Mission Engineer & Integrator

Peraton•McLean, VA

16h

About The Position

The Mission Engineer & Integrator will provide technical expertise and support for CI risk management mission within foreign intelligence operations planning and execution. This role involves assisting Sponsor personnel with risk management and governance, analyzing operational requirements, supporting the development of new systems and concepts of operations, and ensuring technical and operational constraints are addressed. The position also requires performing trade studies, developing operational procedures, writing counterintelligence guidance, conducting technical security and risk assessments, and validating requirements. Additionally, the role involves supporting the deployment of operational technology systems and writing operational correspondence.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with relevant polygraph.
Minimum of 12 years of experience with a BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with PhD; an additional four years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
Customer-specific experience is required.
Prior experience with the customer's official messaging system.
Ability to support mission activities either early in the morning or late in the evening as mission needs require.
Willing to support OCONUS TDYs from time-to-time.

Nice To Haves

Prefer prior AOR experience.

Responsibilities

Assist Sponsor personnel conducting risk management and governance responsibilities in reviewing, defining, and clarifying operational requirements
Analyze situational conditions and constraints to identify appropriate technologies, capabilities, systems, and equipment to meet operational requirements
Support the generation of, and updates to, concepts of operations
Provide operational input to the development of new systems, capabilities, and equipment
Provide tradecraft recommendations and best practices during operations planning, assessment, and approvals
Ensure technical and operational constraints are communicated and addressed as part of operational planning and execution
Perform trade studies from testing and evaluation lessons learned, new intelligence gained, and/or operational feedback and provide recommendations for system modifications and upgrades
Support the development of operational procedures to include identification of mission contingencies
Provide recommendations with respect to end-to-end system capability gaps affecting usability and operability of systems
Review all-source reporting on assigned portfolios to produce counterintelligence guidance on inherent or known risks and mitigations surrounding the use of technology
Perform technical security and risk assessments to identify points of vulnerability and operational security risks, and recommend risk mitigation strategies
Validate and verify operational and technical requirements
Use established Sponsor standards and regulations to address system non-compliance and provide recommendations to improve compliance
Support the deployment of operational technology systems and equipment
Write or contribute to operational correspondence in various formats and venues.