Doctrine Analyst, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton•Arlington, VA

7d•$86,800 - $198,000

About The Position

As a defense mission professional, you ask questions others don’t. You understand the nuances of complex situations and apply deep expertise to help shape doctrine that guides the Joint Force. You use your skills to think bigger and push further, solving complex problems and advising senior leaders on issues that directly affect force development, readiness, and warfighting effectiveness. We’re looking for an experienced expert like you to help create authoritative solutions for missions that keep our nation safe. You know that high-quality doctrine requires more than structured text, it demands sophisticated analysis, coordinated staffing, disciplined project management, and the ability to oversee complex, long-range efforts that span multiple commands, organizations, and communities. You combine analytic rigor, doctrinal expertise, and advanced communication skills to guide and elevate products that influence warfighters, senior leaders, and enterprise decision-making. As a Defense Mission Professional at Booz Allen, you will support the Joint Staff by leading doctrine analysis, coordinating and conducting comprehensive reviews, overseeing program-level workflows, supporting terminology, and steering working groups that sustain chairman’s programs across doctrine, education, and training. Your expertise will help ensure timely, accurate, and policy-aligned doctrinal products while contributing to modernization initiatives, emerging concepts, and interoperability across the Joint Force.

Requirements

2+ years of experience as a doctrine analyst, including with joint doctrine development, review, and analysis
Experience conducting complex long-range studies and developing rigorous technical analyses and recommendations
Experience conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis to identify gaps, redundancies, and areas for improvement across doctrine or materials
Knowledge of project management principles
Ability to translate complex information for various audiences
TS/SCI clearance
Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience with military operations and staff, Master’s degree and 3+ years of experience with military operations and staff, or 10+ years of experience with military operations and staff in lieu of a degree

Nice To Haves

Experience leading or participating in major studies of comprehensive and highly complex issues
Experience supporting working groups, conferences, staffing cycles, or collaborative coordination processes
Experience producing special studies, emerging doctrine analyses, or allied doctrine research reports
Experience advising senior military or civilian leaders on complex doctrine, education, or readiness issues
Experience coordinating multi-stakeholder staffing efforts and overseeing doctrinal workflows
Knowledge of Joint Electronic Library (JEL) and Joint Doctrine Development Tool (JDDT) systems and terminology processes
Possession of excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

Leading doctrine analysis
Coordinating and conducting comprehensive reviews
Overseeing program-level workflows
Supporting terminology
Steering working groups that sustain chairman’s programs across doctrine, education, and training