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Naval Aviation SME, Senior

Booz Allen Hamilton

Lexington Park, MDFull-time$113–257K/yrPosted 3w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$113–257K/yr
Location
Lexington Park, MD
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

The Naval Aviation SME, Senior provides enterprise-wide expertise to Booz Allen customers, helping develop and execute strategic plans and improve program performance. The role advises government customers, evaluates plans and mission strategies, analyzes business and operational processes, and develops program controls and recommendations. It also involves collaborating with program leaders and communicating findings to senior military and government stakeholders.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Naval Aviation Operations, requiredSolution Development, requiredSenior Leader Briefing, requiredCommunication, nice to havePresentation Skills, nice to haveStrategic Planning, nice to haveBusiness Process Analysis, nice to haveProgram Planning, nice to have

Qualifications

12+ Years Naval Aviation Experience, requiredNAWCAD or NAWCWD Experience, requiredSecret Clearance, requiredBachelor's Degree, requiredCommissioned Officer or Senior DoW Officer Experience, nice to havePAE Aviation, Munitions, RAS, SYSCOM, Naval Operations, or Fleet Readiness Center Experience, nice to haveMaster's Degree, nice to have

Benefits

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

Full job description

Naval Aviation SME, SeniorThe Opportunity: As a Naval Aviation subject matter expert, you’ll provide enterprise-wide expertise in designated functional and concentration areas, supporting Booz Allen customers in developing and executing strategic plans to achieve organizational objectives. This role is responsible for delivering solutions and recommendations across complex tasks, driving performance improvements, and influencing the direction of programs and projects. You’ll apply advanced operational principles and analytical techniques to formulate long and short-term strategies, interface with senior stakeholders, and support operational excellence.

What You’ll Work On:

  • Develop and execute strategic direction, vision, and missions for complex programs, collaborating with program or project managers and senior client leadership to influence objectives and outcomes.
  • Provide insight and advice on strategic direction, leveraging up-to-date, industry-standard practices to drive organizational performance improvements.
  • Serve as a senior advisor to government customers, supporting program and project operations and evaluating the adequacy and acceptability of evolving plans, governance, and mission strategies.
  • Develop new or refine existing processes, charters, instructions, and operations to improve customer business methodology, applying advanced knowledge of business management principles, organizational structures, and information management techniques.
  • Analyze business, operational, and financial processes to identify and recommend approaches for redefining, planning, organizing, designing, developing, and modifying current practices.
  • Develop program or project plans, guidelines, and controls, performing tasks that require both practical experience and theoretical state-of-the-art technical knowledge.
  • Interface with senior client stakeholders, including military and government leaders, to communicate findings and recommendations.

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You Have:

  • 12+ years of experience developing and implementing naval aviation missions or operations processes

  • Experience developing solutions and recommendations across multiple complex tasks and organizations

  • Experience with Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC) Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) or Weapons Division (NAWCWD)

  • Experience briefing senior military or government leaders

  • Secret clearance

  • Bachelor’s degree

Nice If You Have:

  • Experience in the military as a commissioned officer or senior-level DoW government officer
  • Experience working within PAE Aviation, Munitions, RAS, SYSCOM, naval operations, or Fleet Readiness Center staff
  • Possession of strong communication and presentation skills
  • Master’s degree

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret 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 167 open Strategic Advisor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$113–257K/yr
  • US median$127–227K/yr80 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $185K, is close to the US median midpoint ($190K) — in the middle half of Strategic Advisor salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 167 open Strategic Advisor jobs across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 12 years of experience — more than three in four Strategic Advisor postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 161 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 64 of the 167 open Strategic Advisor jobs (38%) 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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