Planning and Analysis Specialist

LMI seeks a Planning and Analysis Specialist to support a Department of War mission partner J5 in the development of global campaign plans that integrate autonomy into deterrence, campaigning, crisis response, and warfighting strategy. The specialist conducts structured analysis, prepares deliberate and crisis planning products, supports wargames, and connects operational demand to capability and resourcing decisions. The ideal candidate is an experienced Joint planner who combines strategic judgment, analytical rigor, and emerging-technology awareness.

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.

This position requires on-site support in Tampa, Florida and an active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.

The position requires periodic travel to supported commands, operational units, exercises, test events, and industry locations.

Lead planning and analysis that integrates autonomous systems and artificial intelligence into global campaign plans, theater strategies, contingency plans, and supporting concepts.
• Develop deliberate planning, crisis action planning, campaign assessment, policy coordination, and senior leader decision-support products.
• Apply the Joint Planning Process and other approved planning methodologies to define problems, develop courses of action, assess risk, and recommend actions.
• Conduct structured analysis linking operational demand, threat conditions, capability availability, force posture, policy constraints, and resourcing decisions.
• Plan, facilitate, and analyze wargames, tabletop exercises, seminars, workshops, and planning conferences.
• Coordinate planning inputs with the Joint Staff, combatant commands, Military Services, interagency partners, intelligence organizations, and capability developers.
• Develop assumptions, branches, sequels, decision points, measures of effectiveness, measures of performance, and campaign assessment frameworks.
• Integrate technical assessments of autonomous systems into operational concepts and planning products without overstating capability maturity or readiness.
• Prepare policy papers, information papers, decision memoranda, briefings, and executive summaries for senior military and civilian leaders.
• Maintain planning calendars, action trackers, issue papers, coordination records, and version-controlled planning artifacts.
• Identify gaps between strategic objectives and available capabilities and recommend experimentation, acquisition, force development, or policy actions.
• Represent LMI in Joint planning groups, wargaming forums, policy coordination sessions, and senior leader engagements.

• Bachelor's degree in national security, international relations, military studies, operations research, political science, engineering, data analytics, or a related field, or equivalent education and experience.
• Eight or more years of experience in Joint or Service planning, campaign analysis, strategy, operational design, policy, wargaming, or a closely related mission area.
• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• Knowledge of the Joint Planning Process, campaign planning, deliberate planning, crisis action planning, and operational assessment.
• Experience developing senior-level planning products for the Joint Staff, a combatant command, a Service component, or a comparable national security organization.
• Experience planning or analyzing wargames, tabletop exercises, seminars, or other structured decision events.
• Ability to synthesize intelligence, operational, technical, policy, and organizational inputs into coherent recommendations.
• Strong analytical writing, executive briefing, facilitation, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Ability to work effectively with senior military leaders, civilian officials, planners, analysts, technologists, and interagency partners.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and SharePoint.

• Experience supporting the Joint Staff J5, a combatant command J5, USINDOPACOM, or a Special Operations Forces planning organization.
• Graduate education, Joint Professional Military Education Phase II, School of Advanced Military Studies, School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, or comparable advanced planning education.
• Experience integrating artificial intelligence, autonomy, uncrewed systems, cyber, space, or other emerging technologies into operational plans.
• Experience with operations research, campaign modeling, data visualization, or quantitative assessment methods.

Target salary range: $163,000 - 182,000

Disclaimer: 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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