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Directors Action Group Project Analyst

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Compensation
$180–220K/yr
Location
El Segundo, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

T5 Or SSBI Investigation

Job overview

SAIC seeks an experienced Director's Action Group Project Analyst for the Horizon Program, supporting the US Space Force’s Space Systems Command system program office. The analyst handles acquisition tasks and administrative actions, develops technical and programmatic responses, coordinates with stakeholders and integrated program teams, and briefs leadership. The position is in-person in El Segundo, California, and supports advanced space systems across research, development, procurement, operations, and sustainment.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Program ManagementSystems EngineeringLogisticsGovernment AcquisitionsSpace SystemsEngineering Lifecycle SupportMajor Systems AcquisitionsStrategic Acquisition ProcessesMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft WordOrganizational SkillsAttention to DetailWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationAdaptability

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or 13 Years Experience9 Years Related ExperienceT5 or SSBI InvestigationSCI EligibilityContinuous Evaluation EnrollmentSCI and SAP Access NominationPolygraph Consent

Full job description

Description

SAIC is seeking an experienced Director's Action Group (DAG) Project Analyst on the Horizon Program to support the US Space Force (USSF) in research, development, procurement, operations, and sustainment of advanced space systems within the Space Systems Command, Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power Space Warfighting Delta (SSC/SZA) system program office. The position is in-person in El Segundo, California .

Your roles and responsibilities:

  • Analyze USSF SSC, Space Operations Command (SpOC), and Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) acquisition tasks on behalf of SSC/SZA system program office.

  • Proactively organizes, tracks, and responds to administrative personnel actions for the organization, such as awards, decorations, inbounds/outbounds, hiring, and similar tasks.

  • Leverage extensive background and expertise to develop and document initial technical and programmatic responses and solutions.

  • Use NIPR and SIPR Task Management Tool (TMT) and e-mail to retrieve and respond to tasks.

  • Effectively communicate and collaborate with internal and external program stakeholders to evaluate, consolidate, and refine responses and solutions; organize and support meetings as needed to gain consensus and ensure accurate and timely responses.

  • Coordinate across integrated program teams to help plan and implement assigned tasks consistent with responses and solutions previously provided.

  • Brief leadership on responses/solutions and status for all assigned tasks.

Qualifications

This is you:

  • Bachelor Degree and 9 years of related experience in program management, systems engineering, logistics, and/or government acquisitions of Space Systems or an additional 4 years of experience in lieu of degree.

  • Must have an in-scope security background investigation (T5 or SSBI), adjudicated for SCI eligibility and enrolled in the Continuous Evaluation program (if applicable).

  • Must be willing to be nominated for access to Sensitive Compartment Information and Special Access Programs and willing to consent to a Polygraph examination.

  • Experience supporting technical programs throughout the engineering life cycle with emphasis on major systems acquisitions.

  • Have an understanding of strategic acquisition processes (e.g., PPBE, program execution, acquisition reporting, etc.).

  • Proactive personality with strong skills in Microsoft PowerPoint and Word.

  • Strong organizational skills with a passion for detail and accuracy.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  • Flexibility, versatility, and willingness to enthusiastically work with constantly changing priorities.

Target salary range: $180,001 - $220,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2618225

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

How this job compares

Set against the 1,003 open Program Analyst jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$180–220K/yr
  • California median$105–161K/yr50 salary ranges
  • US median$91–133K/yr581 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $200K, is 50% above the California median midpoint ($133K) — in the top quarter of Program Analyst salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 68 open Program Analyst jobs in California and 1,003 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Program Analyst postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 873 postings).
Education
287 of the 1,003 open Program Analyst jobs (29%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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