Team Lead (Americas)

SOS International LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SOSi seeks a highly qualified senior Team Lead to support its American regional office contract in the NCR. You will serve as the management and technical lead for all contractor personnel, delivering senior-level SME guidance and coordinating analytic tasks across the region.

The role requires deep Americas expertise, leadership of staff, and close collaboration with the TO PM to manage cost, schedule, and risk while ensuring high-quality intelligence products and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance required.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 10+ years of intelligence analysis or analytic-enabling experience.
• Experience supporting Defense Intelligence Agencies.
• Experience with NSS/NDS alignment and strategic priorities.
• Prior Team Lead or first-line supervisor on a government intelligence contract.
• Deep regional expertise in the Americas and related analysis areas.
• Certifications such as CDASA-I, CCMP-F, or equivalent IC certifications.
• Spanish reading/listening capability (desired).
• Experience integrating multi-disciplinary intelligence (ALL-SOURCE, C4I, cyber, HUMINT, SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT).
• Familiarity with intelligence analytic production systems (e.g., MARS/MIDB).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the management and technical lead for all contractor personnel at the American regional office.
• Provide senior-level SME to the Americas region on complex analytic tasks.
• Direct the work of contractor staff and ensure effective task execution.
• Support the overall TO Program Manager as primary technical POC.
• Oversee production and dissemination of all-source intelligence per standards.
• Ensure personnel meet contract performance objectives and quality standards.
• Assist the PM in managing cost, schedule, performance, and risk.
• Maintain relationships with customers, the COR, and stakeholders.
• Coordinate task assignments and resource use across centers.
• Respond to inquiries and alert PM/customers to issues promptly.

Skills

Team leadership

Analytic capability

Cross-functional coordination

Spanish language (reading/listening)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Intelligence, National Security, or related field

Master's degree preferred (not required)

Job description

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling (JBAB), Washington, DC, USA

Full-time

Clearance Requirement: Top Secret

Company Description

Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SOSi is a private defense and government solutions business specializing in advanced technology systems and mission support. Its capabilities include data science, software development, network engineering, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and logistics.

Job Description

Position is contingent upon contract award

SOSi is seeking a highly qualified senior-level Team Lead to support the American regional office on a contract in the NCR. This Team Lead is designated key personnel and serves as the management and technical lead for all contractor personnel performing functions in support of American regional office. The Team Lead is responsible for providing senior-level subject matter expertise on the Americas region, completing complicated or complex tasks independently, and leading or directing the work of contractor personnel assigned to the American regional office. The Team Lead works directly for and supports the overall TO Program Manager (PM), coordinating the day-to-day execution of analytic and analytic-enabling support, ensuring the timely and high-quality production of intelligence products in accordance with applicable Directives, SOPs, and applicable tradecraft standards. The Team Lead ensures that assigned personnel meet performance objectives, maintains effective relationships with customers and stakeholders, and serves as a primary technical point of contact for the American regional office. The Team Lead supports staffing continuity and assists the PM in managing cost, schedule, performance, and risk within American regional office.

Essential Job Duties

• Serve as the management and technical lead for all contractor personnel performing functions in support of the American regional office.

• Provide senior-level subject matter expertise to the American regional office, completing complicated or complex analytic and analytic-enabling tasks independently.

• Lead or direct the work of contractor personnel assigned to American regional office, ensuring effective coordination and task execution.

• Support the overall TO Program Manager and serve as the primary technical point of contact for the American regional office.

• Oversee the day-to-day production and dissemination of all-source intelligence products in accordance with analytic tradecraft standards, ICD 203/206.

• Ensure assigned personnel meet contract performance objectives and quality standards.

• Assist the PM in managing cost, schedule, performance, and risk within the American regional office.

• Support staffing continuity, ensuring no position within the American regional office remains vacant more than 30 calendar days without an excusable delay.

• Coordinate assignment of tasks to contractor personnel within the American regional office in support of Government requirements.

• Establish and maintain effective relationships with customers, the COR, and stakeholders within the American regional office.

• Coordinate with the PM and other Team Leads to ensure the optimal use of assigned resources and cross-center integration.

• Support surge and optional task requirements within the American regional office upon Government authorization.

• Contribute to the timely, accurate delivery of contract deliverables (e.g., status reports, records of meetings) in accordance with the CDRLs.

• Ensure all work is performed in accordance with applicable ICDs and Intelligence agency SOPs.

• Be readily available to respond to customers' inquiries and proactively alert the PM and customer to potential technical or programmatic issues.

Qualifications

• Active in scope TS/SCI security clearance.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business Administration, Intelligence, National Security).

• 10+ years of intelligence analysis or analytic-enabling experience.

• Experience supporting Defense Intelligence Agencies.

• Experience with NSS/NDS alignment and strategic competition priorities.

• Prior experience serving as a Team Lead, task manager, or first-line supervisor on a government intelligence contract.

• Deep regional expertise in the Americas and transnational threats (Mexico, Venezuela, Cuba, Brazil, Andean Ridge/Southern Cone, and the Caribbean), including TOC, counternarcotics, threat finance, and DCIP analysis.

• Relevant certifications (e.g., CDASA-I, CCMP-F, or equivalent IC analytic tradecraft certifications).

• Spanish reading/listening capability (desired for counternarcotics and financial assessment support).

• Experience integrating multi-disciplinary intelligence (all-source, C4I, cyber, HUMINT, SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT, etc.).

• Familiarity with Intelligence analytic production systems (e.g., MARS/MIDB).

Preferred Qualification

• Master's degree in relevant field is preferred but not required.

Additional Information

Working Conditions

• Working conditions are normal for an office environment.

Working at SOSi

All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.

SOSi is an equal employment opportunity employer and affirmative action employer. All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or protected veteran status. SOSi takes affirmative action in support of its policy to advance diversity and inclusion of individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.