NRO Policy / Engagement Representative - TS/SCI CI Poly

Tenica and Associates LLC • Washington, DC

3d • $165,000 - $185,000 • Onsite

About The Position

This role is essential to ensuring the technical awareness, continuity, and impact within the Department of War (DoW) at the Pentagon to advocate for NRO equities, inform policy discussions, and coordinate between the DoW and NRO staffs. The position involves interfacing between the NRO and the Department of War, including the Under Secretaries of War for Intelligence and Security, Policy, Research and Engineering, and Acquisition and Sustainment. The representative will support the DoW in their oversight responsibilities and provide effective NRO advocacy within the DoW, while also informing the NRO of key challenges and opportunities within the DoW. Collaboration with NRO Directorates and Offices is expected to improve warfighter and IC decision-making through the inclusion of NRO-provided capabilities and data. Responsibilities include drafting, editing, and writing reports, correspondence, and briefs, as well as tracking important actions and milestones for executives. The role also involves coordinating visits from DoW distinguished visitors to the NRO enterprise. The primary place of performance is the NRO office at the Pentagon, with expected regular visits to NRO HQ and mission partner facilities in the National Capitol Region to enhance collaboration and interoperability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM), Business, or a related field. Alternatively, demonstrate an additional 4 years of related IC and DoW intelligence systems experience per level if no bachelor's degree is held.
• Experience supporting Executive / Senior Level Agency/ Department policy, oversight and resource leadership
• Domain knowledge and expertise in multiple interrelated space and satellite ground systems
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with a Counter-Intelligence Polygraph
• Experience with National Intelligence Space systems and Intelligence disciplines

Nice To Haves

• Master's or PhD in technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Domain knowledge and expertise in systems engineering of interrelated systems
• Experience working on space and ground programs from Enterprise Capabilities, and architecture-definition documentation through requirements derivation and allocation, performance metric generation and assessment, test case development, and requirement closure tracing
• Professional certifications in Systems or Digital Engineering, Program Management, Architecture (such as DAWIA, INCOSE, MBSE such as OCSMP SysML Model Builder, Agile, or PMP)
• Operational familiarity with NRO Tools (ChatSurfer, Thresher, JEMA, etc), or NRO collection data or Mission Partner Intelligence Data

Responsibilities

• Interface between the NRO and the Department of War to include the Under Secretaries of War for Intelligence and Security, Policy, Research and Engineering, and Acquisition and Sustainment.
• Support the DoW to enable their oversight responsibilities and provide effective NRO advocacy within the DoW while providing NRO awareness of key challenges and opportunities within the DoW.
• Collaborate with NRO Directorates and Offices to improve warfighter and IC decision making with the inclusion of NRO provided capabilities and data.
• Draft, edit, and write reports, correspondence, and briefs.
• Keep track of important actions and milestones for executives.
• Collaborate with NRO Directorates and Offices to coordinate visits from DoW distinguished visitors to the NRO enterprise.

What This Job Offers

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