Force Development Specialist, Senior

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 Department of Defense (DoD) knowledge and advisory skills to solve some of our clients’ most complex problems—and find solutions that keep our nation safe.

As an accomplished DoD Force Development Specialist, you’ll bring your leadership and consulting expertise to work alongside thought leaders in Joint and Army strategy to help the Army deliver the future Joint Force. You’ll help ensure that military commanders and operators are supported with institutional resources, tools, and capabilities to mitigate and respond to civilian harm. You’ll collaborate with stakeholders across the force development cycle to help to ensure military forces have required capabilities to effectively achieve mission objectives while mitigating and responding to civilian harm in strategic competition and future conflicts. 

Our clients will rely on your knowledge of, and expertise with, force development to observe, analyze, and document capability gaps and opportunities to improve civilian harm outcomes. You’ll support formal requirements identification processes to include generating written products and helping DoD stakeholders to navigate ways to formalize requirements. You’ll support military departments and defense agencies, as they execute their organize, man, train, equip, and sustain functions to help future capabilities meet identified civilian harm mitigation and response (CHMR) requirements. You’ll work collaboratively each day to inform joint- or service-level concepts and associated wargames and exercises to support the integration of civilian environment considerations.

We focus on growing as a team to deliver the best support to our customers, so you’ll have resources for mentoring and learning new skills and tools. Join us as we provide the right information at the right time to support the critical needs of our warfighter.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:  

• 10+ years of experience working Joint or Army force development activities, including joint or service-level concepts, exercises, or wargames

• 3+ years of experience with DoD requirements determination and capability development, including familiarity with the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) process, the Adaptive Acquisition Framework, and the DoD and Army Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process

• Experience leading meetings and developing presentations and briefings for use by senior leaders

• Experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

• Ability to work with minimal guidance independently and collaboratively in a team environment

• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time

• TS/SCI clearance

• Bachelor’s degree

• Graduate of Command and General Staff College (CGSC) or Intermediate Level Education (ILE)

Nice If You Have:  

• Experience as a Lieutenant Colonel or GS-14 Functional Analyst

• Experience supporting Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) on the Army Staff or Secretariat working force development or force management actions

• Experience developing materiel solutions for DoD or Army warfighter systems

• Knowledge of Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) or Army Requirements Oversight Council (AROC) processes

• Knowledge of DoD or Army force development processes and systems

• Ability to develop and design organizational structures for high priority and visibility commands and projects

• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Possession of excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• Master’s degree

• Graduate of a Senior Service College such as War College

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

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

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 $84,600.00 to $193,000.00 (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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Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

EEO Commitment

We’re an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that empowers our people to fearlessly drive change – no matter their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, or related medical conditions), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.