Technical Integration Senior Program Analyst

ARA Career•Arlington, VA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), through its Mission Concepts and Capabilities (MCC) division, is seeking a Technical Integration Senior Program Analyst to support international programs, interagency coordination, financial reporting, and enterprise-level technical initiatives for the Department of War (DoW). The analyst will contribute across program areas including Communications and Networks; Autonomy, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing; Software and Embedded Systems; and other areas. This is an on-site role at the Pentagon with classified requirements, so telework will be very limited. Travel within and outside the United States is required. ARA is an employee-owned international research and engineering company providing solutions in the physical sciences. Founded in 1979, the company employs over 2,000 professionals and works across defense and civil technologies, software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. Employees are eligible to receive contributions through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited academic institution.
At least 8 years of relevant experience.
At least 5 years of experience in program or project management, or oversight of DoW Science and Technology Research, Development, and Acquisition efforts at the headquarters or equivalent level.
Top Secret security clearance and eligibility for SCI clearance.
Excellent communication skills, including unstructured verbal interactions, briefings, and meeting moderation.
Ability to work independently with junior and senior staff in a distributed environment while maintaining commitment to scheduled deliverables.
Subject matter expertise in supported programs and related technologies.
Strong knowledge of data governance, interoperability requirements, and federal system integration practices.
Experience with the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or higher.
At least 10 years of relevant experience.
Experience across all listed program support areas: Nuclear Command, Control, and Communication (NC3); Cyber Research and Technology; Communications and Networks (C&N); Autonomy, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing; Software and Embedded Systems; Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT); Command and Control (C2) and Data Analytics; Sensors; Electronic Warfare and Countermeasures (EW&C); and Spectrum Initiatives and Analysis.
Familiarity with congressional reporting, data collection, and US-UK Stocktake.
Experience coordinating meetings and security requirements for events with stakeholders across and external to the DoW.
Experience with EW&C, sensors, and other advanced technology developments.

Responsibilities

Support international technical programs, agreements, and coordination.
Lead system integration of cloud services and analytic platforms.
Coordinate stakeholder engagements, including technical and logistical requirements.
Support cloud and data initiatives with Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) hosted sites built in Confluence.
Attend and support program reviews across the DoW.
Coordinate with interagency working groups and policy groups, including the NITRD Program, OSTP, and NSTC.
Support congressional and Science & Technology analysis, policy guidance, and budget activities.
Manage meetings, travel, logistics, foreign visit requests, and action items.