Professional Summary:

C4ISR/National Intelligence Acquisition Analyst to provide subject matter expertise related to the analysis of missions, program goals and objectives, and overall assessments of Intelligence Community systems and systems architectures.

Responsibilities

• Will support the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategic, Space, and Intelligence Portfolio Management DASD (SSIPM) in the C4ISR Directorate (primary focus will be on Space-related ISR platforms).
• The candidate will provide acquisition oversight and program review of Intelligence Community Major Systems Acquisitions (MSA), requirements, and statutory documentation focused on development of Intelligence Community GEOINT and SIGINT systems and architectures.
• Support OUSD (A&S) and DDNI in their roles as co-chairs National Intelligence Acquisition Board (NIABs); and support Intelligence Community Program Reviews of MSAs, Special Interest Acquisitions (SIAs), and Experimental Research Demonstrations (ERD).

Required Experience:

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• Master's Degree
• 10 years of experience with Intelligence Community systems from an operational and programmatic perspective, with expertise with space systems
• Knowledge of Intelligence Community Direction 801 with acquisition program management experience
• Experience supporting senior DoD or IC staffs and work in coordination with Joint Staff, OUSD(I&S), DoD CIO, and OSD CAPE

Desired Experience:

• DAWIA Level II or higher certification(s)
• Focus on GEOINT: NI Portfolio Overview
• Focused Skill Sets: PMO Experience (Acquisition Analyst - minimum); DoD 5000 Series; ICD 801; Familiarity with ICD 503 and software development metrics.
• Interagency Experience - NGA, NRO, DIA, NSA, ODNI: Mix of experience with multiple agencies preferred
• Holistic Systems Programmatic experience: Engineering background is helpful
• Strategic Oversite and understanding of data flow from collection/sensor to mission execution
• NI Portfolio focus: NGA Maven, Next Gen Radar Ground, etc.

Why LinQuest?

LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers' portfolios. Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers. LinQuest's corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence. Our employees' creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.

Benefits:

LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, company paid life insurance, and more! For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefits