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A Wargaming job involves designing, analyzing, and facilitating strategic simulations to explore potential scenarios in military, business, or gaming contexts. Professionals in this field create realistic models to test strategies, assess risks, and improve decision-making. These roles often require expertise in game theory, military strategy, data analysis, and scenario planning. Depending on the industry, wargaming can be used for training, competitive analysis, or strategic forecasting.

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Wargaming and Table Top Exercise (TTX) Specialist - Clearance Required

Scott Air Force Base, IL • On-site

LMI
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$100K - $115K/yr

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Job description

Overview

LMI is currently seeking a Wargaming and Table Top Exercise (TTX) Specialist to support wargames, TTXs, and experimentation activities for the USTRANSCOM J/4/5/7 Strategic Plans, Policy, Logistics, and War-Fighting Development Directorate at Scott AFB, IL. This is an onsite position and cannot be worked remotely.

LMI is a new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology and prototypes ahead of need, LMI brings commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed. Leveraging our mission-ready technology and solutions, proven expertise in federal deployment, and strategic relationships, we enhance outcomes for the government, efficiently and effectively. With a focus on agility and collaboration, LMI serves the defense, space, healthcare, and energy sectors—helping agencies navigate complexity and outpace change. Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, LMI is committed to delivering impactful results that strengthen missions and drive lasting value.

Responsibilities

This position will support the administration, designing, developing, coordinating, and executing wargames, TTXs, and related experimentation activities at the combatant command level. This includes developing a wargame event and concept plan, defining purpose, vision, goals and objectives, design of scenarios, development of mechanics for play, development of tools for resolution of in-game actions, and conducting after action activities including reports and analysis. 

Qualifications
  • Experience and background in Logistics, Distribution, Transportation, Supply Chain Management, Strategy, Governance, Project Leadership
  • Understanding of wargame design and professional wargaming; wargame certification (desired)
  • Three years of senior staff level experience (JS, Service Headquarters, Major Command, Agency, and/or CCMD level experience) 
  • Masters with 4 years of experience; Bachelors with 6 years of experience
  • Understanding of USTRANSCOM issues and priorities
  • Experience with and understanding of DoW Joint Planning and Operations; or Joint Force Development and Design
  • Strong analytic ability, presentation development, and communications skills
  • Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility (preferred). Ability to obtain TS/SCI (required) 

Target salary range: $100,000 - $115,000. Final compensation will be determined by a variety of factors including but not limited to your skills, experience, education, and/or certifications.

The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. Individual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances. 

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