Wargaming Operator Senior Consultant - Tactical Analyst II

LG-RAID Wargaming Operator

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Wargaming Operator - Senior Consultant (Tactical Analyst II) provides mid-level operational or technical expertise in support of experimentation, analysis, field events, and technology evaluations. This role blends hands-on execution with insightful analysis, contributing meaningfully to project planning, scenario development, and data-driven assessments.

Company Overview

Covan Group is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) based in the National Capital Region. Our team consists of high-performing, experienced, and adaptive veterans and civilians who bring a multi-tiered perspective and deep expertise to our clients. Covan Group combines military and civilian experience across key areas, including MAGTF Planning, MEU and Special Operations, Military Instruction, Fires, Networking, Data Analytics, and Multimedia Production. Our capabilities are rooted in experience at all levels, from squad leaders to division leaders. With a strong foundation of recently separated service members—many still serving in the reserve component—Covan Group provides clients with firsthand military insight into research, development, and operational innovation.

Key Outcomes (First 90–180 Days)

• Learns LG-RAID workflows, event support requirements, and HMT wargaming processes.
• Develops working knowledge of scenario structures, force laydowns, parameters, timelines, adjudication practices, and analytical objectives.
• Demonstrates reliable independent LG-RAID event support, game-flow management, and troubleshooting within approved workflows.
• Produces accurate, traceable records of outcomes, assumptions, changes, and decision points with clear written and after-action products.

Core Responsibilities

Operational SME Track

• Participate in scenario development, structured test design, and event reporting.
• Provide operational insights into emerging technologies, integration, and employment.
• Lead portions of field execution and ensure accurate data capture.

Project Responsibilities

The LG-RAID Wargaming Operator configures and runs defense wargames, experiments, and analytical events using military subject matter expertise. The role translates operational intent into scenarios, manages game flow, resolves execution issues, and captures outcomes for analysis and reporting.

• Operate LG-RAID during defense wargames, experiments, and analytical events.
• Configure scenarios, force laydowns, parameters, and timelines to reflect approved plans.
• Clarify military plans and translate operational intent into LG-RAID scenarios.
• Manage game flow, inputs, and adjudication during live, virtual, and constructive events.
• Troubleshoot LG-RAID issues and adapt scenarios to approved customer needs.
• Capture outcomes, observations, planner insights, and key decision points.
• Record assumptions, scenario changes, results, and after-action documentation.
• Support senior analysts with briefings, reports, and timely written products.
• Guide Tactical Analyst I personnel and mentor junior operators.
• Support event setup, equipment preparation, and required security, reporting, and data-handling procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance.
• Prior military experience in an operational role, typically at the O-3 level or higher or W-3 level or higher, or equivalent senior operational experience.
• Demonstrated military operational understanding, including tactical operations, military decision-making, and unit-level planning.
• Ability to provide senior, hands-on LG-RAID support, including working within software capabilities and constraints to support operational requirements.
• Strong problem-solving, written communication, attention to detail, and recordkeeping skills.
• Ability to work reliably in fast-paced, event-driven environments and communicate effectively with military and government customers.
• Ability to support coordination, training, and operational planning activities under STILMAN direction.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using LG-RAID or comparable military modeling, simulation, or professional wargaming tools.
• Experience supporting military exercises, experiments, wargames, or operational analyses and translating tactical actions into structured observations and reporting.
• Experience coordinating support activities and serving as a customer-facing point of contact.
• Experience training users and guiding or mentoring junior analysts and operators.
• Recent operational military experience at the O-3 level or higher or W-3 level or higher.

Specialized Tools / Systems / Capabilities

• LG-RAID scenario configuration and operation, force laydowns, parameter and timeline management, game inputs, and adjudication.
• Real-time troubleshooting, structured data collection, observation records, and after-action documentation.

Clearance Requirements

• Secret eligibility required; Secret preferred. Higher access only as required by the assigned contract or program.
• Must comply with applicable security, reporting, and data-handling requirements.

Work Environment & Travel

• Remote-first role supporting Colorado Springs, CO, with approximately 30-40% annual CONUS travel for wargames, experiments, and customer support.
• Event execution requires reliable support in fast-paced, customer-facing environments and real-time scenario adaptation as needed.
• Travel governed by Covan Group's Travel Policy.

Compensation

2026 Pay Band: $88,000 – $126,000

EEOC & Accommodation Statement

Covan Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.