Program Technical Lead

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Project: We're supporting a long-time customer that works on a critical and high-visibility mission. The team is tremendously talented, and we are seeking to add a technical lead. The technical lead will have responsibilities to the customer, the portfolio, and the company. Previous experience working at a customer site in support of the DoD and the Intelligence Community is highly desirable.

Minimum Requirements:

Must have active TS/SCI security clearance and be willing and able to obtain CI Polygraph.

Bachelor's degree, ideally in a STEM discipline.

15 years' experience in analysis, analytical methodology development, and/ or software development.

Desired Skills and Experience:

Advanced degree in a STEM discipline.

Significant experience in technical leadership - identifying needs, driving requirements, solutioning, etc.

Experience supporting proposal technical volumes, writing white papers and other business development and strategic activities.

Ability to communicate highly technical concepts at a level comprehensible to laymen and senior-level government representatives.

Computer skills: Python, Jupyter Notebooks, ArcGIS, QGIS, Github, Jira

Certifications: CompTIA Security+, ScrumMaster

Day-to-day: In this role you will be the technical lead of a critical Intelligence Community (IC) mission. Your primary focus will be on leading analytical methodology development efforts that can include all analytical intelligence disciplines (e.g., GEOINT, MASINT, OSINT, etc.). You will also assist with technical leadership requirements for software/systems engineering efforts, as needed. You will identify areas for improvement and propose/design solutions to address those improvements, particularly data-driven solutions. You will use your communication skills to drive requirements and tasking, get buy-in from Government stakeholders, inspire your colleagues to work toward common goals, and mentor more junior employees. You will work closely with counterparts across the IC, DIE and Maxar to help identify technologies and methodologies we can bring to bear in support of our customer.

Career: We're very serious about professional development and continuing education. We offer everyone the opportunity to define their own career trajectory. Our group has some amazing resources at its disposal specifically for this purpose. You will work with your direct supervisor and/or a mentor to set appropriate goals and design a plan to help you make consistent progress.

In support of pay transparency at Maxar, we disclose salary ranges on all of our U.S. job postings. We use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range. To accommodate all locations, we have listed the bottom to the top of the possible range, and will share the target range for a specific location during the recruiting discussion. Individual pay will be competitive based on a candidates unique set of knowledge, skills, and geographic diversity, with earnings potential commensurate with experience. The range for this position is:

$113,000.00 - $241,000.00 annually.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. You can find more information on our benefits at:

Additionally, this position is incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.

This position will be posted for a minimum of three business days, and will be posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.

Maxar employees must follow all applicable Maxar policies and COVID-19 requirements as well as those of Maxar customers and third parties. Individual job requirements may vary, and Maxar reserves the right to modify its policies and requirements as it deems appropriate in accordance with applicable law.

Maxar Technologies values diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.