Senior Lean Portfolio Analyst - On-Site in Stafford, VA

Alexandria Insights, Inc.; Virginia; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexandria Insights, Inc. is seeking a Senior Lean Portfolio Analyst to enable portfolio leaders with evidence-based decisions, governance, and reporting for SAFe initiatives in an on-site Stafford, VA setting.

The role requires advising on sequencing, dependencies, risks, and capacity, plus managing Jira-based Kanban and PI planning readiness for cross-functional teams including acquisition and technical leads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 10+ years in defense acquisition or portfolio management.
• Experience applying SAFe Lean Portfolio Management to intake, analysis, governance, and flow.
• Advanced Jira: workflows, issue types, fields, filters, dashboards for portfolio decisions.
• Strong briefing skills; translate data into clear recommendations for senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Manage Portfolio Kanban in Jira to improve visibility, flow, and governance from intake to completion.
• Decompose epics into capabilities and features for prioritization, planning, and execution.
• Analyze readiness, sequencing, dependencies, risks, and alignment with strategic objectives.
• Prepare decision-quality data, document outcomes, and track actions to closure for governance forums.
• Coordinate with acquisition, technical, operational, and Agile delivery teams to resolve impediments.

Skills

Jira workflows

Executive briefing

Stakeholder facilitation

Defense acquisition knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 10+ years exp in defense/portfolio

Tools

Jira

Microsoft 365

Job description

Alexandria Insights, Inc. is seeking a Senior Lean Portfolio Analyst to enable portfolio leaders with evidence-based decisions, governance, and reporting for SAFe initiatives in an on-site Stafford, VA setting.

The role requires advising on sequencing, dependencies, risks, and capacity, plus managing Jira-based Kanban and PI planning readiness for cross-functional teams including acquisition and technical leads.