Wargaming Expert All-Source Analyst

Position: Wargaming Expert All-Source Analyst

Location: Newport, RI

Security Clearance: TS/SCI with the ability to obtain additional special accesses

Job Description:

The Mission Essential Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Intelligence Analyst to support the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) Detachment Newport at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. The analyst serves as a key member of ONI's research, analysis, and wargaming team, providing intelligence support for wargames, workshops, conferences, seminars, experiments, and analytical projects. The successful candidate will develop intelligence products, represent adversary forces and decision-making, conduct independent research, and deliver intelligence support materials that enable realistic and analytically rigorous wargaming outcomes. Work is performed primarily on-site in a TS/SCI environment and may include support to CAP and ACCM activities.

Core Responsibilities:

• Support ONI Detachment Newport during meetings, workshops, conferences, seminars, wargames, and intelligence-related projects.
• Conduct intelligence research and analysis using classified and unclassified sources to support operational, strategic, and wargaming objectives.
• Develop and maintain realistic adversary representations using established methodologies, intelligence data, and emerging analytical approaches.
• Prepare draft and final intelligence products, including:
  • Scenarios
  • Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (JIPOE) products
  • Intelligence updates
  • Adversary Concepts of Operations (CONOPS)
  • Adversary force composition and order of battle assessments
  • U.S. intelligence architecture products
• Provide intelligence support for planning, preparation, execution, and assessment of an average of eight wargames and analytical projects annually.
• Deliver oral briefings and written assessments to Government personnel and senior stakeholders.
• Conduct independent research on JWICS, SIPRNet, NIPRNet, and other authorized intelligence systems.
• Produce TS/SCI-level intelligence products using proper classification guidance and intelligence community standards.
• Support testing events, rehearsals, and analytical studies associated with wargaming activities.
• Maintain accountability and protection of classified materials and comply with all ONI security requirements and procedures.

REQUIREMENTS

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience and expertise in research and analysis for the design, planning and execution of wargames, exercises, and analytic projects supporting the Department of Defense (DoD) and/or the Intelligence Community (IC).
• Ten years related experience with no degree; five years related experience with a bachelor's degree; OR two years related experience with a master's degree in national security studies, intelligence studies, or a related field.
• Demonstrated knowledge of DoD operations and IC organizations gained through at least two years' experience while assigned to a DoD command or staff element and/or to an IC organization.
• TS/SCI with the ability to obtain additional special accesses

Minimum Education Qualifications:

• Ten years related experience with no degree; five years related experience with a bachelor's degree; OR two years related experience with a master's degree in national security studies, intelligence studies, or a related field.

Desired Qualifications in Priority Order:

• Demonstrated knowledge of the Joint Operation Planning Process/Navy Planning Process gained through at least one year of experience while assigned to a DoD planning staff OR completion of Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase I or a DoD operational planning course.

• Possess facilitation and briefing experience and skills as demonstrated through previous experience as a moderator for conferences and meetings and in briefing senior audiences at DOD and/or IC organizations.

• At least one year of experience mentoring and training junior action officers in wargaming design, development, and execution.

• At least one year of experience with research tools and capabilities resident on JWICS, SIPRNET, and NIPRNET.

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications as demonstrated through previous experience in creating draft and final reports, spreadsheets, arid presentations for DoD and/or IC organizations.

• Position is contingent upon award

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Mission Essential considers all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Mission Essential is an EEO/AA employer and a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.