Project Lead; SETA

Position: Project Lead (SETA)
** Description*
* SAIC seeks a  
** Project Lead (SETA)
** to guide our NSI Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory team supporting the Operations Innovation Office in Chantilly, VA. This position requires a proactive, organized, and highly communicative leader with strong technical project management and awareness. Targeted compensation is $160,000 to $180,000

The successful candidate will oversee a multinational initiative and ensure project success by:

+ Leading the planning, execution, and oversight of all IT, cybersecurity, and technical components of the project

+ Providing strategic direction on networking, security, auditing, and emerging IT/cyber technologies (including AI)

+ Advising customer leadership on project priorities, risks, resource allocation, and the overall effectiveness of planned initiatives related to cost, schedule, and performance

+ Guiding optimization efforts across all IT domains including power, space, cooling, hardware, software, and licensing

+ Representing customer equities and ensuring project compliance with IT requirements, multinational considerations, and information‑sharing obligations

** Qualifications*
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* Required:

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** Must be a US Citizen*
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** Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph*
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** Bachelor's degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM)
*** and thirteen (13) years or more experience; or master's in STEM field and eleven (11) years or more experience

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*** STEM degree is a contractual requirement/must have*
* + Direct experience working with AI operating in Dev Ops, and/or Dev Sec Ops , and/or agile environments

+ Demonstrated expertise gathering and identifying actionable requirements for requested capabilities

+ Proven experience with IT infrastructure design and implementation (power, space, cooling, connectivity)

+ Ability to identify engineering opportunities for/to customer decision makers

+ Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and effectively interact with developers, USG customers, other SETAs, and USG project managers

+ Polished communication skills (written/verbal) to include confidence for presenting analysis and recommendations at all levels of USG.

+ Impeccable interpersonal skills and judgment

+ JIRA and Confluence experience for project and internal team communications

+ Expertise in MS Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Access, Project)

** Desired:*
* + Familiarity with coalition/multinational security architectures, cross‑domain solutions, information‑sharing agreements, and sovereignty-related policy factors

+ Experience developing security documentation (SSP, SAR, POA&M) and knowledge of NIST, ICD 503, IC standards, and HPC/AI‑ML security

+ Hands-on cyber experience, including active Intermediate or Advanced DoD 8140 certification (Security+ CE, CISSP, CASP CE, etc.)

+ Minimum of 10 years supporting a Big 5 customer

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Experience with large-scale AI data center environments

+ Ability to produce high-quality briefings and analytic products under tight timelines

+ Experience supporting SES/SIS/FO/GO-level leadership

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

REQNUMBER: 2614610

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.

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