ME00690-Rules Analyst 2 & 3

Momentum Engineering, Inc.; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 paid holidays

3 weeks PTO

Company sponsored group medical plan

Company paid dental

Vision

Life insurance

STD/LTD plans

Job summary

Momentum Engineering, Inc. seeks a seasoned Rules Analyst to support mission compliance by analyzing legal and policy documents, extracting obligations, and translating them into actionable controls, system requirements, and machine-readable rules.

You will work with stakeholders to interpret authorities, develop guidance, and automate compliance processes. The ideal candidate has extensive IC authorities experience, strong legal/policy analysis skills, and the ability to produce structured

Qualifications

• Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph.
• 10 to 15 years of relevant experience in customer authorities programs.
• Bachelor’s degree in law, a technical field, library science, or related area.
• Master’s degree or JD may substitute for two years of experience, reducing the requirement.
• Four additional years of relevant experience may substitute for the bachelor’s degree, totaling 14–19 years.
• J.D. and at least five years of experience in IC privacy compliance.
• Demonstrated experience analyzing legal, policy, regulatory, or compliance documentation.
• Practical familiarity with applicable customer authorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze legal and policy documents to extract key information in accordance with guides, procedures, and authorities.
• Identify compliance obligations contained within legal, regulatory, and policy documentation.
• Translate obligations into controls, system requirements, and machine-readable rules.
• Engage with customers to understand problems, clarify requirements, and identify solutions.
• Provide subject matter expertise in mission compliance-related policy, procedures, and guidance.
• Develop, maintain, and improve user guides and documentation supporting analysis.
• Prepare reports, responses, briefings, and other documentation for technical, operational, legal, and leadership audiences.
• Use Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat Pro for documentation.
• Use Confluence and JIRA for collaboration and tracking.
• Apply practical knowledge of customer authorities when evaluating compliance requirements.
• Develop methods for categorizing, organizing, tracking, and managing obligations.
• Maintain relationships among obligations, controls, system requirements, and machine-readable rules.
• Support design and improvement of compliance automation capabilities.
• Collaborate with legal, technical, policy, compliance, and mission stakeholders to ensure accurate interpretation of requirements.
• Review compliance-related documentation for accuracy, consistency, completeness, and alignment with authorities.

Skills

Policy analysis

Legal analysis

Communication skills

Compliance automation

Intelligence Community knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in law/technical field/library science

Master's or JD substituted for 2 years experience

Tools

Confluence

JIRA

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Job description

Momentum Engineering, Inc. fosters an employee-centric culture. Our strength lies in our people. With a high percentage of employees holding advanced degrees in engineering, computer science, and related disciplines, we bring deep technical expertise to every mission. Our team includes professionals with security clearances and full-scope polygraphs, ensuring trusted, secure support for the most sensitive national security initiatives. Additionally, our workforce is equipped with industry-leading certifications, demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and excellence. Most importantly, our exceptional employee retention rate reflects a culture of professional growth, mission focus, and dedication—ensuring long-term stability and expertise for our customers’ critical needs.

Job Summary

• Seeking a Rules Analyst to support mission compliance activities by analyzing legal and policy documents, identifying compliance obligations, and translating those obligations into actionable controls, system requirements, and machine-readable rules
• This position works closely with customers and mission stakeholders to interpret established authorities, develop compliance-focused guidance, and support automation of compliance processes
• The ideal candidate brings extensive experience with Intelligence Community authorities, legal and policy analysis, privacy compliance, and the development of structured rules and documentation that support mission operations

Primary Responsibilities

• Analyze legal and policy documents to extract key information in accordance with established guides, procedures, and authorities
• Identify compliance obligations contained within legal, regulatory, and policy documentation.
• Analyze compliance obligations and translate them into controls, system requirements, and machine-readable rules that support compliance automation
• Engage with customers to understand problems, clarify requirements, and identify solutions based on existing documentation, authorities, and guidance
• Provide subject matter expertise in the development of mission compliance-related policy, procedures, and guidance
• Develop, maintain, and improve user guides and other documentation supporting the analysis of legal and policy documents
• Prepare reports, responses, briefings, and other documentation for technical, operational, legal, and leadership audiences
• Use word processing and presentation tools such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat Pro.
• Use task tracking, collaboration, and documentation tools such as Confluence and JIRA
• Apply practical knowledge of customer authorities when evaluating compliance requirements and mission activities
• Develop innovative methods for categorizing, organizing, tracking, and managing compliance obligations.
• Maintain relationships among compliance obligations, associated controls, system requirements, and machine-readable rules
• Support the design and continuous improvement of compliance automation capabilities
• Collaborate with legal, technical, policy, compliance, and mission stakeholders to ensure accurate interpretation and implementation of requirements
• Review compliance-related documentation for accuracy, consistency, completeness, and alignment with applicable authorities

Required Qualifications

• Must have active Top Secret/SCI clearance with NSA Full Scope Polygraph
• Ten (10) to Fifteen (15) years of relevant experience supporting programs involving customer authorities
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline such as law, a technical field, library science, or a related area from an accredited college or university
• A Master’s degree or Juris Doctor (J.D.) may be substituted for two (2) years of experience, reducing the experience requirement to eight to thirteen (8-13) years
• Four (4) additional years of relevant experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree, for a total of fourteen to nineteen (14-19) years of experience
• J.D. and at least five (5) years of experience in the legal or technical aspects of Intelligence Community privacy compliance
• Demonstrated experience analyzing legal, policy, regulatory, or compliance documentation
• Practical familiarity with applicable customer authorities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Desired Qualifications

• Experience developing or maintaining compliance controls, system requirements, or machine-readable rules
• Strong legal and policy research and analytical skills
• Ability to interpret complex authorities and translate them into clear operational requirements
• Experience preparing briefings and written products for diverse audiences
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively across legal, technical, compliance, and mission-focused teams

Exempt hourly position.

• 11 paid holidays
• minimum of 3 weeks PTO
• company sponsored group medical plan
• company paid dental
• vision
• life insurance
• STD/LTD plans

Salary is dependent upon the candidate’s experience and qualifications.