State and Local Agreement Coordinator

MANTECH • Alexandria, VA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

MANTECH seeks a career- and customer-oriented State and Local Agreement Coordinator for a future opportunity. The position is based in Alexandria, Virginia; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; or Chandler, Arizona, and is hybrid, with three days onsite and two days remote per week. The coordinator bridges engineering requirements and inter-agency governance to help ensure tactical communication systems used across state and local partnerships are secure, compliant, and legally formalized.

The role includes auditing state and local systems in use with TACCOM and operational staff; engaging agency points of contact to collect operational and technical information; documenting system requirements, security configurations, compliance standards, and radio programming processes; evaluating regional agreements in light of political conditions and approval metrics; creating MOU and MOA frameworks; and developing system-use policies, technical processes, and standard operating procedures.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens able to obtain and maintain agency suitability before starting. The position may also require the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance. The person must be able to remain stationary for 50% of the time and occasionally move around the office to access equipment or communicate with colleagues, management, and customers, including through presentations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience; or a master's degree and at least 3 years; or an associate degree and at least 7 years; or a high school diploma/GED and at least 9 years.
• At least 3 years of direct experience in a public safety Land Mobile Radio (LMR) environment, with foundational understanding of radio programming workflows, talkgroup structures, and state/local communication infrastructure constraints.
• Demonstrated experience establishing MOU and MOA frameworks between federal government agencies and state/local public safety entities.
• Understanding of national interoperability guidelines, specifically the SAFECOM Interoperability Continuum governance and standard operating procedures lanes and NIFOG frequency usage policies.
• Demonstrated success auditing shared external networks and drafting technical policies, SOPs, system security requirement assessments, and usage compliance guidelines for multi-jurisdictional radio operations.
• Experience serving as a liaison or mediator and evaluating inter-agency partnerships and political dynamics to assess risks of continuing or modifying multi-agency network-sharing agreements.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain agency suitability before starting.
• May be required to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Strong background in technical policy writing and evaluating operational risks of connecting to shared state/local radio systems.

Responsibilities

• Partner with TACCOM and operational staff to audit and identify state and local systems currently in use.
• Locate and engage agency points of contact across jurisdictions to gather operational and technical data.
• Prepare detailed documentation for each system, including requirements, security configurations, compliance standards, and radio programming processes.
• Support evaluation of regional agreements, including assessing continuation viability based on political climate and state/local approval metrics.
• Establish MOU and MOA frameworks with external entities to support approved strategic partnerships.
• Develop policies for program use of state and local communication systems and draft related technical processes and standard operating procedures.

What This Job Offers

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