Senior Analytical Professional (International Posture)

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) delivers high-impact, technical solutions to complex national security issues. With over 50 years of business expertise and consistent growth, we are known for continuous innovation for our government customers, in both the US and abroad. Our exceptionally talented team is highly collaborative in spirit and practice, producing Results that Matter. Come work with the best! We offer opportunity, unique challenges, and clear-sighted commitment to the mission. Objective. Responsive. Trusted.

SPA’s Sea Land Air (SLA) Division supports a diverse portfolio of national security government clients, including the Undersea Enterprise, the Navy Surface Community, the Navy MPTE Enterprise, the Air Force, Army, DoD Agencies, DARPA, international clients including the Canadian Navy and Australian Defence Force.  Our primary objective is to provide timely, objective and analytic assessments that integrate the policy, operational, technical, programmatic and acquisition aspects of our clients’ challenges.

Leveraging both in-domain and cross-domain expertise to maximize our clients’ success, SLA Division acts as trusted agents to senior decision-makers and key leaders and excels at providing data driven analytic insights, systems engineering, strategies and plans that address current and emerging challenges to national security.

Our group, the Naval Surface Warfare Analysis Group, supports the Surface community and components of the United States Navy by providing program management, requirements management, force development, and readiness support in Washington DC and the Fleet concentration areas. We provide timely, objective, analytic assessments, strategic planning, and expert operational, technical, and acquisition support to the Maritime communities, and related agencies, allies, and partners. We are trusted agents of the senior and operational leadership in the Fleet, OPNAV, NAVSEA, and the Royal Canadian and Royal Australian Navies. We play key roles in providing insights and strategies to address current and emerging challenges to national security and have tremendous impact on our client’s success in solving their most important issues.

SPA has an immediate need for a Senior Analytical Professional (Policy Analyst).  #CJ #IN123

Supporting the advancement of Navy doctrine, strategy, and international policy to address Service-level challenges via the use of multidisciplinary analysis. Supporting for the development of information papers and briefings.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in the field of political science, international affairs, military science, business, public administration or a related field

• Ten (10) or more years of experience in analytics, program support and DoD program analysis activities which includes experience in PPBE, Program management, Operations analysis, and Navy, OSD or the Joint Staff direct support.

• Proficiency with the MS Office Suite of products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook)
• TS/SCI clearance is required, and the ability to maintain it throughout employment

Desired Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification