Senior Strategic Communications Specialist

Job Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a Senior Strategic Communications Specialist to join our team. This individual will provide technical briefings, presentations, technical program description booklets, annual reports, point papers, Director’s notes, announcements, technical displays, and communications strategies for an IC research and development (R&D) customer. The customer is developing next generation hardware, software, and architectural solutions for the Intelligence Community (IC).

The primary functions of the candidate will include, but are not limited to:

• Develop technical documents and briefings on a wide variety of advanced programs; audiences include congressional members and their staffers, senior IC and DoD representatives, and leaders of other government agencies.
• Provide physical technology demonstrations for the above visitors as required
• Administer biannual Program Status Reviews (PSRs); efforts include soliciting topics, administer dry runs, assist with actual PSR, and maintain and respond to action items from Corporate Secretariat
• Conduct interviews and write articles for Trailblazer, the People and Technology newsletter
• Serve as customer’s technical outreach and coordinate with the Office of Congressional and Public Affairs as required, to publicize news and events
• Assist with documents, briefings, and other materials for annual Technology Forum, the customer’s industry R&D outreach program
• Prepare technical R&D content for the Annual Report
• Assist with logistics and other requirements for government agencies briefing the customer
• Represent the customer on the Communications Forum

Qualifications

• Bachelors and 14 years of experience or 12 with Masters
• Degree in engineering, science, or related discipline
• Experience with NRO program management, technology, science, engineering, and documentation
• Strong interpersonal skills with effective verbal and written communication skills
•  Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office applications
• Current TS/SCI with Polygraph; ability to obtain RSV

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are approximately 24,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, which is core to our values and important to attract and retain exceptional talent. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.9 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.