Job Description

Strategy And Policy Analyst

Markon is seeking a SME Level Strategy and Policy Analyst to support a senior Intelligence Community program in Bethesda, Maryland. This role provides strategic, performance, and enterprise-level analysis to help government sponsors align portfolio investments, technical architectures, and mission priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support the sponsor's strategic planning and prioritization efforts.
• Apply performance management best practices, including analytics, benchmarking, and metrics.
• Maintain awareness of enterprise architecture for technical collection and its relationship to the IC portfolio.
• Track IC technical investment strategies, goals, performance targets, and architectures.
• Develop decision-support recommendations, including strategies, roadmaps, risks, capability gaps, dependencies, and funding impacts.
• Ensure alignment across strategy, performance, and architecture.
• Serve as a liaison with IC program managers, DoD partners, and industry.
• Support government clients with program planning, schedules, reporting, and executive briefings.
• Communicate complex technical topics clearly to non-technical senior audiences.
• Produce deliverables in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF formats.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree with 1215 years of relevant experience, or Master's with 1013 years.
• Expert knowledge of portfolio, program, and project management.
• Expert knowledge of the IPPBE process.
• Strong analytical, writing, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, senior-level environment.

Desired Qualifications

• Military or J2 experience.
• Technical degree in Engineering or Science.
• Broad IC experience with DoD touch points.

Salary Range

USD $165,000.00 - USD $180,000.00 /Yr. The Markon pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Overview

Eager to join a team where your skills are valued, your growth is nurtured, and your impact is profound? Look no further than Markon, a premier consulting firm deeply dedicated to advancing our nation's most critical missions.

At Markon, we don't just offer jobs we offer opportunities for personal and professional transformation. Empowering our employees to lead, innovate, and excel, we foster an environment where new ideas are not just welcomed but celebrated. As a perennial Washington Post Top Workplace, we prioritize the well-being and success of our team members, ensuring they can bring their best selves to work.

Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, Markon has garnered national recognition for our unwavering dedication to excellence in serving the intelligence community, as well as federal civilian and defense agencies. Our growing reach extends across 17 states, 116 countries, and 5 continents, where our team of dynamic professionals collaborates to deliver unparalleled program and project management services.

Markon values people and the tremendous impact each individual can make which is why we're consistently recognized as one of the best places to work in federal government consulting. Here, you can help solve the nation's most important challenges, surrounded by colleagues who help you grow, advance, and succeed. We are deeply dedicated to what matters bringing out the best in each other to advance our clients' missions. Join us and make a meaningful impact.

Markon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled.

Benefits Offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Training and Tuition Assistance, Paid Time Off, and Holidays.

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