Northrop Grumman Corporation

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

We are seeking cleared a Senior Technical Advisor to work onsite at the Pentagon in Washington DC.

This role provides advisory technical support to a senior intelligence executive in the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security. Must be well versed in all aspects of the intelligence disciplines and an understanding of their domains (SIGINT, GEOINT, HUMINT, MASINT, etc.) as well as their roles in the intelligence cycle. Understand the staffing processes and offices in military headquarters, specifically within the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. Work within the policy framework of the intelligence community understanding the roles. Understand the defense planning, programming and budgeting processes as they relate to the intelligence community. Comprehend the intelligence community’s role relating to defense acquisition. Be able to assist the senior executive as it relates to daily interactions and prepare the executive with technically detailed support to assist in decision-making. Work within a staff comprising Joint Hard Targets, Foreign Materiel Acquisition, and Global Access Integration and assist the senior in engagement on their behalf with a strong understanding of their issues and policy positions. Coordinate staffing processes working with mid-level staff and action officers as well as senior leadership.

Essential Functions:

• Advise and support the senior executive in the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security in the Pentagon, Director for Joint Hard Targets Strategies, Global Access and Integration, and Foreign Materiel Acquisition with intelligence technical guidance.
• Work with the director’s staff and coordinate their actions on behalf of the director
• Prepare the director for meetings and consultations with other offices and executives across the Intelligence Community and the Department of Defense.
• Schedule high-level meetings and provide background to prepare the executive for successful engagement.
• Assist in advising for executive level budget discussions for the Military Intelligence Program (MIP) planning and programming.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and 12 years of related experience. NOTE: 4 years of relevant work experience can be substituted for the degree.
• Active TS/SCI clearance and willingness to undergo a CI poly
• US Citizenship is required
• 12 years’ experience leading DoD intelligence efforts in support of military requirements
• Experience supporting senior staff officers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience working with multi-organizational teams
• Previous Pentagon Staff Experience
• Experience providing analytic support to planning, execution and assessment of intelligence operations
• Experience with Special Access Program processes and procedures
• Experience briefing senior US government officials
• Familiarity with DoD and Service intelligence policy and processes and the Joint Operations Planning Process
• Working knowledge of Service, Department and Intel Community capabilities
• Team builder, collaborator, effective communicator, capacity to manage senior level engagements
• Ability to negotiate and integrate different viewpoints
• Able to provide direction to determine priorities to achieve goals
• Able to prepare and analyze data and figures

Salary Range: $155,500.00 - $233,300.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.