Project Lead (SETA)

SAIC seeks a Project Lead (SETA) to guide our NSI Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory team supporting the Operations Innovation Office in Chantilly, VA. This position requires a proactive, organized, and highly communicative leader with strong technical project management and awareness. Targeted compensation is $160,000 to $180,000

 The successful candidate will oversee a multinational initiative and ensure project success by:

• Leading the planning, execution, and oversight of all IT, cybersecurity, and technical components of the project

• Providing strategic direction on networking, security, auditing, and emerging IT/cyber technologies (including AI)

• Advising customer leadership on project priorities, risks, resource allocation, and the overall effectiveness of planned initiatives related to cost, schedule, and performance

• Guiding optimization efforts across all IT domains including power, space, cooling, hardware, software, and licensing

• Representing customer equities and ensuring project compliance with IT requirements, multinational considerations, and information‑sharing obligations

Required:

• Must be a US Citizen
• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM)* and thirteen (13) years or more experience; or master’s in STEM field and eleven (11) years or more experience
• *STEM degree is a contractual requirement/must have

• Direct experience working with AI operating in DevOps, and/or DevSecOps, and/or agile environments

• Demonstrated expertise gathering and identifying actionable requirements for requested capabilities

• Proven experience with IT infrastructure design and implementation (power, space, cooling, connectivity)

• Ability to identify engineering opportunities for/to customer decision makers

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and effectively interact with developers, USG customers, other SETAs, and USG project managers

• Polished communication skills (written/verbal) to include confidence for presenting analysis and recommendations at all levels of USG. 

• Impeccable interpersonal skills and judgment

• JIRA and Confluence experience for project and internal team communications

• Expertise in MS Office applications (PowerPoint, Word, Access, Project)

Desired:

• Familiarity with coalition/multinational security architectures, cross‑domain solutions, information‑sharing agreements, and sovereignty-related policy factors

• Experience developing security documentation (SSP, SAR, POA&M) and knowledge of NIST, ICD 503, IC standards, and HPC/AI‑ML security

• Hands-on cyber experience, including active Intermediate or Advanced DoD 8140 certification (Security+ CE, CISSP, CASP CE, etc.)

• Minimum of 10 years supporting a Big 5 customer

• Experience with large-scale AI data center environments

• Ability to produce high-quality briefings and analytic products under tight timelines 

• Experience supporting SES/SIS/FO/GO-level leadership