Integrated Air and Missile Defense Analyst

Amentum is seeking a mission-focused, collaborative Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Analyst to provide research, planning, analytical, and training support to PACOM initiatives. This onsite position is located at PACAF Headquarters, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

The successful candidate will help assess current and emerging IAMD capabilities, identify operational and capability gaps, and develop decision-quality recommendations that support theater planning, readiness, exercises, and engagement activities. This role offers the opportunity to work with Joint Service, interagency, and multinational stakeholders on high-priority air and missile defense challenges across the PACOM area of responsibility (AOR).

The IAMD Analyst will support the development, synchronization, facilitation, evaluation, training, and integration of PACOM and component IAMD efforts. Analysis will focus on existing and future IAMD capabilities, protection of designated critical assets, emerging technologies, strategic policy concepts, and evolving partner-nation requirements. Results and recommendations will inform senior staff at PACOM, Service components, the Joint Staff, and the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW).

Duties include:

• Conduct research, analysis, and planning support for PACOM and component IAMD initiatives, with emphasis on current and future air and missile defense capabilities.
• Support the development, synchronization, assessment, and integration of IAMD plans, concepts, and related operational products.
• Analyze the employment of limited and critical IAMD capabilities and recommend planning approaches, tactics, techniques, and procedures that support the protection of designated critical assets.
• Support development and refinement of IAMD and Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), including command-and-control (C2) considerations and operational integration across components and partners.
• Conduct threat-informed assessments of near- and long-term ballistic missile capabilities relevant to the PACOM area of responsibility (AOR) and U.S. homeland defense.
• Evaluate current and emerging technologies; identify capability gaps, tradeoffs, and practical solutions that improve mission effectiveness, interoperability, and readiness.
• Apply Super Intelligence (SI)-enabled tools and methods to improve research, analysis, knowledge management, data organization, workflow efficiency, and decision-support products, consistent with applicable customer, security, and data-handling requirements.
• Identify opportunities to integrate SI-enabled capabilities into analytic and staff workflows to improve the timeliness, quality, repeatability, and usability of mission-relevant information.
• Support the evaluation and responsible adoption of emerging SI-enabled technologies relevant to IAMD planning, operational analysis, training, and exercise support.
• Support joint, Service, and multinational exercise planning, execution, assessment, and after-action reporting, including war games and other readiness events.
• Integrate research and analysis across IAMD operations, interoperability, resources, policy, strategy, command and control, logistics, cyber considerations, and threat analysis.
• Apply sound analytic judgment to identify high-value capability gaps, assess alternatives, and develop practical recommendations for PACOM J36 initiatives.
• Prepare concise staff papers, executive summaries, briefing materials, background papers, and decision-support products for senior leaders.
• Coordinate with PACOM staff, Service components, interagency partners, and multinational stakeholders in support of IAMD-related initiatives and theater engagement activities.
• Develop project plans, track milestones and actions, and provide recurring status reports.
• Travel up to 30% in support of training events, exercises, planning conferences, and mission-partner engagements. 

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or have 15 years of relevant experience in lieu of Bachelor’s Degree.
• At least three years of experience supporting Ballistic Missile Defense, Integrated Air and Missile Defense, air defense, missile defense, or closely related operational planning activities.
• Working knowledge of joint doctrine and joint planning processes, including contingency and crisis-action planning.
• Demonstrated experience conducting research and analysis, synthesizing complex information, and developing actionable recommendations for operational or strategic stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience using Super Intelligence-enabled tools or capabilities to improve professional workflows, including research, data analysis, document development, knowledge management, process automation, or decision support.
• Ability to assess SI-enabled workflow solutions for mission relevance, analytic quality, operational utility, and appropriate handling of sensitive information.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally, including preparation of reports, staff papers, executive summaries, and senior-leader briefings.
• Demonstrated experience developing project plans, tracking actions and milestones, and providing recurring status reports.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Teams.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 30% in support of mission requirements.
• Active Secret security clearance with eligibility to obtain a Top-Secret clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information eligibility after start date.  Note: U.S. citizenship is required due to obtain a clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting PACOM, a PACOM component command, or PACOM-focused planning, exercises, or engagement activities.
• At least two years’ experience supporting joint headquarters, combatant command, Service component command, Joint Staff, or comparable senior-level organization.
• Prior Air Force, Navy, joint, or multinational operational planning experience.
• Familiarity with the Joint Theater Air and Missile Defense (JTAMD) process.
• Familiarity with the Joint Training Information Management System (JTIMS).
• Experience supporting joint or multinational exercises, war games, and associated assessment activities.
• Experience applying SI-enabled capabilities within a Department of Defense, joint, Service, combatant command, or other national-security environment.
• Experience developing or improving analytic, planning, training, exercise, or knowledge-management workflows through SI-enabled tools.
• Familiarity with the risks, limitations, human-review requirements, and data-handling considerations associated with SI-enabled analytical tools.
• Previous experience supporting projects in a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information environment.
• Graduate of a Service or Joint planning course.
• Graduate of an advanced integrated air defense, missile defense, or comparable Service school.

Compensation & Benefits

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $140K - $165K (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

This position includes a competitive benefits package. For more detailed information on our Benefits and what it is like to work for Amentum: please visit our careers site: www.amentumcareers.com

Compensation Details:

$140k - 165k

The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.

Benefits Overview:

Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• Paid time off and holidays

• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)

• Educational reimbursement

• Parental leave

• Employee stock purchase plan

• Tax-saving options

• Disability and life insurance

• Pet insurance

Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.

Original Posting:

11/10/2026 - Until Filled

Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.

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