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Principal Analyst (#24-033)
Job Code:24-033
Location:Arlington, VA
FT/PT Status:Full Time
Required Clearance:Ability To Obtain a Secret Clearance
  
Strategic Analysis, Inc. (SA) is seeking a versatile, skilled Principal Analyst to support the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). It is of paramount importance to exceed our client expectations with high integrity and focused attention to program deliverables.

This support includes the following tasks:
  • Organizing meetings
  • Proactiveness, creativity, foresight, professionalism, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving administrative and program management problems. 
  • Ability to interact with multiple internal and external personnel daily. 
  • Ability to maintain someone else’s business calendar and make travel arrangements.
Qualification Requirements:
Education:
  • BS/BA
Clearance:
  • Eligible for Active DoD Secret Clearance
Experience:
  • 10 years relevant experience
  • Demonstrated proficiency using modern PC computer techniques, systems, and tools such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Project, and Excel.  
  • Demonstrated experience in at least two of the following: developing, organizing, forecasting, and maintaining financial budgets and tracking financial milestones; creating and coordinating budget and acquisition documents; organizing meetings; developing briefings to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Demonstrated creativity, foresight, professionalism, and mature judgment in anticipating and solving financial, business, administrative, or program management problems. 
  • Ability to understand DoD policies and regulations; and interact with multiple internal and external personnel with excellent communication, project management, and organizational skills on a daily basis. 
 
Desired skills:
  • Additional education or relevant professional certifications highly desirable.
  • Experience preferably in an R&D environment.
  • DoD experience highly desirable with at least two (2) years working with DARPA is highly desirable.
 
 
 
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