Put your years of experience in military operations, national security, or technical expertise into a future of excellence with Northrop Grumman supporting a customer on the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Pentagon. Northrop Grumman Technical Services sector is seeking a Strategic Planner (A398) Level 5 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in defining the future. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's Team supporting Joint Staff (J-8 Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment Directorate) providing functional area subject matter expertise in the areas of irregular warfare and operations research analysis using modeling and simulation techniques. Experience with Peace Support Operations Model (PSOM), while not required, will be weighed heavily. Likewise, not required but beneficial would be experience with Systems Dynamics modeling and methodologies that examine the impact of non-kinetic factors (e.g., political, military, economic, social, information and infrastructure) on peace and stability operations.
Roles and Responsibilities: * Provide SME expertise in modeling, simulation, and analysis of joint, combined, conventional and irregular warfare * Review courses of action presented by the Services, Service component commands, DoD agencies, and military organizations to assess adequacy of resource and force generation plans toward achieving DoD's goals. * Prepare and present senior executive level briefings and reports.
Minimum Qualifications: To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below: * Graduate degree in Operations Research, Systems Engineering, or related fields is required OR a Bachelors degree with 15 years experience in similar fields. * Position requires a current TS/SCI Clearance with history of SCI access in past and current SSBI within last 5 years.
Preferred Qualifications: Candidates with these desired skills will be given preferential consideration: * Masters Degree * Retired military field grade officer with Command and General Staff College * Experience serving on the Joint Staff or other staff particularly in the JS J8 or J5 and at the Combatant Commands * Understanding of military command and control, force structure, and unified and specified level joint planning processes and mission analysis * Experience with JCIDS (CJCS 3170) and/or the Analytic Agenda and National Security. This position is contingent upon budget and/or customer approval. Northrop Grumman Corporation will consider qualified college graduates, regardless of age. For a listing of all Northrop Grumman open positions, please visit our website at www.careers.northropgrumman.com
Security Clearance Required.
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