Program Analyst - Governance & Data Insights (Remote)

OCT Consulting, LLC; Quantico (VA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401K with 3% match

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Disability benefits

Training Benefits

Job summary

OCT Consulting, LLC is seeking a Program Analyst for a national security client. The role is primarily remote with occasional in-office events in the DC area. You will support governance, dashboards, risk logs, and scheduling while maintaining project records and ensuring executive-readiness briefs.

US citizenship and an active Secret clearance are required; salary is $75,000 to $95,000 per year. The position offers comprehensive benefits and opportunities to support federal government

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of progressive experience in program analysis, PM support, management consulting, or business operations.
• Active Secret security clearance and US citizenship required.
• Advanced Power BI skills for data visualization, dashboards.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project to support schedules.
• Experience with SharePoint, Jira, Confluence, and MS Teams.
• Familiarity with standard planning and scheduling practices.
• Strong communication and ability to deliver decision-ready briefs to senior leaders.
• Must be able to commute within the DC Metro Area (Quantico, VA).

Responsibilities

• Governance support and executive briefings: Facilitate recurring program governance forums, leadership reviews, and stakeholder meetings; prepare executive-ready slide presentations, agendas, read-ahead packages, and meeting minutes.
• Dashboard and KPI management: Administer, update, and maintain interactive dashboards and KPIs to ensure progress is visible and accurate.
• Action tracking and decision logging: Establish and manage decision logs and action-item tracking databases; monitor suspense dates and document resolutions.
• Risk & issue management: Coordinate with planning team to maintain risk, issue, and dependency registers; document and track risks and dependencies.
• Schedule support & operations continuity: Act as a backup scheduler; review and update project schedules for continuous operations.
• Records & knowledge management: Maintain configuration control over deliverables and ensure organized project repositories.

Skills

Program analysis

PM support

Security clearance

US Citizenship

Power BI

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Jira

Confluence

MS Teams

Communication

Governance facilitation

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Jira

Confluence

MS Teams

Job description

OCT Consulting, LLC is seeking a Program Analyst for a national security client. The role is primarily remote with occasional in-office events in the DC area. You will support governance, dashboards, risk logs, and scheduling while maintaining project records and ensuring executive-readiness briefs.

US citizenship and an active Secret clearance are required; salary is $75,000 to $95,000 per year. The position offers comprehensive benefits and opportunities to support federal government