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Senior Principal Strategic Planner

GDIT
USA FL MacDill AFB Posted Oct 28, 2026
Full-time

About this role

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret/SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Functional Experts

Job Qualifications:

Skills

Documentations, Planning, Planning Ability, PrioritizationCertifications:

NoneExperience:

10 + years of related experienceUS Citizenship Required:

  • Yes

Job Description:

  • Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Senior Strategic Planner supporting a critical mission in Tampa, FL. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

  • At GDIT, people are our differentiators. As a Senior Strategic Planner, you will help to continue to support the mission. You will utilize your years of experience to provide specialized analysis, planning, conduct research or evaluate information from a variety of sources and make recommendations based on the data.

  • Support Combatant Command and Theater Special Operations Commands in campaign and campaign support planning with respect to employment of sensitive activities.

  • Provide subject matter expertise at the operational and strategic employment of sensitive activities.

  • Expert in communications, influencing and leadership skills.

  • Experience in working within USSOCOM enterprise, specifically at Headquarters, USSOCOM, at a USSOCOM Service Component headquarters, or one of the Theater Special Operations Commands.

  • Experience with coordinating analytic support to produce Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (JIPOE) products.

  • Knowledge of Special Operations policy, strategy and plans.

  • Knowledge of Joint Planning and Intelligence Planning Processes to determine and describe intelligence support across collection, analysis, production, and targeting.

  • 10 years of experience in SOF operational level planning.

  • 5 Years of SOF unit experience at the tactical and operational level.

  • Ability to work independently and meet short deadlines in a fast-paced environment, coordinate participation and input in the development of global plans.

  • Consult with clients to determine optimum design for assigned projects.

  • Serves as advisor to clients in assigned subject areas, recommends functional changes, and identifies areas for further investigation.

  • Coordinate and collaborate with other disciplines and partner organizations to produce thorough and reliable products.

  • Participate in special projects as required.

  • May coach and review the work of less experienced professionals.

  • May develop and maintain analytical procedures to meet changing requirements.

  • The analyst will have an opportunity to support additional duties beyond the prescribed functions by becoming integrated and trained to support and complement operational execution.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

  • As a Senior Strategic Planner, the work you’ll do at ARMA will be impactful to the mission of the customer. You will play a crucial role in gathering, analyzing, and evaluating data pertaining to operations and organizations.

  • You will support the customers force protection and identity data management efforts.

  • Collaborate with other disciplines and partner organizations to produce thorough and reliable products.

  • Drive to work independently and meet short deadlines in a fast-paced environment, coordinate participation, and input in the development of global plans.

  • Utilize relevant technologies and services while being prepared to include emerging tools and procedures as necessary.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Bring your Senior Strategic Planner expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Senior Strategic Planner must have:

  • Education: Master’s Degree

  • Experience: 10+ years of related experience either Military or Civilian Equivalent

  • Technical skills: Microsoft office

  • Security clearance level: Active TS/SCI clearance

  • Role requirements: Military Experience, Special Operations Planning Experience, Oversight at either the strategic or operational level, Interagency and DoW coordination experience.

  • Location: On Customer Site – MacDill AFB, FL

ARMA IS YOUR PLACE:

  • At ARMA, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do. Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities

  • Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals

  • Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, competitive pay and paid time off

  • Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

  • OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

  • Explore a career in intelligence at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside

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The likely salary range for this position is $112,840 - $132,250. 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.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA FL MacDill AFB

Additional Work Locations:

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.

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