Top Secret Cleared Mid-Level Operations Analyst

Zantech•Arlington, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Zantech is looking for a talented Mid-Level Operations Analyst to contribute to the success of our upcoming Service Delivery & Resource Allocation Management Support project for an onsite role based out of Arlington, VA. The Mid-Level Operations Analyst will play a crucial role in supporting the Office Director, Deputy Director, Deputy Program Directors, ADPM, and Program Managers. This role involves tracking and coordinating taskers, drills, and exercises, managing DIRO Program Review preparations to achieve 'Ready to Review' status, preparing TS/SCI briefings, and providing technical and programmatic input to various documents. The analyst will also manage acquisition communications and lifecycle tracking, provide process improvement recommendations, and support technical R&D transition activities. Mid-Level Operations Analysts are the journeyman-level analytical backbone of support operations, leading coordination of DIRO Program Review preparation, managing complex acquisition communication routing, supporting R&D transition activities, and providing technical and programmatic input across a broad range of classified and unclassified deliverables. Their deeper experience enables them to mentor junior analysts and independently manage high-visibility deliverables on tight timelines. A weak performer in this role creates risk across DIRO reviews, Congressional inquiries, and transition partner engagements.

Requirements

Minimum 6 years, including at least 3 years tracking technical and financial milestones in a DoD or R&D environment
Demonstrated independent problem-solving ability on financial, administrative, and program management challenges
Experience managing high-visibility deliverables including executive briefings, program review packages, and Congressional reporting documents
Experience with DoD acquisition processes including BAAs, solicitations, and proposal evaluation
Strong writing skills for technical documents, policy memos, and TS/SCI-level briefings
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and classified systems (SIPRNet/JWICS)
Strong oral and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills; ability to deal with conflicts and diverse stakeholders
Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or mathematics
US Citizenship required
Must possess and Active US Top Secret (TS); must be eligible for SCI access

Nice To Haves

Experience with R&D transition activities, MOA/MOU drafting, or stakeholder engagement preferred
Master's degree in engineering, science, mathematics, or operations research
DAU program management or systems engineering coursework
PMP or equivalent

Responsibilities

Manage all preparations for DIRO Program Reviews; achieve 'Ready to Review' status (finalized master schedule, approved consolidated briefing deck, collected supporting materials) 3 business days before each review
Track and coordinate all taskers, drills, and exercises with 98% accuracy; manage escalations to leadership
Manage acquisition communications and documentation routing between DARPA PMs, Contracts Management Office (CMO), and Office of General Counsel (OGC) to maintain established solicitation schedules
Track and analyze the acquisition lifecycle for all classified and unclassified acquisitions; provide at least one actionable process improvement recommendation per quarter
Support R&D transition activities including developing transition partner requirements documents, drafting MOAs/MOUs, and producing R&D transition analysis reports
Prepare TS/SCI briefings, trip reports, PADs, SCGs, PCRs, and RDoc narratives with 95% accuracy on first submission
Build and maintain a stakeholder network database updated quarterly with 98% data accuracy; facilitate at least one new stakeholder connection per program per year
Mentor Operations Analyst IIs and provide quality review of their work products