DETERRENCE ANALYST

Client Server Software Solutions•Offutt AFB, NE

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Deterrence Analysis and Planning Support performs two core functions which are Adversary Decision Calculus Planning Analysis and Course of Action (COA) Analysis and Wargaming. The outputs of these two functions are required for informed, reasoned, and adaptive U.S. strategic deterrence planning and operations and to identify future deterrence capability requirements in a complex, uncertain, and rapidly changing security environment. Analysts provide advisory and assistance services (A&AS) to maintain Deterrence Analysis and Planning Support, refine Deterrence Analysis Methodology, and continue to develop the Global Analysis and Research capabilities. Additionally, the contractor shall provide deterrence analysis support to USSTRATCOM experimentation and war gaming efforts.

Requirements

Security Clearance: TS w/SCI eligibility
Ability to work onsite at Offutt AFB, NE.
Education: Bachelor degree required; Master degree in Political Science, International Relations, Economics, STEM or related national security degree highly desirable
A minimum of 5 years of academic experience in, or a demonstrated working knowledge of at least 4-5 years working in the field of US defense policy, strategy, or plans.
A minimum of 5 years of experience in, or a demonstrated working knowledge of at least 4-5 years working in the field in deterrence theory, deterrence models and deterrence strategy.
A minimum of 5 years of experience in, or a demonstrated working knowledge of at least 4-5 years of working in the field with historical US deterrence strategies, models, their defining characteristics, and successes.
A minimum of 4-5 years experience in, or a demonstrated working knowledge of game theory.
Knowledge of strategic military strategy, planning, operations and nuclear enterprise.
Knowledge of the current strategic threat environment.

Nice To Haves

Near-peer adversary subject matter expertise: China, Russia, N. Korea, and/or emerging threats in the current environment
High-level administrative support expertise

Responsibilities

Provide scenario-based Decision Calculus Planning Analyses and Deterrence Impact Analyses in support of war gaming to improve unity of effort between USSTRATCOM, its components, Geographic Combatant Commanders (GCCs), and other USG organizations deterrence activities.
Provide scenario-based deterrence analysis to war gaming activities designed to test USSTRATCOM OPLAN/CONPLAN deterrence actions.
Provide scenario-based deterrence assessments to war gaming activities to evaluate USSTRATCOM OPLAN/CONPLAN integration with GCC OPLAN/CONPLAN actions.
Conduct hypothesis-based Decision Calculus Planning Analysis and Deterrence Impact Analysis to test deterrence assumptions in experimentation.
Develop/create tools to effectively and professionally display visualizations of scenarios.