Irregular Warfare Planner, Senior

Irregular Warfare Planner, 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 industry knowledge and advisory skills to guide teams as they solve some of our clients’ most complex problems—and find solutions that keep our nation safe. 

As an Irregular Warfare (IW) Planner, you will shape the integration of irregular warfare concepts across joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational planning efforts. You will assess complex operational environments to identify irregular threats, partner‑force capabilities, and opportunities to create strategic advantage. In this role, you will develop courses of action that apply unconventional, asymmetric, and information‑focused approaches while synchronizing activities across information, cyber, psychological, civil‑military, and influence operations. You will collaborate with intelligence, operations, and interagency partners to fuse analytic insights into operational design and advise commanders on the employment of irregular forces, surrogate elements, and partner‑nation assets. You will plan activities that counter proxy forces, insurgents, and adversarial influence networks and organizations and may be embedded within information‑focused operational elements to provide expert planning support that enhances mission readiness. Grow your career with us as you help solve complex design, integration, and analytical problems.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:  

• Experience with special operations or operational planning

• Experience assessing operational environments to identify irregular threats and partner‑force capabilities

• Experience integrating irregular warfare principles into joint or interagency planning processes

• Experience developing courses of action employing unconventional or asymmetric approaches

• Experience synchronizing activities across information, cyber, psychological, or civil‑military operations

• Ability to fuse intelligence analysis into operational design and planning

• TS/SCI clearance

• Master’s degree and 10+ years of experience with irregular warfare or Bachelor’s degree and 14+ years of experience with irregular warfare

Nice If You Have:  

• Experience at the Combatant Command level

• Knowledge of JOPP, MDMP, MCPP, and joint operational design processes

• Master’s degree in a related field

• Graduate of Joint or Service Irregular Warfare professional military education programs

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 $112,800.00 to $257,000.00 (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

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

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.