Technical Program Analyst

We are seeking a Senior Analyst to join our team at the Pentagon in Washinton, DC to serve as the primary technical interface supporting day-to-day operations and programmatic integration for advanced technology portfolios. Operating within complex Department of Defense frameworks, the incumbent manages the comprehensive scientific, engineering, and technical analysis of prospective and ongoing prototype initiatives and technology demonstrations. This role is focused on preparing, coordinating, tracking, and synthesizing programmatic, financial, and compliance information to enable timely, data-driven Government decisions. Responsibilities • Program Planning & Lifecycle Execution: Manage multi-faceted program portfolios, tracking milestone tasks to rapidly identify and mitigate technical or schedule risks. Prepare and coordinate crucial prototype documentation, including funding justifications, Statements of Work (SOWs), and Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs). • Financial Coordination & Tracking: Monitor project funding lines, obligation and expenditure rates, and scientific research breadth. Coordinate resource requests, compile execution statistics, and identify financial discrepancies to feed into the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) cycle. • Technical Analysis & Acquisition Support: Evaluate prototyping proposals, review technical data, and conduct systems trade-off assessments to deliver unbiased data and transition recommendations to leadership. • Executive Support & Strategic Briefings: Develop high-level graphical materials, technical reports, executive summaries, and rigorous read-ahead products that meet clear OSD standards. Assist in rapidly answering short-notice data calls and senior executive budget queries. • Stakeholder Engagement & Strategic Communications: Design strategic messaging themes, talking points, and outreach campaigns. Serve as a core conduit among the Joint Staff, Combatant Commands, Military Services, academia, and non-traditional commercial contractors to foster situational awareness. • Event & Exercise Planning: Organize and execute high-profile technical forums, small group reviews, cross-pollination workshops, and large-scale technology demonstration venues. Manage agendas, coordinate secure facilities, and document subsequent meeting minutes and action items. Qualifications Education / Certifications: • Bachelor's degree in a STEM related area of study • Master's degree desired Required Experience: • 10 years of experience managing scientific, engineering, and technical analysis of prospective and ongoing prototypes and demonstrations of emerging, innovative technologies. • Experience organizing and developing programs to support strategic direction and managing long-term goals. • Proven ability to establish working relationships with program managers or executive leaders and track task order efforts. • Operational experience in innovative prototyping solutions, non-traditional performers, R&E modernization, and joint warfighting concepts. • Willingness to work in a classified restricted environment. • Must have an active DOD Top Secret Clearance • Some Travel CONUS and/or OCONUS may be required Desired Experience: • Demonstrated understanding of security standards and compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST Risk Management Framework, SSAE 16, SOC 2/3, OWASP Top 10). • Proven track record supporting defense, federal, or comparably complex technical enterprise environments. • Hands-on experience preparing, tracking, and reconciling funding actions, budget formulation support, and financial tracking workflows. • Demonstrated excellence in creating read-aheads, slide decks, leadership talking points, background papers, and formal tasker responses. • Direct experience organizing multi-day conferences, steering groups, demonstrations, or distinguished-visitor itineraries. • Familiarity with portfolios involving autonomy, unmanned systems, maritime platforms, experimentation, or joint science-and-technology initiatives. • Experience navigating foreign-disclosure guidelines, international partner coordination, or allied working groups. • Familiarity with federal acquisition steps, Statements of Work (SOW/PWS), and technical deliverable evaluations. • Exposure to public-affairs review pipelines, policy messaging, or congressional briefing development.