Wargame Scenario Designer (N)

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Norfolk, VA, USA
In-Office
Information Technology
The Role
ONSITE
Who We Are: Founded in 2007, SimIS Inc. is an innovative information technology solution Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) that models future environments, requirements, and capabilities, and then secures the enterprise from internal and external threats compliant with Federal, State, and industry standard governance to ensure client mission success. Our performance standard is “excellence,” with an outcomes-based, quality focus in our services and products, guided by our core values of honesty (in word and deed), relationships (confidence and trust with clients and partners), teamwork (shared goals, mission, and purpose), loyalty (allegiance to our client and team), and importance of others (work and win as a team). SimIS is currently recruiting for the listed position and is contingent upon award.  The position is anticipated to be “on site.”
Job Description:

NATO HQ Supreme Allied Command Transformation (NATO SACT) is seeking contract support for the capture, development, architecture, data science and quality assurance of capability requirements and operational analysis necessary to adapt to future threats and explore long-term military strategy to shape how NATO's forces will operate in the future. To support our NATO customer, SimIS Inc seeks a Scenario Designer to support NATO Capability Development projects. The candidate will develop and coordinate the creation of realistic scenarios that support wargame aims and objectives, grounded in NATO’s areas of responsibility and interest. 
Experience Required:
  • BS degree in International Relations or related field.
  • Demonstrated professional experience in developing realistic operational or strategic scenarios in the past five (5) years, integrating diplomatic, informational, military, and economic (DIME) aspects.
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate and integrate inputs from red teams or subject matter experts to create credible adversary actions and orders of battle.
  • Demonstrated familiarity with NATO’s areas of responsibility and interest (AOR/AOI), including current and future threats and adversary doctrines.
  • Demonstrated experience working in multinational teams.
  • Demonstrated experience producing scenario products such as narratives, graphical order of battle depictions, and road-to-crisis timelines.
Responsibilities:
  • Develop or coordinate the creation of realistic scenarios that support wargame aims and objectives, grounded in NATO’s areas of responsibility and interest (AOR/AOI), including current and future threats across all DIME elements.
  • Gather and integrate inputs from NATO red team SMEs and external subject matter experts to develop credible adversary actions, motivations, and orders of battle.
  • Produce scenario products such as narratives, order of battle graphics, topographic references, and road-to-crisis briefings that effectively communicate the situation to players.
  • Ensure scenario content is fully aligned with the wargame design, research questions, and DCAP requirements.
  • During execution, serve as an advisor to the red cell or directly facilitate adversary play as required, ensuring a realistic and consistent portrayal of opposition actions.
  • Support the integration of scenario outcomes into final analytical products and wargame reports.
  • Participate in rehearsals, providing feedback to the design and facilitation teams to refine scenario delivery and ensure it enables intended learning and analytical outcomes.
  • Support the development of final wargame reports by providing scenario-related inputs and narratives, ensuring a coherent link between scenario design, execution, and analytical outcomes.
  • Perform additional scenario, design, or facilitation tasks as required by the COTR to support evolving wargame needs.
Benefits:       
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision
  • Short-Term Disability (at no cost to you) & Long-Term Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • 401(k) Savings Plan
  • Flex Spending Accounts
  • Tuition Assistance Program
  • Professional Development
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 11 Federal Holidays each year
 
SimIS, Inc. is an EOE / M / F / Disability / VET / Drug Free Employer

 

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Founded in 2007, SimIS Inc. (SimIS), is an innovative information technology solution Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) that models future environments, requirements and capabilities, and then secures the enterprise from internal and external threats compliant with Federal, State, and industry standard governance to ensure client mission success. SimIS will provide our clients quality and innovative information technology solutions that will model the future and secure the enterprise, in order to sustain corporate growth and provide a challenging and rewarding environment for employee success.

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