Project Lead (SETA)

Project Lead (SETA)

Job ID: 2614610

Location: Chantilly, VA, United States

Date Posted: Jul 16, 2026

Category: Engineering and Sciences

Subcategory: Systems Engineer

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Poly

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Potential for Remote Work: On-Site

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Job Description

Description

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

Qualifications

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

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Overview

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

SAIC is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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