Company Description

Strategic Mission Elements (SME) is a minority woman-owned business of established industry professionals that provides analytic and engineering capabilities for Global Security focused customers. SME provides cohesive, collaborative solutions and services to make sense of the chaos and provide value to mission makers. Our goal is to tailor analytic and engineering services to our customers with integrity, agility, and top tier talent.

Role Description

In this role, you’ll directly impact defense missions by maintaining and evolving a mission-critical data and information system. You'll collaborate with developers, engineers, data scientists, and analysts to prototype and deploy new capabilities to support warfighter end users. This is an opportunity to grow your experience in scrum software development, IT project management, and tactical planning and delivery while successfully delivering project solutions that will directly impact national security.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience with performing business and functional analysis or software testing on customer requirements
• 5 years of experience with intelligence or operations analysis for the DoD or IC
• Experience with Agile development methodologies
• Experience with project and requirement management software, including JIRA and Confluence
• Experience with writing requirements, test cases, and other documentation
• Experience with client interactions, including dealing with technology strategies and road mapping
• Active TS//SCI Security Clearance is required.

Nice to have qualifications:

• Experience with various intelligence disciplines, including GEOINT, HUMINT, MASINT, OSINT, or SIGINT
• Ability to work in a highly dynamic, fast-paced environment with aggressive project timelines and continual client delivery
• Ability to work in a team-oriented, inclusive, and collaborative work environment and work with the team to achieve consensus
• Ability to grasp new concepts quickly, comprehend the intent of a client’s needs, and help to shape and form the solution by leveraging team capabilities
• Bachelor's degree
• Agile or SCRUM Master Certification

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive base salary based on relevant experience and education.
• Average starting range: $80,000-$160,000.
• 20% 401k Employer contribution - no matching required--100% vested day 1.
• 15% Individual Benefits Account, to be used for PTO (up to 39 days per year) or IRS qualified expenses.

Total compensation: $108,000-$216,000

Additional Benefits:

• 100% paid family medical & dental insurance premiums.
• 100% paid short-term disability, long-term disability, & life insurance premiums.
• Stock Options.
• $5000 annual training & tuition reimbursement.
• $500 annual health and fitness reimbursement.
• Referral Bonuses.

Average additional benefits value: $26,000 referral bonuses and stock value.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Dependent health insurance coverage
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid training
• Prescription drug insurance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Wellness program

Compensation package:

• Stock options
• Yearly pay

Experience level:

• 10 years
• 11 years
• 5 years
• 6 years
• 7 years
• 8 years
• 9 years

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Security clearance:

• Top Secret (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Reston, VA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person