Senior Missile Defense Specialist

About the role

Booz Allen is looking for a Senior Missile Defense Specialist in Arlington, Virginia. The role is acquisition-focused: you will work alongside senior portfolio management leaders on projects that shape acquisition policy and defense procurement decisions. You will assess technical capabilities, evaluate readiness and help set doctrine for the Department of Defense's lower-tier missile defense portfolio, collaborating with joint and interagency partners on Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) architectures.

Key responsibilities

• Assess technical capabilities, evaluate readiness and help establish doctrine for the lower-tier missile defense portfolio
• Recommend policy-driven IAMD architectures and drive senior executive engagements
• Assess IAMD system acquisition performance against a rapidly evolving, multi-domain threat landscape
• Prepare and coordinate correspondence requests to senior department leadership, legislative offices, audits, foreign governments, international organizations and suppliers

Required profile

• 5+ years of experience in the lower-tier IAMD acquisition enterprise
• Bachelor's degree
• Top Secret clearance (security investigation required)
• Nice to have: experience with systems such as Patriot, Sentinel radar, AIAMD, IBCS, IFPC, SPY-6, LTAMDS or M-SHORAD; experience with SARs, OIPT reports, GAO and IG audits; experience with CATMS or ETMS2

What we offer

• Projected annual salary of $86,800 to $198,000
• Health, life, disability, financial and retirement benefits, paid leave and tuition assistance
• Recognition awards program