Wargame Designer

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

Description

SAIC is currently seeking a Wargame Designer located on Ford Island in Oahu, Hawaii to support the Pacific Warfighting Center (PWC) to provide subject matter expertise and operational support to the design, development, execution, and analysis of internal USPACOM wargames and wargame-informed events.

Job Description

• Design, develop, facilitate, adjudicate, and analyze wargames, table-top-exercises, and other similar events, working as part of a team.
  • Design:work with customer to define game objectives and build a game structure or framework which best addresses them.
  • Develop:create written and other products for game participants, such as scenarios, background information, role descriptions, and game rules.
  • Facilitate:lead group discussions and game processes during wargames and tabletop exercise (TTX) events.
  • Adjudicate: apply wargame rules and methods to determine outcomes of participant actions within games.
  • Analyze:build and execute a data capture and analysis plan and generate post-game reporting based on data collected.
• Plan and execute required wargame support, develop clear and concise written products, and present wargame materials to warfighters in support of wargame objectives.
• Coordinate with stakeholders, planners, and SMEs in all phases of wargaming processes.
• Develop in-game and post-game outputs and reports.
• Assists with set-up and provides other products for event support.
• Provides lessons learned, sustains, improves, and other feedback during and following each event.
• Build event plans and products and works well with others to accomplish wargaming objectives.
• Leads efforts and is a positive influence within the J76 and event support environment.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s and ten (10)+ years of experience; additional four (4) years of experience considered in lieu of degree.
• 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.

Required Clearance

• Must have a current Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Must be a current US Citizen.

Desired Skillset

• Experience identifying, evaluating, and implementing software applications that improve wargaming design, execution, data capture, analysis, visualization, and reporting.
• Experience conducting technology assessments, pilots, or proof-of-concept efforts; developing evaluation criteria; and recommending tools based on operational requirements.
• Experience fielding and sustaining software in operational, exercise, analytical, or training environments, including user onboarding, workflow integration, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to translate wargaming requirements into technical requirements and assess usability, interoperability, data management, security considerations, licensing, and supportability.
• Familiarity with U.S. Government Risk Management Framework (RMF) cybersecurity processes, including security-control considerations, authorization requirements, and coordination with cybersecurity stakeholders during software evaluation and fielding.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.