Mission Need Advisor, Clearance Required – TS/SCI w/Polygraph

Please note, this position requires all candidates to currently possess an active Top-Secret SCI Clearance with a Polygraph. This position is not an opportunity to be sponsored or nominated for a government security clearance.

The Challenge:

We encode mission critical software for our partners who analyze more than 25 petabytes of data a day. We ingest millions of signals confidentially utilizing our sensible solutions that identify and respond to attacks before they are even executed. We incorporate automated tools and cutting-edge technology that saves lives and protects property of everyday people. With our technology we are looking to refine our software to more securely protect, analyze, and increase the number of petabytes we work with.

How We Meet the Challenge:

A combination of utilizing the right people and giving them the tools, resources, support, and freedom to develop effective signal processing algorithms, excellent software, and use strong intuition on what works for a scalable system.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A current Top-Secret/SCI government security clearance with polygraph is required.
  
• Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or other related discipline plus at least 10 years of systems engineering experience.
  
• A Master’s degree or PhD may be substituted for two years of experience.
  
• A high school diploma or GED plus 14 years of systems engineering experience would also be acceptable.
  
• Three or more years of recent experience in writing and managing functional requirements.
  
• A minimum of three years’ successful recent experience with requirements development and documentation for system engineering processes and procedures.
  

Bonus Points:

• Excellent writing skills.
  
• Metrics experience to include ability to use automation to generate effective reports, dashboards, and metrics that can be effectively used by Senior Leadership to make decisions and provide real-time tracking and reporting of MN operational status.
  
• Ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships with customers.
  
• Demonstrated customer interface experience in eliciting technical requirements.
  
• Use of Visio, PowerPoint, or other presentation software to develop clear graphical representations.
  
• Good analytic, problem definition/identification, problem solving/mitigation skills.
  
• Experience working on project development from requirements definition to deployment.
  
• Process engineering experience.
  
• Structure and content management, relying heavily on graphics and design.
  
• Microsoft (MS) Project skills needed.
  
• Understanding of the budget/funding process within the Agency.
  

As a Mission Need Advisor, You Will:

• Provide systems engineering support to the customer high-level end-to-end IT requirements process.
  
• Coordinate all activities pertaining to the development, documentation, and maintenance of customer’s high level end-to-end IT requirements.
  
• Evaluate and manage the current requirements and processes and propose changes to enable the customer’s corporate decision-making processes.
  
• Be responsible for the documentation, evolution, maintenance, and publication of the Capabilities Satisfaction processes.
  
• Assist in the governance, development, documentation, and review of processes as directed by the customer.
  
• Evaluate, create, and manage the Integrated Master Schedule for the organization.
  
• Create high level roadmaps and other schedules for the organization.
  
• Assist the Partnership team in creating the Rough Order of Magnitude (ROMs) estimates for all Mission Needs (MNs) and Coordinated Threads that enter the Solution Process.
  
• Support the customer with tracking and reporting of MNs data and the Strategic Threads that enter the Solution Process collecting and reporting on metrics, and other reports as required in preparation for board meetings, Senior Leadership actions, etc.
  
• Have primary responsibility for the creation, configuration, and maintenance of the Confluence Site and the JIRA ticketing system as it pertains to the SP 2.0 process.
  
• Be expected to have a working knowledge of JIRA and Confluence, research and implement Confluence / JIRA best practices; training staff on Confluence and navigating projects and spaces.
  

Work Site: Greater Ft. Meade, MD area.

To Learn More About Our Team and Solutions, Check Out the Following:

• Corporate Website: www.ssati.com
  
• GlassDoor Page: https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-SSATI-EI_IE1260475.11,16.htm
  
• Indeed Page: https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Ssati/reviews
  
• LinkedIn Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ssati/
  
• Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ssati2003/
  
• Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/ssati2003?lang=en
  

At Sensible Solutions and Technologies, Inc. (SSATI), we don’t just accept difference—we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our services, and our community. SSATI is honored to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.