Policy Analyst Sr Principal

SAIC • Reston, VA

17h • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking qualified and experienced Strategy, Policy, Program Development Expert, to work with a diverse team of operations staff and interagency partners to provide support to dynamic, global intelligence operations for a national security partner in Reston, VA. This position requires excellent verbal and written communication, analytic, research, and problem-solving skills, and the ability to operate in a diverse, evolving, and high-profile environment. Competitive candidates should bring extensive documented experience delivering planning, policy, and program support to national security executives and stakeholders.

Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent analytic, research, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to operate in a diverse, evolving, and high-profile environment
• Extensive documented experience delivering planning, policy, and program support to national security executives and stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Conduct deep research, stakeholder collaboration, policy analysis, assessments, and performance monitoring to drive strategic outcomes, bridging strategy with practical program execution.
• Develop strategic plans, policies, and implementation strategies to address organizational challenges and opportunities, including new legislation, national policy changes, emerging technologies, and national security imperatives.
• Participate in, and contribute expertise to, senior and executive level coordination boards, planning teams, and policy coordination working groups.
• Drafts policies, procedures, manuals, and reports, ensuring consistency with agency/organizational requirements.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, internal staff, and external partners to ensure alignment and collaboration.
• Oversee administrative tasks and performance tracking for required reports and specialized projects.
• Build and maintain relationships with team members, government representatives, and industry partners to support intelligence collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination activities.
• Evaluate program effectiveness and measures performance to ensure success and identify areas for improvement and present findings, recommendations, and program updates to senior decision-makers regarding strategic changes and adjustments to enhance program impact.
• Advocate for the Defense OSINT Enterprise’s modernization and improvement of OSINT strategies, programs, and policy development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed