Strategic Wargame Architect

SAIC; Pearl City (HI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

SAIC on Ford Island, Hawaii, seeks a Wargame Designer to design, execute, and analyze wargames for USPACOM. You will develop scenarios, lead simulations, and produce post-game reports in a collaborative team environment.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience in wargaming, with strong facilitation, adjudication, and data-analytic capabilities to support warfighter objectives and decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 10+ years experience; 4 years in lieu of degree possible.
• Experience designing, developing, testing, executing, and analyzing wargame processes.
• Experience facilitating wargames and Table Top Exercises (TTXs).
• Experience with analytical software tools and data management systems.
• Demonstrated knowledge of military operations.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, facilitate, adjudicate, and analyze wargames, TTXs, and related events.
• Develop scenarios, background information, role descriptions, and game rules.
• Facilitate group discussions and guide game processes during events.
• Adjudicate outcomes using game rules and data-driven methods.
• Build data capture, analysis plans, and post-game reporting.

Skills

Wargame design

TTX facilitation

Data analysis

Game adjudication

Operational planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Data management systems

Analytical software tools

Visualization tools

Job description

SAIC on Ford Island, Hawaii, seeks a Wargame Designer to design, execute, and analyze wargames for USPACOM. You will develop scenarios, lead simulations, and produce post-game reports in a collaborative team environment.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years of experience in wargaming, with strong facilitation, adjudication, and data-analytic capabilities to support warfighter objectives and decision-making.