Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. looking for Senior Military Ops Analyst at Alexandria, VA  Full Time

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted.

SPA’s Sea Land Air (SLA) Division supports a diverse portfolio of national security government clients, including the Undersea Enterprise, the Navy Surface Community, the Navy MPTE Enterprise, the Army, DoD Agencies, DARPA, OSD, international clients including the Canadian Navy and Australian Defense Force. Our primary objective is to provide timely, objective and analytic assessments that integrate the policy, operational, technical, programmatic and acquisition aspects of our clients’ challenges.

The Cross Domain Warfare Analysis Group (CDAG), within SPA’s Sea Land and Air Division (SLAD), specializes in integrating warfighter experience and emerging technologies expertise to assess new capabilities and their impact to our Military warfighters across the full range of domains from the seabed to space. CDAG customers include: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Office of Naval Research (ONR), Navy staff, and other government organizations. We draw on multi-disciplinary expertise in operations research, systems engineering, military operations, and program analysis to advise DoD leaders on decisions to acquire innovative technologies, optimize existing processes, and influence policy to advance our national security. CDAG delivers: 1) Quantitative and qualitative modeling and analysis combined with extensive operational and technical experience to develop integrated solutions to warfighting challenges, 2) Cost-effective platform, mission, payload, and operating strategies to address capability gaps and exploit opportunities to create asymmetric cross-domain effects, 3) Expert capability, technology, policy, and business case assessments; operational mission analyses; integrated warfare assessments; requirements development; technology transition management; and program support.

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Key responsibilities of this Senior Military Operations Analyst are to 1) Provide oversight and subject matter expertise to teams of analysts conducting quantitative and qualitative assessments for current and future U.S. and adversary cross domain warfare capabilities. 2) Provide insight and advice regarding DoD program requirements management, budgeting, and strategic direction for platforms, programs, or systems supporting DoD forces, 3) Develop corporate analytic talent, processes, and tool sets needed to improve SPA capabilities to support an expanding level of analytic tasks, and 4) Track the status both U.S. and potential adversary legacy, current, and future integrated combat systems, sensors, weapons, command and control systems, unmanned vehicles, along with the state of training, interoperability and the other aspects of DOTMLPF-P related aspects necessary to create military capability.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s of Science degree or higher in Engineering, Mathematics, Operations Research, Computer Science, National Security Studies, or Military History
• 20+ years of Military service to include command level experience of a Navy ship/submarine.
• 2+ years experience in the Pentagon conducting analysis/quantitative assessments with established Modeling and Simulation tools or as a resource sponsor/working with OPNAV resource sponsors.
• Department of Defense (DoD) Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility
• Possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with an understanding of the implications and differences between tactical, operational, and strategic issues. Have demonstrated the ability to summarize and communicate complex ideas and analytical findings to a variety of clients.

Desired Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Operations Research, Computer Science, National Security Studies, or Military History
• Recent knowledge of the DoD warfighting scenarios and their development
• COCOM, Fleet, and/or Squadron Staff experience, especially in billets requiring knowledge of DoD battle management and communications systems.
• Understanding of the use and applicability of M&S tools used to conduct DoD analysis such as: STORM, AFSIM, STK, GCAM
• Experience working in a shipyard environment