Experimentation Analyst (SOCOM J7)

KASTELLUM Group is seeking an Experimentation Analyst to support the USSOCOM J7 program in Tampa, Florida.

Roles & Responsibilities:

- Lead and support experimentation activities—including modeling, simulations, tabletop exercises, wargames, red teaming, prototyping, and demonstrations—to assess warfighter capabilities, solution designs, and performance across the DOTmLPF-P spectrum.
- Plan, coordinate, and execute EXFOR and SOF experimentation events from concept through post-execution review, including scenario development, scripting, training, facilitation, and senior leader seminar or workshop support.
- Conduct analytical assessments using commercial and government toolsets to evaluate technology feasibility, reliability, resiliency, and applicability to SOF missions.
- Provide subject matter expertise on emerging and advanced technologies; maintain relationships with SOF AT&L, Service and Joint S&T organizations, DARPA, and other DoD partners.
- Produce and deliver key products—reports, briefs, information papers, moderator guides, staff materials, and event documentation—capturing findings, lessons learned, and recommendations for future planning and experimentation.
- Develop POA&Ms, milestone schedules, and DOTmLPF-P assessments to identify gaps, evaluate alternatives, and inform strategic guidance such as SOF Operating Guidance, FPG, and SPG.
- Support and participate in planning conferences, working groups, forums, and technology engagements to coordinate stakeholders, refine scenarios, and advance experimentation objectives.
- Maintain mission-continuity resources, including centralized electronic reference materials and key points of contact accessible to all stakeholders.
- Prepare reports and presentations using Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and Access.
- Travel up to 25% monthly in support of events, coordination, and stakeholder engagements.

Requirements:
- TS/SCI Clearance
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
- At least 3 years of strategic or operational-level experience (military, contractor, or civilian) working with DoD Services or Combatant Commands in support of strategic engagement activities such as wargames, experimentation, Warfighter Talks, and senior-level Service conferences or events.
- 3+ years of experience in planning, concept development, analysis of alternatives, scenario development and execution, modeling and simulation, experimentation, design theory, and/or analytical methods used to assess networked environments and atypical simulation outcomes.
- At least 3 years of cumulative experience within USSOCOM organizations in a military, government civilian, or contractor capacity.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience planning large-scale events (30+ participants) for senior leadership, including researching and recommending venues, organizing and executing site surveys, and briefing site survey findings to government stakeholders.
- 3 years of experience conducting defense-focused research on emerging technologies, or integrating intelligence and operational information to build scenarios, studies, and analyses.
- 3 years of experience producing operational products that capture exercise results and lessons learned to inform future exercise planning and requirements development.
- At least 3 years of experience preparing and delivering written and verbal products to general/flag-level command staff.
- 5 years of experience using Microsoft Office applications, including SharePoint, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel, and related tools.