Intelligence Staff Operations Lead

About the role

Parsons is seeking a talented Intelligence Staff Operations Lead to join a growing team supporting dynamic, global intelligence operations for a national security partner in Fort Belvoir, VA. The role involves working with a diverse team of operations staff and interagency partners, requiring excellent verbal and written communication, analytic, research, and problem‑solving skills, and the ability to operate in a high‑profile, evolving environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct deep research, stakeholder collaboration, policy analysis, assessments, and performance monitoring to drive strategic outcomes, bridging strategy with practical program execution.
• Develop strategic plans, policies, and implementation strategies to address organizational challenges and opportunities, including new legislation, national policy changes, emerging technologies, and national security imperatives.
• Participate in, and contribute expertise to, senior and executive‑level coordination boards, planning teams, and policy coordination working groups.
• Draft policies, procedures, manuals, and reports, ensuring consistency with agency/organizational requirements.
• Coordinate cross‑functional teams, internal staff, and external partners to ensure alignment and collaboration.
• Oversee administrative tasks and performance tracking for required reports and specialized projects.
• Build and maintain relationships with team members, government representatives, and industry partners to support intelligence collection, processing, exploitation, and dissemination activities.
• Evaluate program effectiveness and measure performance to ensure success, identify areas for improvement, and present findings, recommendations, and program updates to senior decision‑makers regarding strategic changes and adjustments to enhance program impact.
• Advocate for the Army OSINT Enterprise’s modernization and improvement of OSINT strategies, programs, and policy development.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Counterintelligence Polygraph.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.
• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) with 10+ years of relevant experience; additional education, training, and certifications may count toward total experience.
• Experience supporting national or Department of Defense security activities at the Service, Joint, National, or Interagency level.
• Experience providing intelligence support to Service, Joint, National, DoD, or Interagency elements within the U.S. government.
• Extensive understanding of OSINT policy and program implementation processes, including relevant statutes, Executive Orders, Intelligence Community Directives, DoD Instructions, and other policy sources.
• Functional understanding of the cyber and OSINT domain, including internet protocols, data routing, data collection methodologies (e.g., cookies, referrer HTTPS, SDKs), and digital‑exhaust management.
• Willingness to work outside normal business hours in exigent circumstances (this position is not shift work).

Pay

Salary Range: $134,100.00 – $241,400.00

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Flexible work schedules
• Holiday leave

Schedule

• Up to 10% travel required
• Availability to work outside normal business hours in exigent circumstances (non‑shift work)