Junior Mission Infrastructure Strategist

QinetiQ US (formerly Avantus Federal); Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

QinetiQ US seeks a Junior Infrastructure Operational Strategies Specialist to help establish secure mission infrastructure aligned with acquisition plans for DoW/USSF collaborations. You will work with defense contractors' facilities and technical teams to plan, execute, and sustain secure weapon systems and end‑to‑end vendor deliveries.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree, TS/SCI eligibility, and 10+ years of experience in strategy development, audits, and performance evaluations, with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• TS/SCI clearance eligibility required.
• 10+ years aligning operational strategies with acquisition plans.
• Experience auditing financial records, management reports, controls and practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and operational insight to support mission protection and data assessments.
• Provide oversight in planning and coordinating infrastructure projects and requirements.
• Develop and evaluate impact analyses, audits, studies, and readiness reviews.
• Assist Government on site at defense contractors' facilities to support contract tasks.
• Advise on security documentation and coordinate with IC, DoW, and security staff.
• Maintain accredited SAP/SAP-F and IT infrastructure enabling access to sensitive data.

Skills

Operational strategy

Acquisition alignment

Security infrastructure

Data analysis

Audit & compliance

Fraud detection

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

QinetiQ US seeks a Junior Infrastructure Operational Strategies Specialist to help establish secure mission infrastructure aligned with acquisition plans for DoW/USSF collaborations. You will work with defense contractors' facilities and technical teams to plan, execute, and sustain secure weapon systems and end‑to‑end vendor deliveries.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree, TS/SCI eligibility, and 10+ years of experience in strategy development, audits, and performance evaluations, with