Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SAIC is a mission integrator focused on technology, innovation, defense, intelligence, enterprise IT, and professional services. The Principal Program Analyst will provide senior-level program analysis, governance support, requirements elicitation, workflow optimization, and executive decision support for a large-scale DoD digital transformation and enterprise IT modernization program. The role will coordinate stakeholders, develop governance and decision-support products, automate workflows, and support strategic program delivery.
Responsibilities
- Provide senior principal-level program analysis and governance support directly to the Program Manager for a large-scale DoD digital transformation and enterprise IT modernization program; serve as primary advisor on program priorities, risks, dependencies, and strategic decisions
- Translate mission needs and stakeholder input into governance documents, memoranda of agreement, action plans, schedules, decision products, and repeatable operating processes supporting program objectives
- Establish and support working groups and senior-leader governance forums; maintain visibility of risks, decisions, dependencies, milestones, and actions across interdependent workstreams
- Lead requirements elicitation and business analysis activities; develop and maintain requirements traceability, process maps, and workflow documentation supporting program execution
- Produce executive summaries, dashboards, plans of action and milestones, topic maps, and situational awareness products that enable timely leadership decisions
- Design and deploy workflow automation solutions using Microsoft Power Automate and related tools to eliminate manual handoffs, reduce administrative burden, and improve program execution efficiency
- Build and maintain integrated SharePoint, Teams, Smartsheet, and master calendar solutions that strengthen document control, improve action-item accountability, and prevent mission-critical scheduling conflicts
- Conduct stakeholder field engagements and current-state workflow assessments to inform future capability requirements, service delivery improvements, and operational process optimization
- Coordinate portfolio of concurrent program initiatives aligned with federal policy and enterprise transformation priorities; analyze labor distribution, contract line-item allocations, and resource requirements to support financial management and scalable program delivery
- Develop scalable leadership development and workforce readiness programs supporting program team succession planning and organizational readiness
- Deliver strategic briefings and decision-support products addressing policy, organizational readiness, risks, and emerging requirements to senior government and SAIC leadership
- Serve as organizational spokesperson and prime program analyst contact on significant matters pertaining to DoD digital transformation program policies, plans, and program objectives
- Support business development activities including technical proposal development, capability demonstrations, and customer relationship management in support of program re-compete and growth opportunities
Skills
- * Bachelors and ten (10) years or more of related experience; Masters and eight (8) years or more experience ; PhD or JD and five (5) years or more experience
- * 15 years of DoD and Intelligence Community program analysis and operations experience with demonstrated senior principal-level contributions across complex multi-agency environments
- * Tools Proficiency: Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams, Power Automate, Smartsheet, MS Planner, Excel, TMT, ETMS2
- * Must be a U.S. Citizen
- * Must have an Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph to start
- * Experience supporting DoD program executive offices, NAVWAR, NGA, Joint Staff, or related DoD program offices
- * Demonstrated experience supporting senior executive and general officer-level program operations including briefing development, strategic communications, and decision support
- * Background in enterprise task management systems including TMT and ETMS2; experience developing standard operating procedures and business rules for enterprise governance tools
- * Experience conducting workforce risk assessments and identifying information technology talent gaps for large DoD organizations
- * Demonstrated success designing and deploying mission-critical tracking databases and readiness dashboards supporting senior leadership visibility
- * Background in Lean Six Sigma process improvement methodologies with demonstrated results reducing administrative workload and improving organizational efficiency
- * Experience coordinating curriculum modernization and workforce transformation initiatives aligned with federal policy and enterprise transformation priorities
- * Familiarity with DoD enterprise IT modernization programs and related digital transformation initiatives
- * Experience managing multi-agency stakeholder
Benefits
- This is a Remote role in District of Columbia, must be residing in D.C.
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