External Engagement Lead

SAIC • Colorado Springs, CO

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About The Position

SAIC is seeking an Externals Engagement Lead (EEL) to serve as the front door integrator and primary engagement lead for all external systems, data sources, and user communities seeking connection to CMCC. This position provides a holistic interface role responsible for tracking, prioritizing, onboarding, coordinating, and guiding externals through the CMCC System Integration Process (SIP). The EEL works across engineering, cyber, PMO, WLT, and government stakeholders to ensure external partners integrate successfully, support real-world operations, and meet exercise and mission objectives.

Requirements

• Serve as the primary entry point for all external systems, data sources, mission partners, and user communities seeking engagement with CMCC.
• Lead early discovery to define external mission needs, data flows, security posture, and integration objectives, and guide partners through the System Integration Process (SIP) and environment progression.
• Track all external integrations across their lifecycle, maintaining status, priorities, risks, and required actions while ensuring alignment with PMO defined priorities.
• Coordinate with CSF Systems Engineering, Integrator, Cyber, Architecture, Test, WLT, and Infrastructure teams to ensure external integrations align with the Technical Baseline and CCB/ARB governance.
• Ensure external systems are prepared for real-world operations, major exercises, demos, and test events, collaborating closely with operator focused stakeholders.
• Facilitate external participation in SIP ceremonies—including EIWG, Architecture Coordination, Requirements Coordination, and Environment CCBs—ensuring clarity of expectations and required artifacts.
• Provide technical oversight of interface definition by helping external partners supply inputs for EICD development (data types, PPS, exchange methods, classification posture).
• Maintain long-term communication channels with assigned external partners, ensuring synchronized progress, issue resolution, and readiness for integration and operational use.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary entry point for all external systems, data sources, mission partners, and user communities seeking engagement with CMCC.
• Lead early discovery to define external mission needs, data flows, security posture, and integration objectives, and guide partners through the System Integration Process (SIP) and environment progression.
• Track all external integrations across their lifecycle, maintaining status, priorities, risks, and required actions while ensuring alignment with PMO defined priorities.
• Coordinate with CSF Systems Engineering, Integrator, Cyber, Architecture, Test, WLT, and Infrastructure teams to ensure external integrations align with the Technical Baseline and CCB/ARB governance.
• Ensure external systems are prepared for real-world operations, major exercises, demos, and test events, collaborating closely with operator focused stakeholders.
• Facilitate external participation in SIP ceremonies—including EIWG, Architecture Coordination, Requirements Coordination, and Environment CCBs—ensuring clarity of expectations and required artifacts.
• Provide technical oversight of interface definition by helping external partners supply inputs for EICD development (data types, PPS, exchange methods, classification posture).
• Maintain long-term communication channels with assigned external partners, ensuring synchronized progress, issue resolution, and readiness for integration and operational use.

What This Job Offers

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