Policy Analyst
Bethesda, MD

Job Description

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Policy Analyst to provide support to security missions, with emphasis on personnel security, assist in policy research to support national policies and decision-making, and directly coordinate with colleagues and senior-level government personnel on the status of various tasks/initiatives. Provide executive secretariat support to enable the conduct of a governance board.

Assist with the research, analysis, review, revision, and coordination of policy (personnel security, information security, including cyber security, physical/technical security and industrial security). Report on daily issues and strategic topics impacted by security policies and areas of security interest. Attend working groups to record issues and recommend solutions relative to research topics and implementation issues. Assist with the development of "equivalent" security measures, and with establishing a security outreach program for both government and industry to include personnel security.

Qualifications

* TS/SCI with CI poly
* Applicable degree(s): Counterintelligence, Insider Threat, Government, Logistics, Politics, Political Science, or Security (any field).
* Minimum 7 years of experience supporting IC elements.
* Minimum 3 years of experience supporting IC Security elements, supporting security policy and program development.
* Familiarity with the IC and its components, as well as its missions, disciplines, capabilities, and interrelationships.
* Demonstrated familiarity with appropriate Security Regulations and Policies.
* Excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively with senior leaders to coordinate, network and communicate across the IC.

Desired Qualifications

* Broad experience with the legislation, history, policy issues, and practical challenges facing security clearance reform initiatives in the national security environment.
* Extensive experience in collaboration and consensus building across government organizations and industry.

Overview

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability