Collection Orchestration

SAIC • Chantilly, VA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Collection Orchestration Mission Engineer to support SAIC’s Prime SETA program supporting the NRO’s Ground Enterprise Directorate (GED) in Chantilly, VA. GED leads enterprise-level acquisition, integration, and modernization efforts that define how multi-INT collection is orchestrated across the mission. In this role, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor guiding the design, evaluation, and delivery of next-generation tools that automate and optimize collection management. You will work directly with government leaders and development contractors to shape cloud-forward, automation-driven capabilities that enhance mission responsiveness and operational effectiveness across the full system lifecycle.

Requirements

• Systems analysis and design methodologies
• Cloud-based and modernized software architectures
• Developing requirements
• Evaluating design approaches
• Oversight of development contractors
• Developing high-quality briefings, technical roadmaps, and acquisition documentation
• Advising government managers

Responsibilities

• Engineer advanced collection-orchestration applications, performing system trades, interface analysis, and lifecycle engineering that directly influence mission outcomes.
• Lead technical and programmatic discussions with government and contractor teams, identifying issues early, driving resolution, and guiding engineering decisions that enable enterprise-level capabilities.
• Apply systems analysis and design methodologies to assess technical debt, architectural runway, and efficiency trade-offs for cloud-based and modernized software architectures.
• Shape future system planning by developing requirements, evaluating design approaches, and providing oversight of development contractors to ensure alignment with mission needs.
• Develop high-quality briefings, technical roadmaps, and acquisition documentation that support Program and Project Manager decision-making and advance modernization strategies.
• Advise government managers responsible for end-to-end ground enterprise capabilities, ensuring mission tools, data flows, and integration efforts operate cohesively across the enterprise.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed