Senior SIGINT Mission Engineering Lead

SAIC • Chantilly, VA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Senior SIGINT Mission Engineering Lead for a SAIC Prime NRO program advancing the adoption of next-generation space and intelligence capabilities at the NRO in Chantilly, Virginia. This highly visible SETA leadership role provides technical, architectural, acquisition, and mission engineering expertise across the lifecycle of SIGINT ground hosting, mission processing, and enabling capabilities. The role requires an active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

As a trusted advisor to Government leadership, the lead helps shape SIGINT ground architectures, cloud modernization initiatives, mission integrations, and enterprise technology strategies. The position leads a team of SETA engineers and partners with Government, FFRDC, and industry stakeholders to deliver innovative, scalable, mission-focused solutions across the Ground Enterprise. The role may require CONUS and OCONUS travel of 10%–20%.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and at least 14 years of experience; or a master’s degree and at least 12 years; or a PhD or JD and at least 9 years. Relevant experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Experience with SIGINT ground systems, hosting environments, mission processing, mission management, or related intelligence capabilities.
• Knowledge of modern cloud and hybrid-cloud architectures, including cybersecurity, Zero Trust, cloud engineering, DevSecOps, CI/CD, Kubernetes/CNCF technologies, and commercial cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
• Experience supporting system integration, cloud migrations, tenant onboarding, capability transitions, and deployment activities.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and collaboration tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Knowledge of mission readiness processes, control gates, and associated entry and exit criteria.
• Experience supporting Government acquisition, systems engineering, technical assessments, requirements development, and risk management activities.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills, including the ability to brief and influence senior Government and contractor stakeholders.
• Proven leadership, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced mission environment.
• Ability to support CONUS and OCONUS travel of 10%–20%.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with NRO, DoD, or IC space, intelligence, and national security acquisition programs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to Government leadership on SIGINT ground architectures, mission integration, and hosting environments.
• Lead SETA engineering activities supporting command and control, mission management, mission processing, and ground enterprise modernization.
• Assess technical architectures, cloud-hosting solutions, integration strategies, and acquisition approaches for current and future mission needs.
• Evaluate system readiness, technical risks, dependencies, and integration activities, and provide actionable recommendations to Government decision-makers.
• Support onboarding, transition, and operational integration of new capabilities across Government mission environments.
• Analyze contractor technical solutions, program plans, engineering artifacts, and architecture approaches to assess mission alignment and technical viability.
• Support development and assessment of CONOPS, requirements, test plans, acquisition documentation, engineering plans, and executive briefings.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and oversight to a team of SETA engineers supporting the acquisition program.
• Collaborate with Government, contractor, and mission partner organizations to resolve technical challenges and advance enterprise objectives.

What This Job Offers

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