Management Analyst SME

Leidos•Bethesda, MD

8d•$116,350 - $210,325

About The Position

Leidos is hiring a Management Analyst SME in its Intel Sector Analysis Solutions Business Area. The role conducts analysis of transition planning and intelligence information requirements and develops architecture baselines. It may also involve researching and assisting with implementation of community policies and guidance, supporting business process improvements, and conducting systems analysis for missions, systems, and fiscal requirements. The position supports government clients with portfolio monitoring and analysis, strategic planning, sponsor decision-making, programmatic goals and objectives, schedules, and senior-executive reporting. The analyst communicates technical topics to non-technical senior audiences and collaborates across multiple entities, including partners outside the United States. The role requires preparing written products and deliverables in multiple formats, tracking deadlines and assignments, and keeping customers informed and prepared for upcoming events.

Requirements

TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
Typically a bachelor's degree and 12–15 years of relevant experience, or a master's degree and 10–13 years of relevant experience; a doctorate in a technical domain may be held. Experience may be exchanged for degree requirements.
Portfolio management experience monitoring and analyzing IT portfolios, programs, capabilities, and services.
Strategic planning experience supporting the sponsor’s strategic direction and priorities.
Experience making recommendations for sponsor decision-making, including strategies or roadmaps, risks, gaps, dependencies, strategic alignment, and funding or program issues.
Experience assisting government clients with programmatic goals, objectives, schedules, and senior-executive reports.
Ability to communicate technical topics to senior-level audiences in non-technical terms.
Extensive experience collaborating across multiple entities and experience working with partners outside the United States.
Strong writing and grammatical skills.
Familiarity with portfolio, program, and project management disciplines.
Familiarity with planning, programming, budgeting, and execution disciplines.
Knowledge of key performance indicators.
Strong organizational skills and experience with process-driven work.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills, including audience-appropriate written and verbal communication and customer service.
Ability to work with senior personnel in a diverse, fast-paced, multitasking environment with competing priorities.
Familiarity with the DNI structure and Intelligence Community operations.
Ability to track deliverables, deadlines, and team assignments and to proactively prepare customer talking points and summaries.

Responsibilities

Monitor and analyze IT portfolios of programs and their associated capabilities and services.
Support the evolution of the sponsor’s strategic direction and priorities.
Recommend strategies and roadmaps to aid sponsor decision-making, including identifying risks, capability and performance gaps, dependencies, strategic alignment, funding, and related program issues.
Assist government clients with programmatic goals and objectives, schedules, and reports to senior-level executives.
Communicate technical topics in a non-technical manner to senior-level audiences.
Collaborate across multiple entities and work with partners outside the United States.
Draft written products and produce deliverables in formats such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
Track upcoming deliverables and ensure team assignments are adequate to deliver work on time.
Keep customers informed of upcoming deadlines and help ensure they remain on track.
Prepare talking points and summaries so customers are ready for upcoming events.
Conduct analysis of transition planning and intelligence information requirements and develop architecture baselines.
Research and assist with implementing community policies and guidance; support business process improvements or systems analysis for missions, systems, and fiscal requirements.