Wargaming Analyst II

Corps Solutions; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Corps Solutions is seeking a Wargaming Analyst II – CDET in Quantico, VA to translate wargaming into repeatable instructional experiences across MCU PME programs. You will deliver expert instruction, develop curricula, and coordinate diverse stakeholders to strengthen decision-making and warfighting judgment.

You will mentor personnel, facilitate varied wargames, assess programs, and present findings to leadership while applying Marine Corps doctrine and planning processes.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of military or wargaming experience.
• Marine Corps PME at an Intermediate Level School or Command and Staff College is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert instruction in wargaming theory, techniques, and facilitation using MCU curricula.
• Develop, revise, and deliver wargaming curriculum and trainer materials.
• Provide participant training and facilitate traditional and computer-based wargames.
• Design and maintain educational scenarios, injects, guides, rubrics, and AAR products.
• Mentor Marines, Sailors, and international personnel in wargaming concepts.
• Participate in program assessments, data collection, and recommendations for improvement.
• Coordinate with faculty and stakeholders to plan and execute wargaming events.
• Deliver clear instructional briefings and analytical findings to military audiences.
• Serve periodically as Tournament Director for wargaming events.
• Apply Marine Corps doctrine and MCPP knowledge to educational wargaming.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Wargaming experience

Instruction/mentoring

Curriculum design

Facilitation

Stakeholder coordination

Communication

Job description

Wargaming Analyst
Quantico, VA

The Wargaming Analyst II – CDET serves as a college-level integrator for educational wargaming across the Marine Corps University (MCU) wargaming enterprise. The position translates wargaming capabilities into repeatable, instructionally sound learning experiences that strengthen decision-making, warfighting judgment, and student achievement across resident enlisted professional military education (PME) programs. The Analyst provides expert instruction, curriculum development, facilitation, assessment, and coordination for tabletop/analog and computer-based wargaming activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide expert instruction in wargaming theory, educational wargaming techniques, and wargame facilitation using MCU wargaming training program curriculum, supplemental materials, and products.
• Develop, revise, deliver, and maintain wargaming curriculum and training-related materials, including Faculty Development (FACDEV) instruction in wargaming and wargame facilitation.
• Provide participant training and facilitate a variety of traditional tabletop/board and computer-based wargames in support of MCU educational objectives.
• Design, adapt, test, document, and maintain educational scenarios, decision points, injects, facilitator materials, player guides, rubrics, observation protocols, and after-action review (AAR) products.
• Mentor Marines, Sailors, other service members, interagency personnel, and international military officers in wargaming concepts and associated skills.
• Participate in or conduct wargaming program assessments, including observation, data collection, analysis, AARs, and recommendations for instructional improvement.
• Coordinate with faculty, military personnel, and other stakeholders to plan, prepare, execute, and assess educational wargaming events.
• Deliver clear instructional briefings, presentations, and analytical findings to military audiences and relevant stakeholders.
• Periodically serve as Tournament Director for wargaming events.
• Apply knowledge of Marine Corps doctrine, organizational structure, and planning processes, including the Marine Corps Planning Process (MCPP), as relevant to educational wargaming.
• Perform other relevant duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Five to ten (5–10) years of military and/or wargaming experience required.
• Marine Corps background that includes resident or non-resident PME at an Intermediate Level School (ILS), Command and Staff College equivalent, preferred but not required.

CORE SKILLS/COMPETENCIES

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Significant firsthand experience playing and facilitating a combination of traditional board wargames and computer wargames.
• Foundational knowledge of wargaming concepts and demonstrated ability to instruct and mentor diverse military, interagency, and international audiences.
• Ability to develop, maintain, and teach educational wargaming curriculum, including FACDEV and participant training.
• Ability to develop realistic scenarios, decision points, injects, guides, rubrics, observation protocols, and AAR materials.
• Ability to facilitate events, coordinate stakeholders, document results, and support wargaming program assessments.
• Strong written and oral communication, organization, analytical judgment, and attention to detail.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Required to sit for extended periods of time and maintain focus.
• Qualification as an authorized company driver is required. All authorized company drivers must have a valid driver’s license, current automobile insurance, and a driving record acceptable to the company’s auto insurance provider.

SPECIAL POSITION NOTATIONS

• Travel up to 20 percent of work time may be required.
• Qualification as an authorized company driver is required. All authorized company drivers must have a valid driver’s license, current automobile insurance, and a driving record that is acceptable to the company's auto insurance provider.

SECURITY CLEARANCE

• A Top Secret/SCIsecurity clearance is required for this position.

ANTICIPATED START DATE

• 01 December 2026

ESTIMATED COMPENSATION

• $105,000 - $115,000

Corps Solutions is a Drug Free Workplace and Equal Opportunity Employer. All hiring decisions are based on nondiscriminatory factors without regard to race, color, religion, disability, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, marital status, age, veteran status, genetic information, or or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. This organization participates in E-Verify.