Military Operations Analyst

Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Full-time availability at SPA HQ in Alexandria, VA.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, or Engineering.
  • U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain a DoW Top Secret clearance.
  • 3-5 years of military experience, particularly in Security Forces or Intelligence roles.
  • Experience leading defense, security, or operational effectiveness projects.
  • Ability to interpret and implement military policy and conduct assessments.
  • Exceptional writing and presentation skills, along with strong time-management.

Responsibilities

  • Interpret and implement security policy.
  • Analyze threat capabilities and mission impact.
  • Support system effectiveness assessments and future capability development.
  • Lead physical security vulnerability assessments and operational planning.
  • Prepare briefings and reports for senior leadership.

Benefits

  • Health insurance options.
  • Flexible spending and health savings accounts.
  • Retirement savings plans.
  • Life and disability insurance programs.
  • Paid and unpaid time off programs.
Full Job Description
Overview

The Strategic Division (SD) supports high-reliability organizations including Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, and the Department of Energy (DOE), among others. Our support across our client base is expanding rapidly and encompasses important services, such as data analytics and visualization, threat analysis, risk management, modeling and simulation, cost estimating, earned value management, program management, system engineering, independent evaluation, and High Consequence Event prevention.

 

The Surety Programs Group (SPG) supports government and private sector management of complex safety, security, and reliability programs for high consequence operations.  SPG delivers industry-leading, innovative, and value-added services such as data analytics and visualization, threat analysis, risk management, modeling and simulation, program management, system engineering, independent evaluation, and High Consequence Event prevention to help our clients understand and mitigate mission risks spanning physical, cyber, and human domains.  SPA is hiring now for a Military Operations Analyst at SPA HQ in Alexandria, Virginia.

Responsibilities

Successful candidates will be able to manage several lines of effort in a fast-paced environment while facing multiple deadlines and competing resources. Candidates must also be able to understand and meet current client needs/constraints while anticipating the direction of future analytical support. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Interpreting, developing, and implementing security policy.
  • Understanding threat capabilities and analyzing mission impact.
  • Supporting assessment of system effectiveness and development of future capabilities.
  • Facilitating the physical security vulnerability assessment process and leading operational planning.
  • Preparing briefings and reports for senior leadership engagement.
Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

 

  • Ability to work at SPA HQ in Alexandria, VA, full-time.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, or Engineering.
  • U.S. Citizen with Department of War (DoW) Top Secret clearance, or the ability to obtain and maintain a DoW Top Secret clearance.
  • 3 - 5 years of military experience; particularly Marine Corps Security Forces, Navy Surface Warfare/Expeditionary Warfare, Army Special Operations or Intelligence.
  • Experience leading projects having to do with defense, security, or operational effectiveness.
  • Ability to interpret, draft, and implement DoW and Service-level policy and lead operational planning and effectiveness assessments.
  • Exceptional writing, presentation, and meeting facilitation abilities and self-motivated with a strong work ethic, time-management, and interpersonal skills.

Desired Qualifications: 

 

  • Advanced degree in Social Sciences, Operations Research, Natural Sciences, or other discipline.
  • Understanding of asymmetric threats and risk assessment methodologies encompassing cyber, human, and physical elements.
  • Experience conducting operational assessments using live (e.g., site visits and exercises), virtual (e.g., wargaming and table top exercises), or constructive (e.g., modeling and simulation) methods.
Pay Range InformationAt SPA, we strive to deliver a robust total compensation package that will attract and retain top talent. Elements of the compensation package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. SPA provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, etc. Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only. Salaries are commensurate with experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. Virginia, Pay Transparency Salary range: USD $100,000.00/Yr. - USD $130,000.00/Yr.

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