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Location

Fairfax, VA | United States

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Description

Join a winning team!  SAIC’s National Security and Space (NSS) Sector is currently hiring for a customer within the Intelligence Community (IC) in Chantilly, VA. This customer is responsible for designing, building, and operating national security-related systems based in space, in the air, and on the ground. SAIC is a strong company providing opportunities for energetic individuals with a strong desire to expand their knowledge while increasing their responsibilities.

NSS Sector has an opening for a Staff Operations Officer Lead to provide Systems Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) services to an IC customer. The customer organization we support provides the enterprise architecting, analysis, and systems engineering solutions that determine the current and future national space systems. The Staff Operations Officer will  represent organization as a prime contact on contracts or projects. Interacts with senior internal and external personnel on significant matters often requiring coordination between organizations.

JOB DESCRIPTION: The primary functions of a SOO is to actively manage the two-way dialogue between the intelligence organization and intelligence consumers, establish and identify intelligence collection requirements, and evaluate intelligence to ensure collection is providing US foreign policy and national security decision-makers with timely, accurate, clear, and concise reporting. SOOs also provide detailed knowledge of cases and demonstrate objective analysis to specific operations that result in assessments and recommendations for collection requirements and operational testing methodology. SOOs will utilize client-specific databases to conduct multiple layers of research and write summaries, reports, official correspondence, and guidance. Daily activities include:

• Guide intelligence collection and dissemination by serving as the bridge between the client and intelligence community
• Draft questions and areas for follow-up and work with the client to draft reports that convey the information accurately and clearly
• Provide operational guidance for on-going cases, ensuring any CI issues are identified to protect the client’s personnel and facilities
• Establish and identify intelligence collection requirements, validate sources and evaluate intelligence production
• Provide briefings on cases to senior officials and identifying potential issues

Qualifications

Bachelors and nine (9) years or more experience; Masters and seven (7) years or more experience; PhD or JD and four (4) years or more experience

• TS/SCI with Polygraph required
• 3 years of experience as a Staff Operations Officer
• Prior experience supporting HUMINT operations
• Bachelor’s degree is required

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• SOO Certification is a plus
• Ability to plan and organize tasks independently
• Exercise sound operational judgment
• Strong written and oral communication, organization, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to pose creative solutions to operational challenges

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

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