Senior Program Protection and Policy Compliance Systems Engineer

About the role

VTG is seeking a Senior Program Protection and Policy Compliance Systems Engineer to support two critical functions: program protection and policy compliance. The selected candidate will support a research and development organization, often pushing the boundaries of technologies, CONOP, or enterprise architecture.

Responsibilities

• Independently develop processes, procedures, and documentation to support the customer's program protection requirements for demonstration flight programs
• Identify Critical Program Information (CPI) through review of program documentation
• Independently develop Program Protection Plans that are in compliance with protection requirements
• Conduct program threat and vulnerability assessments to validate CPI and associated program protection plan
• Review contractor Program Protection Implementation Plans to ensure compliance with program protection requirements
• Independently document program protection best practices throughout the system development lifecycle
• Support the customer's policy compliance processes relating to SIGINT Compliance and FVEY/international policies
• Collaborate across the organization to address or advocate on behalf of the program manager
• Develop practices and establish processes for the customer with respect to policy management, international, mission partner agreements, and cross agency support agreements
• Play a pivotal role in supporting the goals and evolving needs of both the customer and their mission partners, leveraging data-driven insights to guide decision-making and drive results
• Be willing to disrupt current policy norms to advance organizational policies and enable advancement of the enterprise

Deliverables

• Program protection plans
• Threat/risk assessments and mitigation plans
• International, mission partner, and cross-agency agreements
• Policy and procedural exemplars/templates based on sound judgement, expertise, and professional experience
• Facilitate quarterly "lunch & learns" to educate the customer's workforce on enterprise program protection and policies and workshop novel solutions to address program unique challenges for the PMs

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI with CI Polygraph
• Bachelor's degree with 9 years relevant experience or a Master's degree with 7 years relevant experience
• Experience identifying problems, conducting analysis, and developing mitigation strategies
• Experience developing program protection plans for large programs
• Ability to work independently with limited government direction

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working in an NRO SPO
• Ability to independently identify resources to address program protection / policy compliance challenges
• Ability to work within a collaborative environment, engaging with multiple organizations and personnel
• Strong written and verbal communications skills

Clearance

Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.

Pay

VTG's estimated starting pay range is $100,000 - $195,000 annually, which is a general guideline for the geographic location. When extending an offer, VTG also considers work experience, education, skill level, market considerations and may include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range.