SAIC is seeking an Operations Officer to join the Space and Intelligence Business Group. You would work on a joint Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of War (DoW) crown jewel program providing highly specialized space/counter-space engineering, scientific, and analytical services from Denver, Colorado. We support the Nation’s leading-edge IC and DoW space programs and offer compelling, deep-technical work that has direct influence and impact on program development and operations. Our team has Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across a variety of disciplines, including engineering, physics, mathematics, RF, optics, space acquisition and operations, and intelligence collection and analysis.

This Operations Officer will work in a collaborative team-focused environment of U.S. Government civilians and contractors solving applied technical problems and developing usable solutions for multiple space-related capabilities and threats. This person will possess strong organizational, interpersonal, and multi-tasking skills. The primary functions for this role are to:

• Organize and oversee administrative tasks for the Program Manager

• Provide coordination and status across the program staff, management, and the customer

• Develop, maintain and deliver contractually required documents

This position requires a TS/SCI security clearance, with Polygraph preferred.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Manage daily office operations and assist office leadership with a full range of administrative, personnel, financial, and managerial responsibilities

• Plan, propose, defend, and coordinate program initiatives; represent the contract as a technical/financial expert on contract resources  

• Develop program management and oversight methods and techniques and disseminate data metrics  

• Manage the credit card program and users for the contract, to include knowledge of business administration practices and provide training and advice for the credit card program 

• Provide all necessary paperwork to have new employees onboard to SAIC and the required paperwork to onboard employees into the government workplace 

• Supporting the financial monitoring and reporting of expenditures, contract funding, and forecasts across multiple program accounts

• Coordinating product schedules, task status, and reporting across numerous office initiatives

• Facilitating travel management program and reporting

• Maintaining records, status, and coordination with stakeholders on multiple Information System and physical security accreditation packages

• Administering the asset management program for 600 items totaling over $1.8M

• Overseeing Information System privileged user training and reporting requirements 

• Managing the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) program

• Responsible for managing and purchasing service awards for contract employees  

• Have reasonable knowledge of security requirements and procedures for new employees

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree and nine of related experience

• Must be able to obtain a TS/SCI Clearance with Special Access eligibility and successfully complete a Counter Intelligence (CI) polygraph. US Citizenship is required

• Demonstrated record of effective individual and group work behaviors, with abilities to proactively initiate and operate in dynamic and incompletely defined environments

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience conveying needs, status, results, and summaries to staff members, management, and customers

• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and flexibility to adjust to changing priorities

• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office applications

Strongly Desired Skills:

• BS in Business Administration 

• Active TS-SCI clearance