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Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications Program Analyst

Booz Allen Hamilton

Alexandria, VAFull-time$87–198K/yrPosted 1w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$87–198K/yr
Location
Alexandria, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Modernization Portfolio Analyst to support a Department of War client. The analyst will research and develop strategies and briefings for current and future NC3 portfolio programs, and evaluate systems, policies, and processes supporting NC3 enterprise modernization and broader nuclear modernization. The role supports the future of nuclear deterrence.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Strategy Development, requiredDecision Briefing, requiredPolicy Analysis, requiredDoW Acquisition Framework, requiredProgram Documentation, requiredStrategic Recommendations, requiredModernization Planning, requiredNC3 Governance, requiredSatellite Communications, requiredWireless Communications, requiredSenior-Level Meetings, requiredDoW Correspondence, requiredDoW Tools, requiredVirtual Meeting Management, requiredIssue Management, requiredTrend Analysis, requiredJCIDS, requiredPPBE, requiredIndependent Problem Solving, requiredAnalytical Thinking, requiredStakeholder Engagement, requiredCross-Functional Collaboration, nice to haveRequirements Analysis, nice to haveTest and Evaluation, nice to haveTrade Studies, nice to haveArchitecture Design, nice to haveTechnical Writing, nice to haveAttention to Detail, nice to have

Qualifications

7+ Years Action Staff Experience, requiredTS/SCI Clearance, requiredBachelor's Degree, required

Benefits

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

Full job description

Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications Program AnalystThe 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.

As a Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications (NC3) Modernization Portfolio Analyst, you’ll bring your analytical and strategic background to work on projects for a DoW client. You’ll conduct research and develop strategies and briefings to support current and future programs within the NC3 portfolio. You’ll help identify, analyze, and evaluate complex systems, policies, and processes supporting the modernization of the NC3 enterprise and general nuclear modernization.

You’ll impact the work we do for the DoW and NC3 enterprise, and the solutions we deliver for the future of nuclear deterrence.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have:

  • 7+ years of experience in an action and staff officer role on a Joint Staff, service-level, or agency-level headquarter staff, including developing strategies, decision briefs, and information papers and analyzing policy documents for the DoW
  • Experience with DoW adaptive acquisition framework processes and policies and assisting with developing required program documentation and strategic-level recommendations according to DoW regulations and directives
  • Experience with modernization planning and governance of strategic or nuclear command and control and associated satellite communications or wireless terrestrial command, control, and communications systems for NC3 user segment, mission management, and ground infrastructure
  • Experience working with senior defense officials in preparing and briefing decision support materials and participating in senior-level meetings, including developing correspondence per DoW guidance and using DoW tools, running in-person and virtual meetings using DoW provided capabilities, managing issues and action items, analyzing information for trends, and consolidating information for senior-level awareness and decision-making
  • Knowledge of the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) or Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) processes
  • Ability to work independently, creatively, and analytically in a problem-solving environment, anticipate client and stakeholder requirements, engage proactively, and work with minimum oversight or direction
  • TS/SCI clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree

Nice If You Have:

  • Experience working as part of a cross-functional delivery team, integrating and incorporating detailed technical data from multiple team members into executive-level decision-making products, and communicating the findings, insights, and recommendations to senior-level clients effectively
  • Experience with analytical activities for U.S. government acquisition programs, including stakeholder requirements definition, requirements analysis, test and evaluation, trade studies, or architecture design per U.S. government processes
  • Experience writing and synthesizing data from multiple sources into comprehensive technical documents that are easy to comprehend
  • Ability to pay strict attention to detail

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 $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (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 1,002 open Program Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$87–198K/yr
  • Virginia median$94–155K/yr119 salary ranges
  • US median$88–131K/yr678 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $142K, is 17% above the Virginia median midpoint ($122K) — in the middle half of Program Analyst salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 219 open Program Analyst jobs in Virginia and 1,002 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience — more than three in four Program Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 905 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 352 of the 1,002 open Program Analyst jobs (35%) 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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