Junior Program Operations Specialist

CACI • Reston, VA

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About The Position

CACI’s Mission & Engineering Support business is seeking an early-career Junior Program Operations Specialist to connect workforce requirements with programs supporting U.S. government national security customers. The role works with staffing, talent acquisition, security, program, and operations teams to track staffing needs, coordinate workforce processes, and help leaders understand how personnel align with mission requirements. It also applies research and analytical skills to structured personnel selection, workforce trends, and organizational effectiveness, providing practical experience in staffing operations and applied psychology.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Human Factors, or Behavioral Science.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to research, analyze, and clearly summarize information.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Ability to work effectively with stakeholders across different teams and organizational levels.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance; CACI intends to sponsor the selected candidate, and clearance approval is subject to government investigation and adjudication.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Organizational Psychology, Applied Psychology, or Human Factors Psychology.
• Academic or practical experience with structured interviewing, personnel assessment, job analysis, competency modeling, or employee selection.
• Familiarity with research methods, psychometrics, assessment validity, statistics, or qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support structured behavioral assessments for mission-support roles.
• Develop and refine job-related behavioral interview questions, competency criteria, and evaluation rubrics; participate in interviews and document candidate evidence consistently.
• Research ways to improve staffing and operational processes and organizational structures.
• Examine workflows, roles, team dynamics, and decision paths, applying psychological and behavioral science concepts to identify opportunities to improve effectiveness, coordination, and adoption of change.
• Coordinate with program and operations teams to track workforce and operational needs, follow up on actions, and help address coordination gaps affecting program delivery.
• Coordinate staffing requirements across programs and business functions; track vacancies, staffing priorities, candidate status, and workforce allocation.
• Coordinate recruiting, onboarding, training, and clearance-processing activities with program managers, talent acquisition, HR, security, subcontracting partners, and operations leaders.
• Analyze staffing and workforce information to identify trends, resource constraints, and opportunities to improve workforce planning and coordination.
• Support program and line-of-business reviews by gathering and validating information, coordinating meetings, maintaining action items, and organizing supporting materials.
• Assist with implementing process improvements and organizational changes, gathering stakeholder input and examining how changes affect teams and operations.
• Develop and maintain staffing and operations templates, guides, trackers, and other resources that support consistent processes and knowledge sharing.
• Coordinate cross-functional operations projects and provide administrative, analytical, and briefing support for leadership priorities and surge activities.

Benefits

• Flexible time off benefit.
• Learning resources and learning and development opportunities.
• Healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level