Portfolio Analysis and Integration Specialist

Leidos•Bethesda, MD

About The Position

Leidos is hiring a Portfolio Analysis and Integration Specialist for its Intel Sector Analysis Solutions Business Area. The role supports analysis of transition planning, intelligence information requirements, and development of architecture baselines. It may also involve researching and helping implement community policies and guidance, as well as supporting business process improvements or systems analysis related to missions, systems, and fiscal requirements. The specialist helps evolve the sponsor’s strategic direction and priorities, supports effective performance management through business and mission analytics, and applies foundational enterprise architecture knowledge related to technical collection. The role keeps abreast of Intelligence Community portfolio strategies, goals, objectives, performance targets, and technical collection architecture. It advises sponsor decision-making on strategies and roadmaps, risks, capability and performance gaps, dependencies, alignment, funding, and program issues. The specialist also helps align strategy, performance, and architecture; liaises with IC program managers, DoD partners, and private-sector companies; supports government clients with program goals, schedules, and executive reports; and explains technical topics to senior audiences in non-technical terms. This position requires a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph. Candidates typically have a bachelor’s degree and 12–15 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and 10–13 years; a technical doctorate may also be held, and experience may be exchanged for degree requirements. The role calls for expert knowledge of artificial intelligence and data integration complexities, strong analytical, writing, communication, organizational, interpersonal, and customer-service skills, and the ability to work with senior stakeholders in a diverse, fast-paced environment with competing priorities. The specialist produces deliverables in formats such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Acrobat and supports the architecture and design of AI strategy, implementation plans, and policies.

Requirements

TS/SCI with polygraph clearance.
Typically a bachelor’s degree with 12–15 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with 10–13 years of relevant experience; may possess a doctorate in a technical domain. Experience may be exchanged for degree requirements.
Strategic planning experience supporting the evolution of a sponsor’s strategic direction and priorities.
Performance management experience, including use of best practices and benchmarking in business and mission analytics.
Foundational knowledge of enterprise architecture related to technical collection and its relationship to the overall Intelligence Community portfolio.
Expert knowledge of artificial intelligence.
Expert knowledge of data integration complexities.
Strong writing and grammatical skills.
Strong analytical competence, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
Ability to provide audience-appropriate written and verbal communications and demonstrate strong interpersonal and customer-service skills.
Ability to work with senior stakeholders in a diverse, fast-paced, multi-task environment while managing competing priorities.
Ability to produce deliverables in formats such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Acrobat.
Ability and willingness to support the architecture and design of AI strategy, implementation plans, and policies.

Nice To Haves

Technical degree in Engineering or Science, with practical rather than theoretical emphasis.
Broad experience with the Intelligence Community and touch points to DoD.
AI certification.

Responsibilities

Support the evolution of the sponsor’s strategic direction and priorities.
Help ensure strategy is pursued effectively and efficiently using best practices and benchmarking in business and mission analytics.
Maintain awareness of IC Portfolio of Technical Investments strategies, business goals, objectives, performance targets, and associated technical collection enterprise architecture.
Recommend strategies or roadmaps and identify risks, capability and performance gaps, dependencies, alignment issues, funding concerns, and related program issues to aid sponsor decision-making.
Recommend ways to keep strategy, performance, and architecture aligned.
Serve as a liaison and lead discussions with IC program managers, DoD partners, and private-sector companies concerning program capabilities, service delivery, and requirements concerns.
Assist government clients with programmatic goals and objectives, schedules, and reports for senior-level executives.
Communicate technical topics in non-technical terms to senior-level audiences.
Draft written products and produce deliverables in multiple formats as needed.
Support the architecture and design of AI strategy, implementation plans, and policies.