Space Protection Program Analyst

SAIC • Chantilly, VA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

SAIC is seeking a Space Protection Program Analyst to join its Air Force, Space and Intelligence Business Group, providing systems engineering and technical advisory services to a growing Government Intelligence Community customer. The customer is developing next-generation space and ground systems, architectures, and hardware and software solutions. The analyst will serve as a subject matter expert and System Program Office (SPO) representative, coordinating with the development contractor and stakeholders, including end-user operators, to support the deployment of new protection capabilities into space operations.

The role engages 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 approaches to improve collaboration, decision-making, processes, and team performance. The position is full-time, on-site in Chantilly, Virginia, with day-shift hours and travel of approximately 10%. An active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and two years of experience in a relevant field, or a master’s degree and no experience.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with polygraph.
• 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 managing government acquisitions within the Department of War (DoW) or Intelligence Community (IC), preferably the NRO.
• Expert administration and/or operations proficiency with Confluence and Jira or similar tools.
• Familiarity with Federal, DoW, or IC acquisition processes.
• Familiarity with agile software development methodologies.

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 to capture, store, structure, and provide SPO information to stakeholders.
• Work with stakeholders to identify process or communication bottlenecks and recommend workflow adjustments that improve cross-functional 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.
• Work with SPO senior leaders to allocate and disposition formal NRO information and action requests using the enterprise task management and response tool.
• Support SPO governance and decision forums, including real-time slide or Confluence page management and recording meeting minutes and action items.

What This Job Offers

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