Space Protection Program Analyst

SAIC • Chantilly, VA

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About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Space Protection Program Analyst for its Air Force, Space and Intelligence Business Group. The role provides systems engineering and technical advisory services to a rapidly expanding Government Intelligence Community customer developing next-generation space and ground systems, architectures, and hardware and software solutions.

The analyst serves as a subject matter expert and System Program Office representative, coordinating with the development contractor and stakeholders, including end-user operators, to support deployment of new protection capabilities into space operations. The position works with program leadership, technical leads, mission engineers, and acquisition specialists to provide analytical, financial, and administrative support for cost, schedule, and performance objectives. It also identifies ways to improve collaboration, decision-making, processes, and team performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and two years of experience in a relevant field, or a master’s degree and no years of experience.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Poly.
• Experience using Confluence, Jira, and SharePoint or similar tools.
• Ability to perform in a program analysis, project control, financial analysis, or related program support role.
• Familiarity with process improvement strategies such as Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), or similar frameworks.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting Space Protection or Space Domain projects, programs, or acquisitions.
• Experience with program management of government acquisitions within DoW or the Intelligence Community; NRO experience preferred.
• Expert administration and/or operations proficiency with Confluence and Jira, or similar tools.
• Familiarity with Federal, Department of War (DoW), or Intelligence Community acquisition processes.
• Familiarity with agile software development methodologies.
• Familiarity with process improvement strategies such as Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), or similar frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day program management activities across cost, schedule, performance, and risk.
• Collect, analyze, and synthesize technical, schedule, and financial program data for metrics, dashboards, and decision briefings.
• Execute Knowledge Management strategies so SPO information is captured, stored, structured, and accessible to stakeholders when needed.
• Work with stakeholders to identify team process or communication bottlenecks and recommend workflow adjustments to improve collaboration and productivity.
• Provide basic acquisition support for Requests for Proposal (RFP) and Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) contracting efforts to support software development and capability delivery goals.
• Work with SPO senior leaders to allocate and disposition formal NRO information and action requests through NRO’s enterprise task management and response tool.
• Support SPO governance and decision forums, including real-time slide or Confluence page management, meeting minutes, and action items.

What This Job Offers

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