Nuclear and NC3 Enterprise Governance Analysts

Systems Planning & Analysis; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Retirement savings plans

Life and disability insurance

Paid time away and other programs

Job summary

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) is seeking an Enterprise Governance Analyst to support AF/A10’s nuclear and NC3 governance forums.

You will structure information, issues, and actions to enable senior leaders to make informed decisions across nuclear sustainment and command‑and‑control activities. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years in program analysis or governance, plus an Active Secret or TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, public policy, international relations, engineering, systems engineering, or a related field.
• 4+ years of experience in program analysis, governance support, or staff work in a headquarters, MAJCOM, joint, or enterprise IT/C2 environment.
• Demonstrated ability to produce clear, senior‑level briefing materials, summaries, and decision products.
• Active Secret or TS/SCI clearance, with comfort working on nuclear or NC3 topics.

Responsibilities

• Prepare agendas, read‑ahead packages, talking points, and briefing materials for governance meetings and senior leader engagements.
• Track issues, decisions, and action items across nuclear and NC3 forums; maintain accurate and current status information.
• Capture discussions and synthesize stakeholder inputs into clear summaries and decision‑support documents.
• Coordinate with technical, policy, and program staff to ensure issues, decisions, and actions are properly reflected and followed through.
• Maintain governance calendars, action trackers, knowledge bases, and document repositories to preserve context and institutional memory.

Skills

Briefing materials

Stakeholder communication

Governance analysis

Nuclear/NC3 topics knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/public policy/international relations/engineering/systems engineering

Active Secret or TS/SCI clearance

Job description

Overview

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. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted.

Overview

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. SPA: Objective. Responsive. Trusted.

The SLA Analysis Group’s mission is to deliver objective analyses, plans and strategies to US Navy, US Marine Corps, USAF, other DoD, and Australian Defence Force clients to support technology development, acquisition, delivery and sustainment decisions. The group provides the core of SPA thought leadership on Undersea Strategy, Software Development and Cost Estimating, with additional benchmark capabilities in AI/ML & Decision Analytics, Modeling and Simulation, and Future Force Assessments.

SPA has a need for Enterprise Governance Analysts to support AF/A10’s nuclear and NC3 governance forums. These analysts help structure information, issues, and actions so senior leaders can make informed decisions across nuclear sustainment, modernization, and command‑and‑control enterprise activities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare agendas, read‑ahead packages, talking points, and briefing materials for governance meetings and senior leader engagements
• Track issues, decisions, and action items across nuclear and NC3 forums; maintain accurate and current status information
• Capture discussions and synthesize stakeholder inputs into clear summaries and decision‑support documents
• Coordinate with technical, policy, and program staff to ensure issues, decisions, and actions are properly reflected and followed through
• Maintain governance calendars, action trackers, knowledge bases, and document repositories to preserve context and institutional memory

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, public policy, international relations, engineering, systems engineering, or a related field
• 4+ years of experience in program analysis, governance support, or staff work in a headquarters, MAJCOM, joint, or enterprise IT/C2 environment
• Demonstrated ability to produce clear, senior‑level briefing materials, summaries, and decision products
• Active Secret or TS/SCI clearance, with comfort working on nuclear or NC3 topics

Desired Qualifications

• Experience supporting nuclear, NC3, NLCC, or other high‑level governance forums
• Familiarity with AF governance structures, joint governance processes, and/or the PPBE cycle

Pay Range Information

At SPA, we strive to deliver a robust total compensation package that will attract and retain top talent. Elements of the compensation package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. SPA provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, etc. Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only. Salaries are commensurate with experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

• health insurance
• flexible spending accounts
• health savings accounts
• retirement savings plans
• life and disability insurance programs
• a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work

Virginia, Pay Transparency Salary range: USD $130,000.00/Yr. - USD $160,000.00/Yr.