Senior Program Analyst

Strategic Insight Ltd

$110K — $130K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business, operations research, economics, engineering, public policy, or related field; Master's degree preferred.
  • 7-10 years of experience in evaluating business operations and processes.
  • Strong understanding of federal procurement and systems integration.
  • Active Interim Secret DoD clearance required; final Secret preferred.
  • Proven project management skills and familiarity with defense industrial policy.

Responsibilities

  • Support Echelon 1 operations, collaborating directly with senior leaders.
  • Synthesize defense industrial base policy issues for leadership.
  • Develop high-level briefings and manage action-item tracking within DON systems.
  • Employ rigorous reasoning skills to conduct risk analysis and present data-driven recommendations.
  • Build and interpret performance dashboards utilizing software like Power BI.
  • Coordinate multi-stakeholder projects and manage governance rhythms effectively.
  • Craft clear communication of complex ideas tailored to senior leadership and external partners.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to influence high-visibility programs in the Department of the Navy.
  • Work in a diverse and inclusive team culture.
  • Commitment to professional development and ethical standards.
  • Exposure to executive-level decision-making processes.
  • Engagement with innovative projects within the defense sector.
Full Job Description
Are you passionate about turning complex acquisition data into meaningful insights that shape Navy decision-making? Strategic Insight is seeking a Senior Program Analyst to support high-visibility programs across the Department of the Navy. This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of data analytics, federal procurement, and systems integration-and wants their work to directly influence Navy acquisition outcomes.

Mandatory: Applicants must have an active Interim Secret DoD clearance at a minimum, with final Secret preferred.

Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
      • Support an Echelon 1 organization and interacting directly with FO/GO/SES principals, with working knowledge of the ASN(RD&A) enterprise, PPBE, nontraditional acquisition, and public-private partnerships,
      • Substantive familiarity with defense industrial base policy spanning-infrastructure/energy, advanced manufacturing, supply chain resilience, workforce development, private capital, and performance assessment-sufficient to synthesize cross-cutting issues for leadership,
      • Develop high-level briefings, agendas, decision packages, read-aheads, talking points, and meeting minutes, and to run action-item tracking through DON tasker systems (e.g., ETMS2) under short, multiple deadlines,
      • Rigorous, defensible reasoning skills to frame options, conduct risk and trade-off analysis, and translate complex data into clear, executive-ready recommendations that inform leadership decision-making,
      • Build and interpret dashboards and metrics (e.g., Power BI, Advana/Jupiter portals), including establishing KPIs/KPPs and cadenced reporting,
      • Command of project management methodologies to coordinate multi-stakeholder efforts, manage deliverables, and sustain governance rhythms across a newly formed team,
      • World-class written and verbal communication, including advanced Microsoft Office proficiency (PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint) and the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly to senior DON leadership and external partners, and
      • Other duties as assigned.


Education / Experience

  • Bachelor's degree required (accredited institution) in business administration, operations research, economics, engineering, public policy, or a related quantitative/technical discipline; a Master's degree (MBA, MPP, MS in Operations Research/Systems Engineering) is strongly preferred to support executive-level analytic rigor.
  • Minimum 7-10 years evaluating business operations and processes for effectiveness, applying data analysis, project management methodologies, and industry best practices to develop, implement, and monitor process-improvement initiatives.


Team Culture:

Diversity:All staff members are expected to accomplish their work in a businesslike manner and always be courteous toward all other staff members, clients, business associates, guests, and visitors. All staff members should be treated in a manner free from bias, favoritism, and any form of illegal discrimination.

Ethics:All members of Strategic Insight should be marked by a commitment to excellence, professional integrity, self-discipline, and wise judgment. Our employees reflect this through attention to detail, comprehensive staff work, and honorable behavior.

The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain or to be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of the employee assigned to this job.

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