Description
The Defense Sector at Leidos is currently looking for a Senior Joint Operations Analyst / Multi‑Domain Operations Lead. In this position, you will provide expert-level leadership, operational analysis, and mission support across the full spectrum of military operations.
The successful candidate will leverage extensive operational experience across all warfighting domains to assess military capabilities, support mission planning, validate operational concepts, and provide actionable recommendations that enhance readiness, interoperability, and mission effectiveness.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Provide senior-level management of planning, preparation, research, coordination, and execution of military operations-related tasks, delivering expert analysis, operational insight, and mission-focused recommendations.
- Evaluate operational capabilities, identify limitations and risks, assess mission impacts, and develop focused, achievable recommendations to improve operational effectiveness.
- Develop and deliver comprehensive analytical reports, operational assessments, workflow visualizations, mission-thread products, and executive-level briefings for senior leaders and stakeholders.
- Coordinate, plan, and support the execution of military operations and mission activities across multiple operational environments and mission sets.
- Apply expertise across all Joint Warfighting Functions, including Command and Control, Information, Intelligence, Fires, Movement and Maneuver, Protection, and Sustainment.
- Plan, coordinate, and conduct operational testing, validation, and assessment activities to evaluate mission effectiveness, capability performance, and interoperability.
- Gather, process, and analyze operational data to identify trends, assess performance, and provide decision-quality recommendations supporting operational objectives.
- Provide subject matter expertise on Department of the Navy, Joint Force, and Defense organizations, operations, capabilities, tactics, techniques, and procedures across all operational domains.
- Apply operational knowledge gained through deployed and combat-support environments to assess tactical challenges, operational risks, and mission requirements.
- Conduct interviews with military, civilian, and contractor personnel to accurately extract operational and technical information required for assessments and recommendations.
- Support sustainment efforts to ensure consistent quality, efficiency, productivity, and operational effectiveness across all assigned tasks and projects.
- Conduct internal training, mentoring, and knowledge-transfer activities aligned with military operations subject matter expertise and organizational requirements.
- Prepare and deliver written reports, briefings, presentations, and other communication products tailored to senior military leaders, government officials, and technical stakeholders.
- Collaborate with operational, technical, intelligence, fires, logistics, and command-and-control stakeholders to ensure mission requirements are effectively addressed across the operational enterprise.
- Support special studies, operational assessments, exercises, experimentation activities, and strategic initiatives as required.
Basic Qualifications:
- US Citizen with an active Secret clearance.
- Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years related experience or Master’s degree and 6+ years related experience.
- Minimum of 8 years of military, government, or contractor experience supporting Joint, Service, Combatant Command, Defense Agency, or operational-level organizations.
- Demonstrated experience planning, coordinating, executing, or assessing military operations at the tactical, operational, or strategic level.
- Working knowledge of Joint doctrine, military planning processes, and operational concepts, including joint and multi-domain operations.
- Experience conducting operational assessments, capability evaluations, mission analysis, risk assessments, or operational effectiveness reviews.
- Ability to collect, analyze, interpret, and synthesize complex operational data into actionable recommendations for leadership decision-making.
- Experience in developing analytical reports, operational assessments, executive summaries, decision papers, briefing materials, and senior leader presentations.
- Knowledge of Joint Warfighting Functions, including Command and Control, Information, Intelligence, Fires, Movement and Maneuver, Protection, and Sustainment.
- Experience supporting operational test events, military exercises, experimentation activities, interoperability assessments, or validation efforts.
- Ability to facilitate interviews, meetings, workshops, and information-gathering sessions with military, government, and contractor personnel.
- Experience collaborating across diverse operational and technical organizations, including operations, intelligence, logistics, communications, and command-and-control stakeholders.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief senior military officers, government civilians, and executive-level stakeholders.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and collaboration tools used to develop reports, assessments, and presentations.
- Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities in fast-paced operational environments.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Active TS with eligibility for CUI, NATO Secret, ACCMs, SCI and SAPs.
- Experience with Operational-Strategic Level Planning efforts.
- Advanced or Intermediate military level school graduate.
- Operational and C5ISR Assessment Experience.
- Mission Partner Environment Experience.
- Joint Operational Planning Process (JOPP) Course.
- JITC Testing and Evaluation Experience.
- Coalition Interoperability Assurance & Validation Experience.
- Joint Staff, Combatant Command, or JTF Experience.
- Operational Assessment Certification/Training.
- Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) or JADC2 Training.
- Tactical Data Link (Link-16) / C2 Systems Experience.
- Operational Deployment Experience.