Sensitive Activities Analyst

IQ Sig; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

401k with match

Gym membership discounts

PTO

Job summary

IQ Sig, LLC seeks an experienced governance and analysis contractor to support the SASP Directorate within the SSO. You will conduct qualitative and quantitative analyses of Sensitive Activities and SAP equities, assist SALC preparations, and coordinate with USSOCOM, TSOCs, and interagency partners.

You will produce briefing slides, framing papers, and decision papers for senior government leaders, maintain governance templates and tracking tools, and ensure audit-ready documentation in line

Qualifications

• TS/SCI eligibility and 6+ years in policy analysis or intelligence oversight.
• Strong qualitative and quantitative analysis experience.
• Experience supporting Sensitive Activities, SAP governance, or intelligence oversight.

Responsibilities

• Perform qualitative and quantitative analyses of SA proposals and governance actions.
• Prepare SALC materials including framing papers and briefing slides.
• Maintain SASP governance templates and tracking tools.
• Track governance action status, suspense dates, and post-council items.
• Coordinate inputs across USSOCOM, TSOCs, Military Departments, and interagency partners.
• Support executive decision papers and governance recommendations.
• Ensure accuracy and defensibility of analytical products.
• Participate in meetings and coordination sessions.

Skills

TS/SCI eligibility

Policy analysis

Program analysis

Intelligence oversight

SOF governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

• The contractor will provide advanced technical, evaluative, and analytical support to the Sensitive Activities & Special Programs (SASP) Directorate within the Secretariat for Special Operations (SSO). Aligned with the analytical demands of the SASP Directorate, the contractor assists government leadership in synchronizing, evaluating, and tracking Sensitive Activities (SA) and Special Access Program (SAP) equities across the Special Operations Enterprise.


• The contractor conducts detailed qualitative and quantitative research, prepares governance read-ahead and documentation, supports Sensitive Activities Leadership Council (SALC) preparation, and facilitates multi-echelon coordination across USSOCOM, the Theater Special Operations Commands (TSOCs), the Military Departments, and interagency partners under the direction of the Government.

What you'll do

Sensitive Activities Governance Support

• Perform comprehensive qualitative and quantitative analyses of Sensitive Activities proposals, governance actions, risk vectors, and programmatic gaps for Government review and deliberation.


• Assist Government personnel in the preparation, documentation, and coordination of the Sensitive Activities Leadership Council (SALC), including assembling analytical framing papers, agenda packages, briefing slides, and draft meeting minutes.


• Support the maintenance and continuous refinement of SASP governance templates, evaluative criteria, and standard operating tracking tools under the oversight of Government personnel (excluding policy interpretation or sovereign decision‑making).


• Track and maintain status logs of governance actions, suspense dates, and post‑council action items across the Sensitive Activities enterprise.


• Track Sensitive Activities actions, staff packages, suspense items, and cross‑enterprise coordination requirements.


• Support integration of SA equities into Department‑level strategy, readiness assessments, and resourcing processes.


• Coordinate analytical inputs with USSOCOM, TSOCs, Military Departments, OUSW(I&S), and interagency partners as directed by government leads.


• Maintain situational awareness of SA activities across assigned portfolios and/or the SOF enterprise.

Readiness, Risk, and Assessment Support

• Conduct rigorous analytical reviews of Sensitive Activities capability areas, assessing operational readiness, modernization requirements, and enterprise compliance posture against established Government directives.


• Formulate data‑driven risk models, mitigation options, and evaluative reports to assist Government personnel in identifying systemic operational or compliance trends.


• Assist in tracking enterprise‑level trends affecting Sensitive Activities execution.

Documentation, Records & Archival Integrity

• Maintain governance documentation, records, and artifacts in accordance with government‑provided standards.


• Ensure traceability, defensibility, and audit readiness of SA documentation.


• Support archival integrity and compliance with EO 13526, DoDM 5200.01, DoDM 5205.07, and SASP records requirements.

Decision Support & Research

• Conduct research and analysis to support executive‑level decision papers and governance recommendations.


• Draft executive-level information memoranda, decision papers, read‑ahead binders, and slide decks for Government review and presentation to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of War (PDASW), Deputy Assistant Secretary of War (DASW), and Assistant Secretary of War (ASW(SO/LIC)).


• Provide analytical inputs to legal, policy, and oversight reviews as directed.

Coordination & Representation

• Participate in meetings, working groups, and coordination sessions.


• Support government leads in ensuring unified governance and synchronized execution across SA portfolios.


• Provide expertise to ensure accuracy, defensibility, and alignment of analytical products.

Qualifications

Required Skills / Minimum Qualifications

TS/SCI eligibility; 6+ years experience in policy analysis, program analysis, intelligence oversight, SOF governance, or related fields; demonstrated qualitative and quantitative analytical experience.

Preferred Skills / Experience

Bachelor’s degree; 6+ years OSD/Joint Staff/Service‑level experience; experience directly supporting Sensitive Activities, SAP governance, or intelligence oversight; experience preparing executive‑level briefings and decision papers; strong understanding of statutory authorities (10 U.S.C. §§138, 167), EO 13526, and DoDD 5111.10.

References

Our suite of benefits includes Health, Dental, Vision, 401k w/ match, Gym Membership discounts, Volunteer Paid Time Off, and a generous PTO package. We'd love to tell you more!

We believe great talent comes from many backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and make all employment decisions based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We are committed to maintaining a workplace free from discrimination and harassment, consistent with all applicable laws.

Our team provides superior services, solutions and subject matter expertise to solve our customer's most challenging requirements in cyber, land, air, sea and space. We believe in empowering our employees to deliver exceptional results across our federal, state and private sector clients. We are values‑led and mission driven. We can't wait to work with you!

The pay range for this role is:

140,000 - 180,000 USD per year (The Pentagon)