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Operations Desk Officer Expert

Booz Allen Hamilton

McLean, VAFull-time$78–176K/yrPosted 5 days agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$78–176K/yr
Location
McLean, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks an Operations Desk Officer Expert to provide strategic guidance and program management for intelligence clients. The role applies operational expertise, tradecraft, and client priorities to solve complex programmatic problems, identify tools and capabilities, and review programs. The officer also connects field project managers with the client’s home office and shares expertise by mentoring others.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Operational Expertise, requiredProject Coordination, requiredClear Writing, requiredSpanish, nice to have

Qualifications

2+ Years Operational Experience, required2+ Years Project or Program Coordination, requiredTS/SCI Clearance With Polygraph, requiredBachelor's Degree, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Operations Desk Officer ExpertThe Opportunity: With all the information available today, it takes a skilled intelligence expert to know how to find and interpret the best data to give their clients the right answers. With the critical decisions made in our government every day, we need an intel analyst like you to do just that. At Booz Allen, you’ll use your industry knowledge to design, develop, and execute solutions within your operational area of expertise in support of intelligence organizations. We’re seeking your advanced advisory skills to join our mission team to help deliver creative solutions to complex problems.

Operations Desk Officers (ODO) apply advanced knowledge and expertise of operations, tradecraft, and client priorities when providing strategic guidance and program management for the client. In addition, ODOs are responsible for program management for the client, both CONUS and OCONUS. ODOs find solutions to complex programmatic problems, identifying new technical tools and capabilities to advance operations, and tap into the resources of the client, US Government as needed to ensure requirements are met. ODOs provide objective reviews of on-going and potential programs and serve as the vital link between other client project managers in the field and the client's home office.

You’ll be a trusted advisor and share knowledge and findings including the development and mentoring of others on your operational expertise and experience, tradecraft, and client operational tradecraft to drive change.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

  • 2+ years of experience working in an operational setting
  • 2+ years of experience coordinating projects or programs
  • Ability to travel abroad for a US government client
  • Ability to write clearly and concisely to the standard of the client
  • TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
  • Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have:

  • Ability to speak, write, and read Spanish at a 2+ or conversational level

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.

Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

  • Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

How this job compares

Set against the 770 open Intelligence Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$78–176K/yr
  • Virginia median$100–153K/yr186 salary ranges
  • US median$91–150K/yr592 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $127K, is close to the Virginia median midpoint ($127K) — in the middle half of Intelligence Analyst salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 219 open Intelligence Analyst jobs in Virginia and 770 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Intelligence Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 651 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 216 of the 770 open Intelligence Analyst jobs (28%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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