SAIC

Director's Action Officer (DAG)

SAIC$120K — $160K *
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree plus 15 years of experience or a Master's degree with 13 years of experience.
  • Strong leadership and team-building skills, particularly in a government/contractor environment.
  • Experience in systems engineering for satellite systems acquisition and deployment.
  • Ability to navigate and interact effectively within a dynamic DOD and military/civilian landscape.
  • Proven skills in facilitating technical discussions with subject matter experts.
  • Strong communication skills for engaging a diverse audience of senior decision-makers.
  • Experience working independently in a fast-paced team environment.
  • Active TS/SCI security clearance required.
  • Familiarity with Special Access Programs (SAP) is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and assign action items to appropriate stakeholders and monitor their progress.
  • Track internal and external actions, providing summaries and facilitating the action tracking process.
  • Facilitate information sharing between various organizational units and external partners.
  • Support development of strategic reports and assessments related to satellite programs.
  • Manage the action tracking system to ensure responsiveness to daily tasks and monitor overall progress.
  • Collaborate with teams to address urgent gaps and resolve operational challenges.
  • Work with leadership and program managers to guide critical satellite programs through all stages of development.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on innovative space programs in a government-led team environment.
  • Full-time on-site participation offers hands-on experience and collaboration.
  • Ability to influence and guide nationally-critical satellite programs and initiatives.
  • Engagement with a diverse range of stakeholders, enhancing networking opportunities.
  • Access to advanced systems engineering practices and acquisition processes.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Description

This position is for a Satellite Program Office Director's Action Group (DAG) Officer in Chantilly, VA supporting cutting-edge and innovative space programs. The Satellite Program Office Director's Action Group (DAG) Officer supports the Government program office team conducting action tasking, tracking, and closure of internal and external tasks. The position is integrated into the Government-led Program Office team requiring full-time on-site work.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Identify and assign actions to the correct stakeholders; maintain awareness of the status of response and coordinate with the stakeholders on the draft/final product to submit for review.
  • Track and report on internal and external actions; provides summaries; facilitates the action tracking process.
  • Facilitate information sharing across organizational units and external partners.
  • Support development of reports, assessments, and strategic planning documents.
  • Manage the action tracking system and ensure the customer's group is responsive to daily action items as well as monitor progress on actions, generate metrics to demonstrate accountability for meeting deadlines, prepare periodic reports on action status, and keep leadership aware of late, pending, and new actions.
  • Proactively partner with the Satellite Program Office and support staff Teams to address urgent gaps and resolve challenges that impact the Program.
  • Partner with the Government Military Leader and Program Managers to strategically and tactically guide nationally-critical satellite programs through acquisition, engineering, and operational trades to achieve on-time launch and on-orbit performance.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
  • TYPICAL EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Bachelors and fifteen (15) years or more experience; Masters and thirteen (13) years or more experience.
  • Excellent interpersonal, leadership, team building and problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to be effective in a government/contractor team environment.
  • Experience providing systems engineering support and technical guidance in the acquisition, development, and deployment of satellite systems.
  • Ability to work in a very dynamic environment and effectively interact with numerous DOD, military/civilian personnel and industry partners.
  • Ability to facilitate technical discussions with SMEs.
  • Ability to communicate with a diverse audience of senior decision makers with varying levels of programmatic and technical expertise.
  • Effective communication, coordination, and customer engagement skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic, and team environment with no supervision.
  • TS/SCI required.
  • Previous SAP experience desired.

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

About SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
Learn more about SAIC
Size
26,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
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