Strategic Program Analyst: Cyber Policy & Exec Coordination

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

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.