Senior Operational Concept/Modeling and Simulation Developer

General Dynamics Information Technology • Washington, DC

15h • Onsite

About The Position

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.
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.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in a related field
• 15+ years of relevant experience
• Minimum 5 years conducting modeling and simulation analysis
• Active TS with SCI and SAP eligibility
• Deep knowledge of Joint employment concepts, operational requirements, and doctrine for defending against enemy aircraft, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees