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

• Must be a US Citizen
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• 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)

• 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
• 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.