Strategic Wargaming Specialist

E&M Technologies, Inc.; Virginia; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Flexible schedules

Medical benefits

Job summary

E&M Technologies, Inc. seeks a Strategic Wargaming Specialist to join the team in Charlottesville, VA, supporting NGIC. The role requires deep wargaming expertise across domains and strong collaboration with Army personnel and government stakeholders.

Responsibilities include designing red-on-green wargames, building robust models, and delivering data-driven recommendations. A TS/SCI clearance and US citizenship are required, with up to 10% travel and full-time engagement in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with substantial wargaming or defense analysis experience.
• Experience designing adjudicated, seminar, matrix, tabletop, computer-assisted, or simulation-based wargames.
• Direct experience supporting U.S. Army, DoD, NATO organizations preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Army doctrine, MDO, mission command, and COA analysis.
• Ability to document game rules and analysis clearly for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute advanced red-on-green wargames for training and capability development.
• Create game systems modeling land, air, maritime, space, cyber, and information domains.
• Build decision models and actions grounded in threat doctrine and army concepts.
• Develop robust combat resolution systems and adjudication methods.
• Implement analytical frameworks such as Nash equilibrium and multi-agent competition.
• Evaluate decisions and game results to provide actionable recommendations to leadership.
• Translate operational plans into playable wargame structures covering near-peer and LSCO scenarios.
• Lead workshops and design sessions with military experts and government stakeholders.
• Collaborate with software developers, data scientists, and AI teams to integrate wargames into M&S environments.

Skills

Wargaming design

Game theory

DoD experience

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

M&S tools

Job description

Description

POSITION: Strategic Wargaming Specialist

WORK LOCATION: Charlottesville, VA

JOB CATEGORY: Intelligence

JOB TYPE: Full Time

REQUISITION ID: EM49-001

CITIZENSHIP: United States Citizen

CLEARANCE TYPE: TS/SCI

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: Up to 10%

E&M Technologies, Inc. is dedicated to recruiting and developing diverse, high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. E&M provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

E&M Technologies, Inc. is currently seeking a Strategic Wargaming Specialist to join our team in Charlottesville, VA in support of NGIC. NGIC is the Defense Department’s primary producer of ground forces intelligence. NGIC produces scientific and technical intelligence and military capabilities analysis on foreign ground forces required by warfighting commanders, the force modernization and research and development communities, Department of Defense, and national policymakers.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and execute advanced red-on-green operational and tactical wargames supporting U.S. Army training, experimentation, capability development, and operational analysis.
• Create game systems and mechanics that accurately model land, air, maritime, space, cyber, and information domain interactions, force employment, and battlefield dynamics.
• Build decision models, behaviors, and courses of action grounded in current adversary threat doctrine, force structure, capabilities, and U.S. Army doctrine/mission command principles.
• Design robust combat resolution systems, adjudication methods, and campaign-level decision frameworks to ensure realistic and defensible game outcomes.
• Implement advanced analytical frameworks—including Nash equilibrium, sequential games, utility analysis, signaling/deception, and multi-agent competition—to model complex military interactions.
• Evaluate player decision-making, operational constraints, and game results to deliver actionable, data-driven recommendations to senior Army leadership.
• Translate complex operational plans (OPLANs), CONOPS, and military scenarios into playable structures covering near-peer competition, Large-Scale Combat Operations (LSCO), and irregular warfare.
• Lead workshops, tabletop exercises (TTX), and design sessions with military subject matter experts, program offices, Army Centers of Excellence, and senior government stakeholders.
• Collaborate with software developers, data scientists, and AI teams to integrate wargames into M&S environments and build AI-enabled Red Force decision agents.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 8 Years of experience or 12 yrs relevant experiencein professional military wargaming, defense analysis, operations research, military simulation development, strategic planning, or commercial strategy gaming.
• Demonstrated experience designing adjudicated, seminar, matrix, tabletop, computer-assisted, or simulation-based wargames.
• Demonstrated experience directly supporting U.S. Army, Joint, DoD, or NATO organizations.
• Comprehensive understanding of U.S. Army doctrine, Multi-Domain Operations (MDO), mission command, operational art, campaign design, and threat/adversary force employment.
• Strong working knowledge of the Military Decision-Making Process (MDMP), Joint Planning Process (JPP), and Course of Action (COA) analysis.
• Demonstrated expertise applying game theory principles and strategic competition frameworks to complex, competitive decision environments.
• Experience creating complex, defensible game mechanics and combat resolution/adjudication systems.
• Familiarity with military modeling and simulation (M&S) tools alongside knowledge of probability, statistics, and operational analysis techniques.
• Ability to clearly document game rules, system mechanics, operational scenarios, and analytical findings for diverse audiences.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Must have and be capable of maintaining a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) security clearance at the appropriate level

Preferred Qualifications:

• Former military officer, warrant officer, or senior non-commissioned officer with operational planning experience.
• Advanced degree in Operations Research, Strategic Studies, International Relations, Applied Mathematics, or related field.
• Experience supporting Army Futures Command, TRADOC, Centers of Excellence, ARCIC, Joint Staff, or combatant commands.
• Experience designing AI-enabled adversary behaviors.
• Familiarity with: JCATS, AFSIM, OneSAF, JTLS, VBS, Other defense simulation environments
• Publications or recognized contributions in military gaming, decision science, or strategic analysis.

The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. E&M considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.?

E&M anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require E&M to shorten or extend the application window.?

E&M is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. E&M provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

As part of the federal government’s transition to the Trusted Workforce 2.0 Continuous Vetting framework, the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) is expanding enrollment in the FBI Rap Back program for cleared industry personnel beginning April 1, 2026.

Rap Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) is a service provided by the FBI that allows authorized agencies to receive notifications if there are updates to an individual’s criminal history record while they hold a security clearance. This supports continuous vetting of cleared personnel.

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