Program Analyst

Parsons; Staunton (VA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Flexible work schedules

Holidays

Job summary

Parsons is seeking an experienced Program Analyst to support DoW Cyber Policy initiatives. This role will act as the operational engine for senior intelligence leadership, orchestrating taskings, driving cross-functional alignment, and modernizing policies to maximize enterprise efficiency.

You will manage schedules in Microsoft Project, track risks, coordinate with program managers and senior leaders, and ensure timely, compliant submissions for Intelligence Community customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with six years of relevant experience or master’s degree with eight years.
• Experience supporting project or program management or defense-related programs.
• Hands-on expertise with Microsoft Project.
• Experience developing integrated master schedules, action plans, and milestones.
• Strong communication, coordination, analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to work with senior-level customers and stakeholders.
• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations, monitor deliverables, and track action items to completion.
• Develop and maintain detailed Microsoft Project schedules, Gantt charts, milestones, baselines, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Track task status, suspense dates, risks, issues, resources, and schedule variances.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement process improvement initiatives across leadership workflows.
• Experience with the lifecycle of executive taskings, routing assignments, monitoring deadlines, and auditing final submissions for IC customers.
• Experience with government tasking tools.
• Design, optimize, and document core business processes and SOPs to enhance organizational efficiency.
• Communicate effectively with senior government clients.
• Identify critical gaps in coordination and be proactive.
• Maintain integrated master schedules, action plans, and milestone trackers.
• Coordinate with program managers, technical teams, senior leadership, and stakeholders.
• Identify schedule conflicts and elevate issues for resolution.
• Prepare status reports, dashboards, briefings, and decision-support materials.
• Support governance meetings, action-item tracking, and continuous process improvement.

Skills

Program management

Communication

Coordination

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree with six years of relevant experience

Master's degree with eight years of relevant experience

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

In a world of possibilities, pursue one with endless opportunities. Imagine Next!

At Parsons, you can imagine a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Guided by our leadership vision of valuing people, embracing agility, and fostering growth, we cultivate an innovative culture that empowers you to achieve your full potential. Unleash your talent and redefine what’s possible.

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Program Analyst to support DoW Cyber Policy initiatives This position will serve as the operational engine for senior intelligence leadership, you will bring structure to complex environments by orchestrating high-visibility taskings, driving cross-functional alignment, and modernizing policies to maximize enterprise efficiency.

What You’ll Do

• Experience overseeing day-to-day operations, monitoring key deliverables, and tracking action items to completion

• Develop and maintain detailed Microsoft Project schedules, Gantt charts, milestones, baselines, dependencies, and critical paths.

• Track task status, suspense dates, risks, issues, resources, and schedule variances.

• Experience identifying bottlenecks and implement process improvement initiatives across leadership workflows

• Experience with the lifecycle of executive taskers, routing assignments, monitoring deadlines, and auditing final submissions for quality and compliance for Intelligence Community customers

• Experience with government tasking tools

• Ability to design, optimize, and document core business processes and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to enhance organizational efficiency

• Ability to communicate effectively with senior level government clients

• Ability to think proactively and identify critical gaps in coordination process

• Maintain integrated master schedules, action plans, and milestone trackers.

• Coordinate with program managers, technical teams, senior leadership, and stakeholders.

• Identify schedule conflicts and execution barriers and elevate issues for resolution.

• Prepare status reports, dashboards, briefings, and decision-support materials.

• Support governance meetings, action-item tracking, and continuous process improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with six years of relevant experience or master’s degree with eight years of relevant experience.

• Experience supporting project or program management, strategic initiatives, or defense-related programs.

• Strong hands-on expertise with Microsoft Project ,

• Experience developing integrated master schedules, action plans, and milestone trackers.

• Strong communication, coordination, analytical, and organizational skills.

• Ability to work with senior-level customers and stakeholders.

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Top Secret SCI security clearance is required for this position.

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $103,500.00 - $181,100.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

About Us

Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.

Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.

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