Program Integration Lead

SAIC•Chantilly, VA

15h•Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking an experienced Program Integration Lead to support its Space-Based Sensing and Targeting (SBST) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) program supporting the U.S. Space Force in Chantilly, Virginia. The SBST PAE is the Space Force’s lead organization for developing and delivering advanced space-based sensing, targeting, and environmental monitoring capabilities, providing persistent global battlespace awareness in support of national defense objectives. The Program Integration Lead will help shape the Advanced Moving Target Indicator (AMTI) office and mature the broader SBST organization. This role leads development and refinement of organizational processes and support models across administrative and technical/engineering functions, integrating AMTI into the SBST PAE construct. It also serves as an integrator and liaison among the AMTI office, the SBST PAE front office, and functional areas including engineering, security, financial management, cost estimating, contracting, human resources, and operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Systems Management, Public Administration, or a related field and 18 or more years of experience; alternatively, a master’s degree and 16 or more years of experience; or a PhD or JD and 15 or more years of experience.
Active Top Secret clearance and current eligibility to obtain or upgrade to SCI.
18 or more years of experience in defense acquisition, portfolio/program management, organizational design, or enterprise integration.
Strong background in DoD/DoW/USSF program management and acquisition, including familiarity with portfolio management and integration across multiple programs or mission areas.
Familiarity with USSF, space systems acquisition, or space-based sensing and targeting programs.
Direct awareness of AMTI missions or related ISR/battlespace awareness capabilities.
Demonstrated experience leading or supporting organizational stand-up, transformation, or re-architecture efforts within the Department of Defense or Intelligence Community.
Experience designing and implementing organizational processes and support models, including concepts of operations, workflows, and governance structures.
Experience conducting organizational capability, staffing, and process gap analyses and developing actionable recommendations and implementation plans.
Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and lead integration across engineering, security, finance, contracting, HR, and operations stakeholders.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing and delivering briefings to senior government leaders.
Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, with the ability to manage complex efforts and drive results in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, stand-up, and integration of the AMTI office within the SBST PAE, aligning it with the SECWAR-directed portfolio acquisition construct and SBST mission objectives.
Develop and refine administrative and technical/engineering organizational process models and support frameworks for AMTI and the broader SBST organization.
Generate organizational and functional concepts demonstrating the competencies and capacity needed for AMTI and SBST portfolio-level acquisition, engineering, and operations.
Analyze gaps in AMTI and SBST organizational capabilities, staffing, and processes; identify expertise shortfalls and develop support models to address them.
Develop scalable support models for AMTI and other SBST mission areas, including staffing plans, process flows, governance constructs, and integration points with the PAE front office and enterprise functions.
Create onboarding and scaling frameworks to integrate government, FFRDC, and contractor human capital into AMTI and related SBST offices.
Coordinate portfolio-level schedules, dependencies, and processes between AMTI and other SBST mission areas, including GMTI, SDN, EM, and Futures.
Support the SBST PAE front office in establishing and executing battle rhythms, decision forums, and governance boards.
Develop process documentation and artifacts, such as concepts of operations, RACI charts, workflow diagrams, and checklists, to institutionalize AMTI and SBST processes.
Coordinate with acquisition, engineering, security, financial management, cost estimating, contracting, HR, and operations stakeholders to ensure process models are realistic, compliant with DoD and USSF policies, and tailored to the SBST mission.
Provide data-driven recommendations to senior SBST leadership on organizational design, capability stand-up sequencing, and risk and issue mitigation.
Prepare and deliver senior-level briefings and decision materials communicating organizational concepts, options, tradeoffs, and implementation plans.
Monitor implementation of approved process models and support frameworks; collect feedback and performance metrics to support continuous improvement.