Jr. Military Operations Analyst

About the Role

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) has an immediate need for an early-career professional to perform duties as a Jr. Military Operations Analyst, providing onsite support out of Alexandria, VA. This need welcomes disciplines in operations research analysis, intelligence analysis, or science and technology analysis.

Responsibilities

• Apply a passion for solving challenging, unstructured, and time-critical problems.
• Participate in analyses, assessments, and workshops that integrate technical, operational, and programmatic aspects across various elements of the Department of War (DoW).
• Support cross-functional, high-performance teams conducting quantitative and qualitative analysis, including wargaming, to inform decision makers at the highest levels of the government, including the Secretary of War, Congress, and the White House.
• Manage multiple tasks concurrently, often with constrained timelines.
• Rapidly learn and apply new knowledge and skills, with tasks aligned to the individual's expertise and interests.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 1+ years of related experience.
• Demonstrated experience presenting analytic findings.
• Self-motivated individual with a strong work ethic, time-management, and interpersonal skills; able to work well individually and as part of a team.
• Proficient in the MS Office suite of products.
• Ability to work fully onsite based on client needs.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.

Desired Qualifications

• Master's degree.
• Demonstrated experience in the following areas:
  • Applying intelligence data on near-peer adversary capabilities.
  • Assessing the operational impact of planned or conceptual weapon systems.
  • Analyzing implications of technology policy.
  • Analyzing DoW acquisition processes.
  • Supporting DoW wargames, tabletop exercises, or workshops.
  • Supporting international collaboration efforts.

Pay

Salary range: USD $80,000.00/Yr. - USD $100,000.00/Yr.