
Special And Tactical Operations Leader, WARFARE ANALYST F/A-18A-F
General Dynamics Information Technology
Norfolk, VAJob$111–150K/yrSeen 4 days agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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The Special and Tactical Operations Leader, Warfare Analyst F/A-18A-F supports the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s Warfare Effectiveness Department. The role leads team efforts, develops procedures, reviews work products, and resolves problems. It applies F/A-18 tactical employment expertise to analyze naval aviation platforms and weapons systems, support warfighting assessments, and develop operator training materials. The position is contingent and expected to start in late summer 2027.
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Req ID: RQ231579
Type of Requisition: Regular
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Top Secret
Public Trust/Other Required: None
Job Family: Intelligence Operations and Analysis
Skills:
Tactical Training,Technical Knowledge,Weapons Systems,Weapons Training
Experience:
10 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
SPECIAL AND TACTICAL OPERATIONS LEADER, WARFARE ANALYST F/A-18A-F
Contribute to the strategic direction of the business and support impactful mission outcomes as a Special and Tactical Operations Leader - Aviation at GDIT. Here, you’ll enable the success of the most critical government missions and the growth of a meaningful career in Administration.
MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
As a Special and Tactical Operations Leader - Aviation, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Digital Analytics Infrastructure and Technology Advancement (DAiTA) Group Warfare Effectiveness Department (WED). You will play a crucial role as a team leader, developing procedures, reviews work products of other team personnel, managing project efforts and taking the lead in problem resolution.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Applies knowledge from experience as a fixed-wing or rotary wing military aircrew or equivalent civilian experience to identify, define, and document technical data for weaponeering, NATOPS, and NTRP (NATIP) products for Naval tactical aircraft and associated weapons systems.
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Provides analysis of operational suitability of naval aviation platforms, weapons, sensors and systems.
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Supports system level warfighting assessments and effectiveness analysis; advanced concept employment analysis; analytic support for the pre-acquisition, acquisition, and sustainment of Navy, Joint, and allied systems acquisition process; or modeling and simulations for operational analysis.
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Develops, prepares, and manages material required for the operator to safely and effectively employ the aircraft and its weapon systems. Requires the ability to develop and present Naval Aviation Missions and Capabilities (NAMC) training seminar material to DoD personnel.
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Analytic expertise to support technical exchanges, briefings, and workshops in support of recommended tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). May require qualification as contract flight crewmember IAW OPNAVINST 3710.7.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your technical expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Special and Tactical Operations Leader - Aviation must have:
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Education: MS/MA degree with specialized military systems training. Additional Requirements: Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) or Marine Aviation Weapons Training Squadron-1 (MAWTS-1) Weapons Tactics Instructor (WTI) graduate
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Experience: At least twelve (12) years of recent professional experience with F/A-18 aircraft Tactical System Employment as a F/A-18 pilot or Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) is required
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Security clearance level: Active Top Secret
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US citizenship required
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Role requirements: 10% Travel required
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Performance Location will be at Oceana/Norfolk, VA
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Timeline: This is a contingent position expected to start in late summer of 2027
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
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Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
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Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
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Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
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Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your ambition to deliver your best work.
Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.
The likely salary range for this position is $111,155 - $150,385. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.
About Our Work:
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.
Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at https://gdit.com/tc.
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How this job compares
Set against the 777 open Intelligence Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$111–150K/yr
- Virginia median$100–150K/yr172 salary ranges
- US median$92–150K/yr588 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $131K, is 3% above the Virginia median midpoint ($127K) — in the middle half of Intelligence Analyst salary ranges in Virginia.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 207 open Intelligence Analyst jobs in Virginia and 777 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Virginia
- Amentum24 open
- BAE Systems22 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 12 years of experience — more than three in four Intelligence Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 652 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a master's degree; 11 of the 777 open Intelligence Analyst jobs (1%) ask for a master's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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