Special Communications SETA Job Listing at SAIC in Chantilly, VA (Job ID 2507090)

Description

Description

JOB DESCRIPTION:  The Sponsor's Special Communications (SC) Team Systems Engineering and Technical Assistant (SETA) role is a full-time position central to the coordination and smooth daily operation of the SC team and associated IC-level activities.  As part of the SC team, the SETA will be a trusted position to coordinate and manage activities related to a variety of sensitive topics to include technical communications policy, mission partner engagement, advocacy of wide-ranging communication techniques and protocols, as well as budget.  With a small but dynamic SC leadership team, the SETA must be adaptable, resilient under pressure, and capable of operating independently.  Specific responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

· Manage and support Sponsor in IC-level Special Communications meetings.

· Serve as focal point for SC-related issues and projects.

· Schedule and manage SC upcoming major briefings and engagements.

· Draft, coordinate, and publish SC technical policy for Sponsor and IC partners.

· Assimilate and organize complex technical data and draft written reports and presentations suitable for release internally and to the external stakeholders.

· Provide expertise to the SC Team.

· Advocate for SC policies and influence.

· Manage SC Brain Book inputs and updates.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:  

• Current TS/SCI clearance with Full-Scope Polygraph. 
• Bachelor's degree in an applicable field (four years of relevant experience may substitute in lieu of a degree) and fifteen (15) years or more experience; Masters and thirteen (13) years or more experience; PhD or JD and (10) years or more experience.
• Prior Sponsor experience with knowledge of Intelligence Community applications, systems, tools, and protocols.
• Expertise in RF or SATCOM communications.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project applications.
• Proven ability to effectively manage competing priorities as well as anticipate requirements and potential issues.
• Demonstrated sound judgement and discretion.
• Proven ability to adaptively prioritize time-sensitive issues.
• Self-starter who is flexible and willing to meet the challenges and changing needs of a dynamic organization.
• Proven track record of being a team player who is willing to pitch in and get the job done. 

Desired Qualifications: 

• Knowledge of technical policy issues at the Sponsor and community level.
• Expertise on all aspects of government / commercial satellite communication systems – satellite, Transport, Processing, Field Units.
• Exposure to Internet protocol communications and networks.
• Exposure to CI-related issues for SATCOM communications products and policies.