The Defense Group at Leidos currently has an opening for a Senior Analyst with an active SECRET clearanceto work with our customer at Suffolk VA. This is an exciting opportunity to use your experience helping the Joint Staff J6 Joint Assessment Division (JAD) conduct capability assessments, system of systems interoperability assessments as well as Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) assessments. The candidate will manage JAD assessment projects as defined in Primary Responsibilities below and serve as an Analysis Lead at the JAD Technical Assessment Branch.

Primary Responsibilities

The Senior Analyst can expect to annually manage the completion of 2 to 3 assigned JAD assessment projects.  In this capacity the Senior Analyst will support a government project lead, coordinate with other government action officers, and lead a team of fellow analysts, subject matter experts and engineers to complete all phases of a project.  

The Senior Analyst has responsibilities for each of the following project phases:  

• Formulation – coordinate determination of test objectives with external stakeholders, and orchestrate resulting presentations related to project task, purpose, method, end-state and cost so the JAD Division Chief can determine whether to proceed with the project
• Planning – guide the team in developing system description, experimental test design, scenario, and metrics.  From these elements coordinate determination of data requirements and test venue (CONUS or OCONUS)
• Execution/Data Collection – manage team deployment to the selected test venue for a period of 2 to 4 weeks; monitor daily battle rhythm to ensure data requirements are satisfied
• Analysis – from the collected data, oversee the calculation of quantitative and qualitative metrics that lead to findings and observations
• Reporting – manage the completion of the project report where findings and observations lead to conclusions and recommendations; manage the report approval process from peer review to staff review, and JAD Division Chief signature
• Engagement – coordinate report results with external stakeholders, encouraging implementation of recommendations

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree and 12 years related experience, or Masters degree and 10 years related experience
• Secret Clearance and ability to obtain and maintain TS Clearance
• Experience in one or more of the following functional areas: C5ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance), as it relates to Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) interoperability to facilitate global force integration.
• MS Office proficiency

Preferred Qualifications

• Targeting Experience
• Combatant Command Staff experience
• Joint duty experience
• Contingency and/or large force operations experience
• Experience with Joint Fires, Joint Close Air Support, Integrated Air and Missile Defense, or Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems
• Advanced military school graduate
• Technical writing experience

Original Posting Date:

2024-09-06

While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.