Protection Plans Writer:

The Opportunity:

As a defense mission professional, you ask questions others don’t. You understand the nuances of complex situations. You use your skills to think bigger and push further, solving complex problems. We’re looking for someone like you to help create solutions for missions that keep our nation safe.

What You'll Work On:

• Participate as part of a multi‑disciplinary team of planners to develop and maintain complete, doctrinally compliant OPLAN or OPORD packages and associated annexes.

• Produce FRAGORDs and annex updates rapidly and accurately in response to exercise or scenario changes at the discretion of military oversight.

• Develop orders based on Decisive Action Training Environment (DATE), real‑world events, or other military‑directed scenarios.

• Format orders and annexes in accordance with U.S. Army, U.S. Joint, or NATO doctrine as directed, ensuring compliance with the appropriate doctrinal publications.

• Prepare Time‑Phased Force and Deployment Data (TPFDD) or other deployment or force flow products when required by the exercise.

• Conduct or commission country studies, area or terrain analysis, and other products necessary to support planning and exercise realism.

• Coordinate closely with military personnel, exercise designers, control staff, and customer representatives to ensure integration of plans into exercise design and execution.

• Maintain version control and document management for all OPLAN or OPORD materials and ensure timely delivery of CDRL A‑12 and other contractual deliverables.

• Conduct quality control reviews, red‑team or plausibility checks, and ensure legal, ROE, and interagency considerations are addressed or flagged.

• Provide briefings, walkthroughs, and lessons learned to senior military leadership, exercise control, and training audiences.

• Manage timelines, allocate team resources, and prioritize work to meet exercise design and execution schedules.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• Experience as a field grade officer, warrant officer, or sergeant major

• Experience serving in a key developmental position at brigade or battalion level, including as a Protection warfighting function expert

• Experience with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint

• Knowledge of current Army and Joint doctrine

• Ability to travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations up to 20% of the time

• Secret clearance

• Bachelor's degree

• Completion of Military Education Level (MEL4) CGSC, Warrant Officer Senior Service Education (WOSSE), or Sergeants Major Course (SMC)

Nice If You Have:

• Experience serving as a planner on a division of higher staff

• Experience serving as a warfighting function trainer within MCTP or at the Intermediate Level Education (ILE) or similar school

• Graduate of the School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS)

Clearance:Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation:

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $61,900.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

• If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a Booz Allen or client site facility.
• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.