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Defense Mission Professional

Booz Allen Hamilton

Eglin Air Force Base, FLFull-time$113–257K/yrPosted 2w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$113–257K/yr
Location
Eglin Air Force Base, FL
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a defense mission professional to lead DoD project teams and advise clients. The role involves identifying, analyzing, and evaluating complex systems, policies, and processes, and solving design, integration, and analytical problems. Candidates must have extensive F-16 pilot and instructor experience, testing experience, TS/SCI clearance, and a bachelor's degree.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

F-16 Piloting, requiredFighter Aircraft Testing, requiredF-16 Instruction, requiredSquadron Command, nice to have

Qualifications

8+ Years F-16 Pilot Experience, required1,000+ Flight Hours, requiredTS/SCI Clearance, requiredBachelor's Degree, requiredMaster's Degree, nice to haveWeapons School Graduate Certification, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Defense Mission ProfessionalThe 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 an expert like you to drive solutions for missions that keep our nation safe.

As a defense mission professional, you’ll leverage your expertise as you lead a team on projects for the DoD. You’ll be a trusted advisor to our clients, and we’ll look to you to identify, analyze, and evaluate complex systems, policies, and processes.

Further your career with us as you help solve complex design, integration, and analytical problems for the DoD.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

  • 8+ years of experience as a pilot on F-16 aircraft aircraft
  • Experience with fighter aircraft developmental or operational testing
  • Experience as an F-16 instructor pilot with 1,000+ flight hours
  • TS/SCI clearance
  • Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

  • Experience as a Squadron Commander
  • Master's degree
  • Weapons School Graduate Certification

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI 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 $112,900.00 to $257,000.00 (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 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 interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

  • Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the 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.

How this job compares

Set against the 322 open Pilot jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$113–257K/yr
  • US median$109–132K/yr155 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $185K, is 52% above the US median midpoint ($122K) — in the top quarter of Pilot salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 18 open Pilot jobs in Florida and 322 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Pilot postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 60 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 23 of the 322 open Pilot jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 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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