Job Description
Responsibilities for this Position
Location: USA DC Washington
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ218624
Type of Requisition: Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: Top Secret/SCI
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret/SCI
Public Trust/Other Required: None
Job Family: Functional Experts
Job Qualifications: Skills: Analytical Thinking, Communication, Missile Defense, Operational Requirements, Simulation Modeling
Certifications: None
Experience: 15 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required: Yes
Job Description: MEANINGFUL WORK AND IMPACT
As a Threat and Functional Analyst SME, you will directly support the Joint Staff J8 and the Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization (JIAMDO). You will help develop threat informed joint requirements that assess Combatant Command Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) gaps and deliver capabilities to the Warfighter. This position collaborates with the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Services, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE), and FFRDCs. Responsibilities include:
MEANINGFUL WORK AND IMPACT:
- Development of adversary threat scenarios and fire plans to support Joint Regional IAMD capability assessments that integrate intelligence reporting with SME judgment and technical/operational analysis.
- Analyzing existing and emerging foreign conventional weapons across air, maritime, terrestrial, and space domains, including ballistic missiles, cruise missiles (standard, hypersonic), hypersonic glide vehicles, and orbital strike systems.
- Conducting technical assessments of foreign weapon system capabilities, performance, signatures, employment concepts, R&D activities, timelines, and configurations.
- Facilitating technical exchanges with IC partners to refine understanding and modeling of adversary air and missile threats and identify information gaps to develop targeted intelligence collection requirements through standard IC tasking processes.
- Supporting JIAMDO in developing, assessing, and prioritizing IAMD capability needs.
- Coordinating across IAMD stakeholders including Combatant Commands, OSW, Joint Staff, Services, Agencies, and the Intelligence Community.
- Leading special access studies and analyses related to IAMD and adversary threat systems.
- Preparing and delivering high-level written products - reports, briefings, and executive summaries - for DOW civilian and military senior leaders.
What you'll need to succeed:
Education: Master's degree in a related field
Experience: 15+ years of relevant experience
Technical expertise: Minimum 5 years conducting modeling and simulation analysis
Clearance: Active TS with SCI and SAP eligibility
This role requires deep knowledge of Joint employment concepts, operational requirements, and doctrine for defending against enemy aircraft, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles.
Make meaningful contributions that drive critical outcomes across complex government, defense, and intelligence projects. Join GDIT as a Functional Analyst SME and build a career where your growth is as important as the mission you support.
The likely salary range for this position is $157,250 - $212,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Travel Required: 10-25%
Telecommuting Options: Onsite
Work Location: USA DC Washington
Additional Work Locations: Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at
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Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
PI283960099
MEANINGFUL WORK AND IMPACT
As a Threat and Functional Analyst SME, you will directly support the Joint Staff J8 and the Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense Organization (JIAMDO). You will help develop threat informed joint requirements that assess Combatant Command Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) gaps and deliver capabilities to the Warfighter. This position collaborates with the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Services, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation (CAPE), and FFRDCs. Responsibilities include:
MEANINGFUL WORK AND IMPACT:
- Development of adversary threat scenarios and fire plans to support Joint Regional IAMD capability assessments that integrate intelligence reporting with SME judgment and technical/operational analysis.
- Analyzing existing and emerging foreign conventional weapons across air, maritime, terrestrial, and space domains, including ballistic missiles, cruise missiles (standard, hypersonic), hypersonic glide vehicles, and orbital strike systems.
- Conducting technical assessments of foreign weapon system capabilities, performance, signatures, employment concepts, R&D activities, timelines, and configurations.
- Facilitating technical exchanges with IC partners to refine understanding and modeling of adversary air and missile threats and identify information gaps to develop targeted intelligence collection requirements through standard IC tasking processes.
- Supporting JIAMDO in developing, assessing, and prioritizing IAMD capability needs.
- Coordinating across IAMD stakeholders including Combatant Commands, OSW, Joint Staff, Services, Agencies, and the Intelligence Community.
- Leading special access studies and analyses related to IAMD and adversary threat systems.
- Preparing and delivering high-level written products - reports, briefings, and executive summaries - for DOW civilian and military senior leaders.
What you'll need to succeed:
Education: Master's degree in a related field
Experience: 15+ years of relevant experience
Technical expertise: Minimum 5 years conducting modeling and simulation analysis
Clearance: Active TS with SCI and SAP eligibility
This role requires deep knowledge of Joint employment concepts, operational requirements, and doctrine for defending against enemy aircraft, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles.
Make meaningful contributions that drive critical outcomes across complex government, defense, and intelligence projects. Join GDIT as a Functional Analyst SME and build a career where your growth is as important as the mission you support.
The likely salary range for this position is $157,250 - $212,750. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Travel Required: 10-25%
Telecommuting Options: Onsite
Work Location: USA DC Washington
Additional Work Locations: Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at
gdit.com/tc .
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
PI283960099
Job Tags
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