Joint Fires Planner and Exercise SME

The Opportunity:

As an expert in defense missions, your unique background inspires you to think bigger, push further, and ask questions others don’t. We need your extensive industry knowledge and advisory skills to solve some of our clients’ most complex problems and find solutions that keep our nation safe.

As a Joint Fires Planner and Exercise SME, you’ll bring your joint planning, joint fires, and joint-combined exercise expertise to work alongside thought leaders in operations, plans, and exercises on projects for USEUCOM. You’ll use your skills and experience to develop Joint Fires Annexes to USEUCOM plans and integrate them into USEUCOM and allied exercise planning events. Work with us to synchronize complex joint fires requirements across multi‑domain operations and drive mission‑focused planning and exercise support that advances deterrence and collective security in the USEUCOM AOR.

You served your country as a field-grade commissioned officer, now further your career while creating mission-forward solutions that matter.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 8+ years of experience working in the Department of Defense as military, civilian, or contractor in a joint or combined HQ, major command, or higher headquarters

• 5+ years of experience in military exercise planning at the Component Command, Combatant Command, or Service level, including the Joint Exercise Lifecycle (JELC), Joint Training System (JTS), Defense Readiness Reporting System (DRRS), Joint Training Information Management System (JTIMS), and Joint Lessons Learned Information System (JLLIS)

• 3+ years of experience in Joint Fires or multi-domain operations planning

• 3+ years of experience writing annexes or appendices for joint Combatant Command campaign plans, as well as CONPLANS, OPLANS, and Base Plans

• Knowledge of joint staffing functions and actions

• Ability to manage planning efforts of multiple events simultaneously

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

• TS/SCI clearance

• Bachelor’s degree

• Completion of the JPME I Course

Nice If You Have:

• Experience planning and conducting exercises with allies and foreign partners

• Ability to be a highly flexible self-starter capable of operating in a high-OPTEMPO environment

• Possession of excellent analytical skills, at the strategic and operational levels

• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Possession of excellent research and organizational skills

• Master’s degree

• Completion of the JPME II Course

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance is required.

Compensation

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Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

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Candidate AI Usage Policy

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Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.