International Agreements Lead – Defense & Security Cooperation

Sigma Defense; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental and Vision Insurance

Medical Insurance with HSA/FSA/DFSA

Life and AD&D coverage

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401(k) with company matching

160 Hours PTO

12 Holidays

Educational Assistance

Highly Competitive Salary

Job summary

Sigma Defense seeks a Mid-level International Agreements Specialist at the DoD Mark Center in Alexandria, VA to support RDT&E, acquisition, and security cooperation initiatives. You will plan, negotiate, review, and staff international defense agreements, coordinating with legal, policy, and technical experts.

Willingness to travel up to 25% and CIA-style compliance with ITAR/EAR are required. bachelor’s degree required (master’s preferred); direct operational experience may substitute; U.S.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in international agreements, defense cooperation, or related fields.
• Proven expertise in developing, negotiating, and managing international agreements.
• Proficiency in drafting and reviewing technical and legal documents.
• Strong understanding of U.S. and international laws, regulations, and policies governing defense cooperation, foreign disclosure, and technology transfer.
• Detail-oriented document review, analysis, and strategic problem-solving.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate with legal, policy, and technical experts, as well as international partners.
• Proven ability to provide strategic advice to senior leadership on complex international agreement issues.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities

• Reduce agreement processing timelines, improve agreement quality, and staffing efficiencies.
• Travel frequency up to 25% as required.
• Serve as principal technical expert for developing, negotiating, reviewing, staffing, coordinating, implementing, and amending international agreements.
• Develop, negotiate, review, and staff key bilateral and multilateral defense agreements (e.g., RDT&E; information/data exchange; transfer agreements).
• Draft precise agreement language, negotiate technical provisions, reconcile stakeholder comments, and finalize signature packages.
• Identify and resolve issues to reduce staffing delays and prevent duplicity of work.
• Maintain milestone tracking, action-item management, and agreement status reporting.
• Ensure all agreements comply with DoW program requirements including ITAR/EAR and Fiscal Law.

Skills

International agreements

Negotiation

Technical/legal drafting

US/intl law knowledge

Stakeholder coordination

Strategic advisory

US citizen

Education

Bachelor's degree in International Relations/Law/Political Science

Master's degree preferred

Operational experience substituted for degree

Job description

Sigma Defense seeks a Mid-level International Agreements Specialist at the DoD Mark Center in Alexandria, VA to support RDT&E, acquisition, and security cooperation initiatives. You will plan, negotiate, review, and staff international defense agreements, coordinating with legal, policy, and technical experts.

Willingness to travel up to 25% and CIA-style compliance with ITAR/EAR are required. bachelor’s degree required (master’s preferred); direct operational experience may substitute; U.S.