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Senior Technology and Policy Lead

Tysons Corner, VA, USFull-time$156k2026-10-07 → 2026-11-10
On-siteCitizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Senior technical leader and trusted advisor to ODNI/NIC-Space on space program analysis, capabilities, requirements, threats, policy, and integration into the IC space architecture.

Role type

Senior IC strategy & policy lead (space systems)

Builds

Strategic space intelligence products and threat assessments for the Intelligence Community

Domain

National Security / Space Systems / Intelligence

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Strategic planning, multidisciplinary team leadership, technical direction, stakeholder management, threat analysis, systems architecture assessment, policy formulation, mentorship

Preferred skills

Advanced degree in STEM, experience in NRO/IC/Space Force, space system acquisitions, counterspace intelligence, foreign perceptions analysis

Technologies

Space system architectures, cyber systems, communications systems, ground systems

Responsibilities

Set and drive technical priorities for the Aerospace team, lead customer-sponsored initiatives end-to-end, formulate and lead multidisciplinary teams of subject matter experts, build senior-level relationships across the IC, provide technical direction and mentorship to staff, maintain awareness of threats to the U.S. national security space architecture

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC