Consultant Wargame Designer/Analyst

Location: Frimley. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £65,000 - £75,000 dependent on skills and experiences plus bonus scheme.

For us, wargaming covers a spectrum of decision support activity. Depending on your skill set you may design or analyse wargames (or both); you will be involved in delivery, business development, engaging with stakeholders, and in supporting, or deputising for, the CORDA wargaming lead. This role could be full-time or part-time. A full-time role is likely to involve work on other types of decision support tasks within CORDA or Techmodal.

Security clearance: SC is not required on joining but you must be eligible for SC as a minimum.

What you’ll be doing:

• Designers
  • Develop scenarios and design wargame Mechanics and Systems and oversee event management.
  • Design and develop Wargames whilst overseeing Playtesting, Iterative Testing and Refinement.
• Analysts
  • Lead discovery and research and define the Master Research Question and reporting requirements.
  • Define the Data Collection and Analysis Plan (DCAP); ensure wargame design surfaces required data.
  • Brief Data Capturers and manage In-Wargame Data Collection.
  • Conduct analysis as per DCAP and author the first draft of the report.

Whether you are a designer or analyst you will also:

• Liaise with stakeholders.
• Deputise for the wargaming lead when required.
• Support business development and business winning.
• Horizon scan (particularly with respect to technology-based tools and aids).

Your skills and experiences:

• Knowledge of UK Defence in general and understanding of how a military headquarters operates through the various staff branches gained through an SO3/SO2 or similar appointment.
• Understanding of ConDev, CapDev and WarDev, and the role of Operational Analysis and Wargaming within those staff branches.
• Analysts should have a formal training in research and analysis, gained through M or PhD level academic studies, or military intelligence PME, or equally methodical and rigorous training.
• Designers should have experience of designing and structuring collective activities and events to fulfil a particular purpose.
• Completion of ICSC(L) or ACSC will be well-regarded.
• Experience of routinely and appropriately applying mission command and the CAKE principles of battle procedure to activity in any context.
• Experience in workshop facilitation and in dealing with clients/customers from a consulting perspective will be well regarded.
• Experience of wargaming to support geo-political and non-kinetic/violent scenarios will be well-regarded.

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Digital Intelligence Team: At the BAE Systems Digital Intelligence Defence Business Unit, we are driven by a bold aspiration to lead the Defence sector with advanced, data-driven solutions that redefine what’s possible. Our people are our greatest asset - the driving force behind every success we achieve. To reach our strategic goals, we believe that fostering collaboration, trust, and mutual respect across Digital Intelligence isn’t just important, it’s essential. We’re committed to cultivating an environment that sparks innovation, fuels teamwork, and unites us with a shared sense of purpose. Together, we are not only driving success for our business and our customers but also shaping the future of Defence.

Why BAE Systems? This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.