject Matter Expert to support USSTRATCOM/J57 under SWARDS. You will lead strategic wargame design, development, execution, and adjudication, and provide scenario-based deterrence analysis for national-security plans.

The role requires SME-level knowledge, strong reporting, and collaboration with US government partners. This is contingent-on-award and on-site at Offutt AFB, NE.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in professional wargaming, planning, or analysis within national security.
• Master's degree in political science or security-related field.
• SME-level knowledge of wargame design and post-game analysis.
• Understanding of multi-domain, joint, interagency scenarios for deterrence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, execution, and adjudication of strategic wargames.
• Provide scenario-based deterrence analysis to support plans and decisions.
• Capture lessons learned and produce high-quality analytic reports.

Skills

Wargame design

Deterrence analysis

Scenario development

Interagency coordination

Post‑game analysis

Visualization tools

AI-enabled capabilities

Decision-making processes

Education

Master's degree in security studies or related field

Tools

Visualization tools

Job description

• Location 900 Sac Blvd,Offutt Air Force Base, NE, 68113,United States
• Employee Type Salary
• Required Degree Masters

Contact information

Description

Spiral Solutions & Technologies, Inc. (SS&T) is seeking a Senior Wargaming Subject Matter Expert to support United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)/J57 under the Strategic Wargaming and Research of Deterrence Support (SWARDS) requirement. This position provides advisory and assistance services (A&AS) to sustain and enhance USSTRATCOM's wargaming and experimentation efforts. This is a contingent-on-award role.

The position leads the design, development, execution, and adjudication of strategic and educational wargames, provides scenario-based deterrence analysis and assessments in support of USSTRATCOM operational and contingency plans, and contributes senior-level expertise in deterrence-focused wargaming, U.S. Government decision-making processes, and allied burden-sharing dynamics

Security Clearance Requirements

This position requires access to classified systems and material supporting national-security programs. All contractor personnel must be U.S. citizens and maintain a Top Secret (TS) security clearance, with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Nuclear Command and Control (NC2), and Special Access Programs (SAP) accesses. Eligibility for required accesses must be held at time of task order award or prior to commencement of work/replacement approval. Personnel must comply with the task order DD Form 254, Department of Defense Security Classification Specification, applicable USSTRATCOM security instructions, cybersecurity and physical-security requirements, and all applicable requirements for handling classified and restricted-distribution information.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of 12 years of experience in professional military wargaming, operational planning, or strategic analysis within the Department of War, Joint Staff, a Combatant Command, or an equivalent organization.


• Master's degree (or higher) in Political Science, International Relations, Security Studies, Military Operations, or a related national security field.


• SME-level knowledge of wargame design, development, execution, adjudication, and post-game analysis at the strategic and operational levels.


• SME-level knowledge of scenario development, including multi-domain, joint, and interagency scenarios supporting deterrence, OPLAN/CONPLAN assessment, and strategic decision-making.


• Demonstrated SME-level expertise in deterrence-focused wargaming, including Deterrence Impact Analysis and hypothesis-based experimentation.


• SME-level knowledge of U.S. Government decision-making processes, including interagency coordination, national-level decision structures, and the roles of elected officials in crisis and deterrence contexts.


• SME-level knowledge of the transactional nature of U.S. alliances, the imperative of allied burden-sharing, and competitive dynamics that influence strategic decision-making.


• Demonstrated SME-level ability in identifying, capturing, and synthesizing lessons learned from wargames and experiments, and producing high-quality analytic reports and written documentation.


• Demonstrated SME-level ability in developing or guiding the creation of professional visualization tools, decision-support products, and scenario displays for senior leader audiences, including the integration of AI-enabled capabilities.


• Active Top Secret (TS) security clearance with eligibility for SCI, NC2, and SAP access, required at time of task order award or prior to commencement of work/replacement approval.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior direct experience supporting USSTRATCOM, another Combatant Command, Joint Staff, or an equivalent national security organization on wargaming or deterrence issues.


• Experience collaborating with deterrence analysis efforts supporting mission analysis, courses of action development, or deterrence impact assessment.


• Experience with allied burden-sharing analysis or assessment of allied contributions to collective deterrence.


• Familiarity with emerging AI-enabled analytic or visualization tools and their application to wargame execution and decision-support products.


• Experience supporting strategic deterrence education initiatives or engagements with JPME-accredited institutions and service academies.

Spiral Solutions and Technologies, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. 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 law

Additional Information

• Clearance TS with SCI, NC@/ESI and SAP eligibilty