SAIC

Project Lead (SETA)

SAIC • $160K — $180K *
Chantilly, VA 20152In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • US Citizenship required
  • Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
  • Bachelor's degree in STEM with 13+ years experience, or a Master's in STEM with 11+ years experience
  • Experience with AI in DevOps, DevSecOps, or agile environments
  • Expertise in IT infrastructure design and implementation
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Proficiency in JIRA, Confluence, and MS Office applications

Responsibilities

  • Lead planning, execution, and oversight of IT, cybersecurity, and technical project components
  • Provide strategic direction on networking and emerging IT/cyber technologies including AI
  • Advise on project priorities, risks, and resource allocation
  • Guide optimization efforts across IT domains like power, space, and software
  • Ensure project compliance with IT requirements and multinational considerations

Benefits

  • Work with cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic international team
  • Opportunity to influence major projects with high visibility
  • Engagement with senior leadership and cross-functional teams
  • Develop skills in AI and emerging cyber technologies
  • Contribute to strategic initiatives impacting national security
Full Job Description
Job Description

SAIC seeks a Project Lead (SETA) to guide our NSI Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory team supporting the Operations Innovation Office in Chantilly, VA. This position requires a proactive, organized, and highly communicative leader with strong technical project management and awareness. Targeted compensation is $160,000 to $180,000

The successful candidate will oversee a multinational initiative and ensure project success by:
  • Leading the planning, execution, and oversight of all IT, cybersecurity, and technical components of the project
  • Providing strategic direction on networking, security, auditing, and emerging IT/cyber technologies (including AI)
  • Advising customer leadership on project priorities, risks, resource allocation, and the overall effectiveness of planned initiatives related to cost, schedule, and performance
  • Guiding optimization efforts across all IT domains including power, space, cooling, hardware, software, and licensing
  • Representing customer equities and ensuring project compliance with IT requirements, multinational considerations, and information-sharing obligations


Qualifications

Required:
  • Must be a US Citizen
  • Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
  • Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM)* and thirteen (13) years or more experience; or master's in STEM field and eleven (11) years or more experience
  • *STEM degree is a contractual requirement/must have
  • Direct experience working with AI operating in DevOps, and/or DevSecOps, and/or agile environments
  • Demonstrated expertise gathering and identifying actionable requirements for requested capabilities
  • Proven experience with IT infrastructure design and implementation (power, space, cooling, connectivity)
  • Ability to identify engineering opportunities for/to customer decision makers
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and effectively interact with developers, USG customers, other SETAs, and USG project managers
  • Polished communication skills (written/verbal) to include confidence for presenting analysis and recommendations at all levels of USG.
  • Impeccable interpersonal skills and judgment
  • JIRA and Confluence experience for project and internal team communications
  • Expertise in MS Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Access, Project)


Desired:
  • Familiarity with coalition/multinational security architectures, cross-domain solutions, information-sharing agreements, and sovereignty-related policy factors
  • Experience developing security documentation (SSP, SAR, POA&M) and knowledge of NIST, ICD 503, IC standards, and HPC/AI-ML security
  • Hands-on cyber experience, including active Intermediate or Advanced DoD 8140 certification (Security+ CE, CISSP, CASP CE, etc.)
  • Minimum of 10 years supporting a Big 5 customer
  • Experience with large-scale AI data center environments
  • Ability to produce high-quality briefings and analytic products under tight timelines
  • Experience supporting SES/SIS/FO/GO-level leadership


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
Information Technology
Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
NASDAQ
SAIC
* Ladders Estimates

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