Wargaming Analyst

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. offers opportunities to work across defense and intelligence missions, integrating operational analysis, modeling and simulation, and subject‑matter expertise.

You will coordinate with stakeholders, shape game constructs to meet sponsor objectives, and deliver rigorous analytic findings that support strategy, policy, capability development, and senior leader decision‑making. Salary is projected between $77,500 and $176,000 annually.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of defense analysis, analytic wargaming, structured exercises, or formal research.
• Experience designing or supporting wargames, tabletop exercises, or simulations, including scenario development, facilitation, data collection, and post-exercise analysis.
• Experience with DoD or interagency operations, processes, or stakeholders.
• Experience in operational planning, intelligence analysis, defense policy, or modeling and simulation.
• Experience producing analytic assessments, reports, and decision-support products.
• Ability to independently plan, conduct, and analyze research to inform wargame design and execution.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with stakeholders to shape game constructs and meet sponsor objectives.
• Deliver rigorous analytic findings that support strategy, policy, capability development, and senior leader decision‑making.

Skills

Wargaming

Structured exercises

Analytic reporting

Stakeholder coordination

Defense analysis

Decision-support

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

AI-enabled tools

Modeling and simulation tools

Job description

You will work across a wide range of mission sets in the defense and intelligence enterprise, integrating insights from operational analysis, modeling and simulation, and subject-matter expertise. You'll coordinate with stakeholders, shape game constructs to meet sponsor objectives, and deliver rigorous analytic findings that support strategy, policy, capability development, and senior leader decision‑making.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in defense analysis, analytic wargaming, structured exercises, or formal research
• Experience designing or supporting wargames, tabletop exercises, or simulations, including scenario development, facilitation, data collection, and post-exercise analysis
• Experience with DoD or interagency operations, processes, or stakeholders
• Experience in operational planning, intelligence analysis, defense policy, or modeling and simulation
• Experience producing analytic assessments, reports, and decision-support products
• Ability to independently plan, conduct, and analyze research to inform wargame design and execution
• Ability to manage timelines, prioritize tasks, and deliver analytic products in fast‑paced environments
• Ability to travel approximately 30% of the time
• Top Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have

• Experience integrating AI-enabled tools or workflows into wargame design, scenario development, adjudication, or analysis, such as using AI for data synthesis, option generation, visualization, or game artifact production
• Experience developing adversary capability assessments, red cell work, or intelligence‑informed scenarios
• Experience with modeling and simulation tools, operations research techniques, or geospatial tools, such as ArcGIS or QGIS
• Experience with commercial or manual board wargaming
• Experience briefing senior military or civilian leaders
• Experience working within military staff structures or supporting government‑led studies
• Possession of excellent oral and written communication and briefing skills
• TS/SCI clearance
• Master's degree in International Relations, Military History, Security Studies, Operations Research, or Data Analysis

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people‑first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full‑time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Benefits

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well‑being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work‑life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full‑time and part‑time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen's benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual's particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract‑specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,500.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen's total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.