Senior Defense Technologist (Operational Planning, Wargaming & Exercises)

• You are mission-focused and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• You have a passion for advanced military technologies.
• You understand the urgent need to modernize our defense systems.
• You navigate complex, unique, and/or controversial challenges adeptly to support program execution.
• You are highly organized and detail-oriented with excellent administrative skills.

• Conceiving, planning, and conducting exercises and wargaming.
• Assessing military effectiveness and engineering viability.
• Shepherding collaboration agreements.
• Navigating foreign disclosure processes.
• Generating support documentation (e.g., scenario, background, order of battle).

• 15 years of experience in operational planning, wargaming, and/or exercise planning.
• Demonstrated experience in use of advanced techniques, theories, precepts, and practices in technological programs, preferably as has transitioned to operational use.

• Master's degree required.
• Doctoral degree highly preferred.

• Experience with program transition efforts
• Joint Staff experience

• An active Top Secret (TS) security clearance (with SCI and SAP/CAP eligibility) is required.

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  Interesting Work:
  
  
  
  Our co-workers support some of the most important and critical programs to our national defense and security.
  
  
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  Values:
  
  
  
  Our first core value is that employees come first. We challenge our co-workers to provide the highest level of support and service, and reward them with some of the best benefits in the industry.
  
  
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  100% Employee Owned:
  
  
  
  We have a stake in each other's success, and the success of our customers. It's also nice to know what's going on across the company; we have company wide town-hall meetings three times a year.
  
  
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  Great Benefits - Most Full-Time Staff Are Eligible for:
  
  
  




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  Starting PTO accrual of 20 days PTO/year + 10 holidays/year
  
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  Flexible schedules
  
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  6% 401k match with immediate vesting up to $9k annually
  
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  Semi-annual bonus eligibility (July and December)
  
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  Company funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - a separate qualified retirement account
  
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  Up to $10,000 in annual educational reimbursement
  
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  Other company funded benefits, like life and disability insurance
  
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  Optional zero deductible Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance plan
  




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  Track Record of Success:
  
  
  
  We have grown every year since our founding in 1993.
  
  

Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. (MTSI) is a 100% employee-owned engineering services and solutions company that provides high-demand technical expertise in Digital Transformation, Modeling and Simulation, Rapid Capability Development, Test and Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Cybersecurity and Mission Assurance

MTSI delivers capabilities to solve problems of global importance. Founded in 1993, MTSI today has employees at over 20 offices and field sites worldwide.

For more information about MTSI, please visit www.mtsi-va.com