Jobs in Arlington County, Virginia

Description

SAIC is seeking an experienced Configuration Management Engineer in support of our United States Air Force customer in Northern Virginia. The ideal candidate will require experience in weapon system design, development, configuration management, architecture, and large distributed compute platforms.

SAIC is the premier Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) integrator with expertise in transforming legacy command and control systems into a modern hybrid cloud environment to accelerate decision making and increase mission success. This new program is part of a broader effort to provide a tactical operational picture aligned with the JADC2 and Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) to adapt to new and emerging threats. This next generation approach shall employ the latest advancements across the technology spectrum and distributed architectures to deliver a cutting-edge approach.

This role focuses specifically on the delivery of enhancements that improve user experience and the functionality of IBM AgileApps, RedHat (RHEL8) code, and MySQL databases; detailed application-development knowledge is not required, however TIA Security+ certification is highly desired, will be a 60-day requirement if hired.

This person is responsible for the release management of new or modified software ensuring well-planned, well-executed, well-documented transitions of revised applications and databases production environments. As the daily Point of Contact (POC) for releases and deployments, the team member will manage releases across varying complexity from less than an hour, to multi-day, large-team deployments, while working with Release Train Engineer, Scrum Masters and staff to establish then maintain adherence to release schedules.

The role ensures integrity of the release plan, confirming the necessary people, plans, documents, sequencing, platforms and infrastructure are in place for release processes. There is an exceptionally strong emphasis on authoring and revising the accompanying software-testing release notes for Government Acceptance Testing, and Independent Verification and Validation.

Responsibilities include:

• Creating, maintaining, and publishing “release notes”, deployment plans, and calendars
• Co-developing PI and Sprint timelines for release builds, testing, deployment, support
• Very-close coordination with the Change Configuration and Release Management (CCRM), GAT, IV&V, and the Change Advisory Board
  • This is essential to ensure the efficient, compliant, and timely handling of changes, minimizing any operational disruptions for SAIC, and the Agency
• Utilizing best practices in technical change management
  • Deployment Checklists
  • Deployment days staffing plans, work estimates
  • Overnight reports, dashboards
  • After Action Reports
  • Root Cause Analysis (during ad-hoc issues)
• Collaboration with Testing/GAT/IVV, service delivery teams, business users, developers, and technical support specialists
• Critical authoring and review of all release and change collateral:
  • Change requests
  • Release plans
  • Build and test plans
  • Deployment plans
  • Cutover and rollback plans
• Leadership of the release and deployment technical team is essential, along with ensuring appropriate capacity management for team members
• Develop of checklists and job aids to guide release and deployment will be required

Related basic requirements of the team/position:

• Define then prepare for the Release Management position, including tools, access, and requirements for the basic work products the client, program, and position require
• Complete access requirements for independent work, including Sec+ certification within 60 days of onboarding
• Work collaboratively yet independently: engage and drive Release Delivery Schedule during unified planning ceremonies, then complete Release Management tasks without outsized reliance on other team members
• Plan detailed Jira stories in advance for all Release Management work particularly Change Requests and Release Notes
• Author and provide for review release notes on an on-going, Sprint-by-sprint basis

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

It is required that the Release Manager have the following qualifications:

• BA/BS in a related field
• 9 or more years of Release Management experience.  An additional four (4) years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• US Citizenship and an active Secret clearance

Desired Qualifications:

• MA/MS in Industrial Technology or Process Management
• Top Secret clearance (SCI Eligibility preferred)

The Operations Manager II will provide comprehensive support to the Sensitive Activities & Special Programs (SASP) Office within the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (OUSD(I&S)). The role requires expertisein managing operations, security, and administrative tasks ina highly sensitiveenvironment, ensuring adherence to federal laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Operations Management:

• • Ensure compliance with applicable publications and security standards.

• • Serve as the Program Security Officer (PSO) and subject matter expert for special security and special access program support in SCIF/SAPF environments.

• • Monitor access and compliance with physical and administrative security requirements.

• Security Coordination:

• • Coordinate with the OUSD(I&S) Special Access Program Central Office, Special Security Office, Joint Staff, and Military Services security offices for guidance and resolution of security issues.

• • Manage personnel clearance verifications, visit requests, and provide security briefings.

• Access Management:

• • Initiate and coordinate Program Access Requests (PARS) and facilitate Alternate Compensatory Control Measure (ACCM) accesses.

• • Update and maintain classified access management systems of record.

• Facility Coordination:

• • Coordinate facility, equipment, communications, and IT needs specific to SCIF/SAPF requirements.

• • Assist in developing and executing policies for safeguarding SAP, SCI, and collateral data.

• Incident Management:

• • Identify and mitigate security incidents, developing response measures for government leadership.

• • Identify and report vulnerabilities, threats, and risks to operational activities.

• Reporting and Documentation:

• • Review, monitor, and report the status of action items, activities, and products using CATMS and JSAP systems.

• • Facilitate the preparation for and assistance during required security inspections.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen with an active TS/SCI Clearance.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in operations management, preferably within a defense or intelligence environment.
• Experience in managing security operations and special access programs.
• Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a high-stakes environment.
• Proficiency in managing classified information and understanding of security protocols.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, veteran status, age, genetic information, or other legally protected status.

This position is pre-Award

The Training Readiness and Exercise (TREX) Planner shall interface with senior-level state leaders and ARNG G-2 leadership for Intelligence readiness, training strategies, and complex multi-partner exercises. The TREX Planner shall provide guidance, management, policy translation, and Intelligence curriculum support for the TO. The TREX Planner shall also work in concert with other DoD organizations for Intelligence input to Programs of Instruction (POI),

training requirements, and state and national level evaluation exercises.

The TREX Planner shall work within a 20 mile radius of the TARC, located in Arlington, VA, and shall be required to occasionally travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Possess a minimum of ten years’ experience in Intelligence Operations, Data Science, Cyber Operations, Intelligence Collection, or Intelligence Exploitation.

• Possess an active SSBI with eligibility for access to TS SCI at time of proposal submission.

• Possess a minimum of ten years’ experience in areas that include developing training materials, SOPs, and user guides, and classroom instruction.

Desired Qualifications

• Possess a minimum of five years’ experience conducting joint exercise support at one of the DoD’s Unified Combatant Commands, e.g., USSOCOM, USCENTCOM, USINDOPACOM, USAFRICOM, USTRANSCOM, USNORTHCOM, USSOUTHCOM, USCYBERCOM, USTRATCOM, USECOM, and USSPACECOM.

• Possess a minimum of five years’ experience participating in training product development sessions, instructing training classes, and understanding the training Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (ADDIE) process

concepts.

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Description

SAIC has an immediate opening for an analyst to provide onsite support to the Joint Staff, J-7, Joint Doctrine Branch (JDB). The primary work location is the Pentagon. As SAIC’s onsite representative, the analyst will work with Joint Staff action officers (AOs) to plan and execute the JDB mission. This position supports the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) force development and readiness pillars and contributes to the development of joint doctrine for the United States Armed Forces. The analyst will operate independently, yet integrate quickly and smoothly into a mature, diverse team of senior military officers and government civilians. Excellent communication skills are essential. The analyst will immediately be required to organize and execute complex staff actions. 

The Analyst will:

• Be SAIC’s on-site program representative in the Pentagon to support the joint doctrine development process
• Provide Subject Matter Expert (SME) support for various organizational processes, meetings and conferences organized by military and government employees, including development of standard operating procedures, project meetings, weekly doctrine meetings, and Joint Working Groups (JWGs)
• Manage JWGs at SAIC’s Arlington, VA facilities or in the Joint Staff facility in Suffolk, VA; usually 2 JWGs per month
• Maintain the Joint Doctrine Development and Assessment Schedule (JDDAS)
• Provide weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports on the status of joint publications under development
• Maintain visibility on joint publications in revision in coordination with the editorial team
• Act as a point of contact for the Joint Doctrine Development community regarding doctrine process improvements and management
• Communicate with IT team on improvements for the doctrine websites, to include tracking weekly updates
• Provide back-up helpdesk support

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree and 3 or more years of experience;  Master's degree and 1 or more years of experience

Desired:

• Experience developing or, knowledge of, joint or Service doctrine or in the development -and promulgation of joint or Service policy and plans at the strategic or operational levels
• Experience on the Joint Staff, a combatant command, or Service command staff
• Familiarity with the Task Management Tool (TMT) system