Senior Program Analyst

tharros; Dahlgren (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Tharros is seeking a Senior Program Analyst to provide senior-level program analysis and decision support for Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division mission assurance activities. The role integrates findings, schedules, resources, risks, and priorities into decision-ready products for Government leadership and program offices.

The successful candidate will produce executive briefings, issue papers, reports, action tracking, and performance analyses that enable leadership to understand

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Ten years of program analysis or related experience.
• Experience coordinating with multiple offices and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to produce executive-level analyses and briefings.
• Knowledge of risk management processes and containment strategies.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior program analysis supporting mission assurance and infrastructure initiatives.
• Integrate technical, schedule, staffing, risk, and performance data into decision-ready analyses.
• Analyze program requirements, priorities, dependencies, and execution status across offices.
• Prepare and review executive reports, briefings, issue papers, and action memoranda.
• Track decisions, commitments, risks, issues, and actions with traceability to source information.
• Coordinate with analysts, engineers, and program staff to reconcile inputs and resolve inconsistencies.
• Support planning and execution for on-site infrastructure assessments (CONUS/OCONUS).
• Assess programmatic implications of identified vulnerabilities and risks.
• Ensure analytical products are accurate, classified appropriately, and aligned with government direction.
• Support continuity of executive-level program knowledge across the period of performance.

Skills

TS/SCI Clearance

Program management

Risk management

Travel readiness

Technical analysis

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Master's degree in Engineering

Job description

Tharros is seeking an accomplished Senior Program Analyst to provide senior-level program analysis and decision support for Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division mission assurance activities. The Program Analyst will integrate technical findings, assessment results, schedules, resources, staffing information, risks, dependencies, and organizational priorities into accurate, traceable, and decision-ready products for Government leadership and supported program offices. The position requires close coordination with program managers, mission analysts, infrastructure specialists, engineers, assessment teams, mission owners, and Government stakeholders to identify issues, reconcile conflicting information, and develop defensible courses of action.

The successful candidate will produce executive briefings, issue papers, reports, action tracking, and program-performance analyses that enable leadership to understand mission implications, establish priorities, and make informed decisions.

Responsibilities:

• Provide senior program analysis supporting mission assurance, defense critical infrastructure, and cyberspace initiatives.
• Integrate technical, schedule, staffing, risk, resource, and performance information into decision-ready analyses and leadership briefings.
• Analyze program requirements, priorities, dependencies, and execution status across supported offices and projects.
• Prepare and review executive-level reports, briefings, issue papers, action memoranda, and recommended courses of action.
• Track Government decisions, commitments, risks, issues, and action items and maintain traceability to supporting source information.
• Coordinate with mission analysts, infrastructure analysts, engineers, assessment personnel, and program management staff to reconcile inputs and resolve inconsistencies.
• Support planning and execution for on-site infrastructure assessments and related CONUS and OCONUS activities.
• Assess the programmatic implications of identified infrastructure vulnerabilities and mission risks.
• Ensure analytical products are accurate, consistent, appropriately classified, and aligned with Government direction.
• Support continuity of executive-level program knowledge across the period of performance.

Requirements:

• Active TS/SCI Clearance
• Minimum of DISS IT-Level 2.
• Master's level degree in an Engineering discipline.
• Ten (10) years of experience providing project lead or program analysis support, such as system engineering documentation, program or project planning, scheduling, and milestone decision support.
• Experience providing program management support in tracking deliverables, meeting minutes, and action-item accomplishments.
• Experience analyzing business or project processes, including developing recommendations for improvement.
• Knowledge of risk management processes and containment strategies.
• Past experience with NSWC Dahlgren or other military organizations.
• Occasional travel may be required to field sites for a 1-2 week period of time
• Most travel would be in the United States, with potential travel outside the United States