Wargaming Team Subject Matter Expert

Wargaming Team SME – Onsite at NATO ACT Norfolk Location :

• HQ SACT, Norfolk, VA Position Type : Full-time, Onsite Clearance Requirement : Active NATO or National SECRET (or higher) security clearance Role Overview Ironclad Defense Works (IDW) is seeking professionals to join NATO ACT as Wargaming specialists supporting NATO event planning, design, and analysis.
• These roles are central to NATO’s transformation and warfare development efforts.
• Successful candidates will combine creativity with rigorous analysis, ensuring outputs that inform NATO leadership and multinational strategy.
• This is a unique opportunity to contribute to NATO’s Warfighting Capstone Concept (NWCC), Warfare Development Agenda (WDA), and digital transformation initiatives.
• Key Responsibilities
• Plan, coordinate, and execute NATO projects at operational and strategic levels.
• Design processes, objectives, and supporting mechanics aligned to ACT needs.
• Develop scenarios and injects reflecting NATO challenges.
• Facilitate multinational workshops, wargames, and seminars.
• Integrate political, military, and technological perspectives into outputs.
• Collaborate with SMEs and specialists to enhance product realism.
• Incorporate adversary perspectives and red teaming approaches.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses of outcomes.
• Prepare reports, briefings, and recommendations for leadership.
• Coordinate with NATO Centers of Excellence and partner nations.
• Support experimentation campaigns and concept development processes.
• Mentor junior staff and contribute to professional development.
• Represent NATO at external conferences and events.
• Contribute to doctrine, policy, and strategy through lessons learned.
• Promote innovation and foresight in project design and delivery.
• Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field; Master’s preferred.
• 5–7 years of relevant professional experience.
• Proven ability to deliver results in multinational contexts.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Experience collaborating with diverse stakeholders.
• Understanding of NATO’s Warfare Development Agenda and NWCC.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and collaboration tools.
• Ability to meet demanding timelines and work under pressure.
• Knowledge of emerging methodologies in the role’s domain.
• Fluent English (STANAG 6001 proficiency required).
• Eligible for NATO or National SECRET clearance.
• Citizenship of a NATO member nation.
• Desired Skills
• Experience conducting foresight or horizon scanning.
• Familiarity with influence operations or cognitive security.
• Practical knowledge of emerging technologies relevant to the role.
• Track record of facilitating workshops in multinational contexts.
• Familiarity with Agile, Design Thinking, or similar methods.
• Ability to synthesize technical, political, and operational perspectives.

Application Instructions Apply directly through the posted job ad and link.

Candidates may also send a cover letter and NATO-format forward résumé, emphasizing NATO and multinational experience, to :