Hiring: Exercise Coordination & Warfare Development Analyst Company: Ironclad Defense Works Location: Norfolk, VA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:43:50 Employment Type: Full-time / On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Office, Secret Clearance, Security Clearance About the job Required Skills: •Support integration of Warfare Development priorities, Multi-Domain Operations objectives, and future warfighting requirements across NATO’s exercise enterprise. •Assist with governance, synchronization, and strategic alignment of NATO exercise activities. •Participate in planning conferences, workshops, and coordination events. •Support development, refinement, and documentation of exercise-related campaign plans, concepts, and supporting products. •Use NATO exercises to help identify capability gaps, refine concepts, assess emerging capabilities, and support future force development. •Support Warfare Development in Exercises and Warfare Development Exploitation Team activities. •Assist with integration of Audacious Training Lines of Effort, including enhanced realism, technology and innovation, and lessons learned. •Support integration of AI-enabled capabilities, experimentation, innovation initiatives, and JATEC participation in NATO exercises. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s or master’s degree in International Relations, Defense/Strategic Studies, Political Science, Emergency Management, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience. •At least five years of experience in military exercise planning, collective training, or defense transformation initiatives. •Operational familiarity with NATO exercise-planning processes and governing documents. •Knowledge of relevant NATO concepts and guidance such as the NATO Warfighting Capstone Concept, Warfare Development Agenda, Bi-SC Collective Training & Exercises Directive, and SACEUR’s Guidance on Education, Training, Exercises, and Evaluation. •Demonstrated ability to produce professional-level planning documents, reports, campaign plans, and related staff products. •Proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaborative platforms. •Strong organizational and project-management skills. •Excellent written and verbal communication skills. •Direct experience supporting NATO Allied Command Transformation, Allied Command Operations, or another NATO command or organization. •Operational familiarity with Warfare Development in Exercises, Warfare Development Exploitation Teams, or Audacious Training. Compensation: •$115,000 - $135,000 / year •Competitive benefits and rewards package Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!