What are the responsibilities and job description for the Wargame Designer position at SAIC?
Job ID 2510939
Location PEARL CITY, HI, US
Date Posted 2025-10-21
Category Defense/Intel
Subcategory Military Operations
Schedule Full-time
Shift Day Job
Travel Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain TS/SCI
Potential for Remote Work No
Description
SAIC is currently seeking a Wargame Designer located on Ford Island in Oahu, Hawaii to support the Pacific Warfighting Center (PWC) to provide subject matter expertise and operational support to the design, development, execution, and analysis of internal USINDOPACOM wargames and wargame-informed events.
Job Description
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Location PEARL CITY, HI, US
Date Posted 2025-10-21
Category Defense/Intel
Subcategory Military Operations
Schedule Full-time
Shift Day Job
Travel Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain TS/SCI
Potential for Remote Work No
Description
SAIC is currently seeking a Wargame Designer located on Ford Island in Oahu, Hawaii to support the Pacific Warfighting Center (PWC) to provide subject matter expertise and operational support to the design, development, execution, and analysis of internal USINDOPACOM wargames and wargame-informed events.
Job Description
- Design, develop, facilitate, adjudicate, and analyze wargames, table-top-exercises, and other similar events, working as part of a team.
- Design work with customer to define game objectives and build a game structure or framework which best addresses them.
- Develop create written and other products for game participants, such as scenarios, background information, role descriptions, and game rules.
- Facilitate lead group discussions and game processes during wargames and TTX events.
- Adjudicate apply wargame rules and methods to determine outcomes of participant actions within games.
- Analyze build and execute a data capture and analysis plan and generate post-game reporting based on data collected.
- Plan and execute required wargame support, develop clear and concise written products, and present wargame materials to warfighters in support of wargame objectives.
- Coordinate with stakeholders, planners, and SMEs in all phases of wargaming processes.
- Develop in-game and post-game outputs and reports.
- Assists with set-up and provides other products for event support.
- Provides lessons learned, sustains, improves, and other feedback during and following each event.
- Build event plans and products and works well with others to accomplish wargaming objectives.
- Leads efforts and is a positive influence within the J73 and event support environment.
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s and ten (10) years of experience; additional four (4) years of experience accepted in lieu of degree.
- Experience designing, developing, testing, executing, and analyzing wargame processes.
- Experience facilitating wargames and TTXs (Table Top Exercises).
- Demonstrated knowledge of the military operations.
- Must have a current Active Secret clearance with ability to obtain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.
- Must be a current US Citizen.
Salary : $120,001 - $160,000
