Operation Officer

Location: Denver, CO, US

Date Posted: 2026-07-21

Category: Program Management

Subcategory: Project Analyst

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: Yes - 10% of the time

Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI with Poly

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

SAIC is seeking an Operations Officer to join the Space and Intelligence Business Group. You would work on a joint Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of War (DoW) crown jewel program providing highly specialized space/counter-space engineering, scientific, and analytical services from Denver, Colorado. We support the Nation’s leading-edge IC and DoW space programs and offer compelling, deep-technical work that has direct influence and impact on program development and operations. Our team has Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) across a variety of disciplines, including engineering, physics, mathematics, RF, optics, space acquisition and operations, and intelligence collection and analysis.

This Operations Office r will work in a collaborative team-focused environment of U.S. Government civilians and contractors solving applied technical problems and developing usable solutions for multiple space-related capabilities and threats. This person will possess strong organizational, interpersonal, and multi-tasking skills. The primary functions for this role are to:

• Organize and oversee administrative tasks for the Program Manager
• Provide coordination and status across the program staff, management, and the customer
• Develop, maintain and deliver contractually required documents

This position requires a TS/SCI security clearance, with Polygraph preferred.

Duties and responsibilities include

• Manage daily office operations and assist office leadership with a full range of administrative, personnel, financial, and managerial responsibilities
• Plan, propose, defend, and coordinate program initiatives; represent the contract as a technical/financial expert on contract resources
• Develop program management and oversight methods and techniques and disseminate data metrics
• Manage the credit card program and users for the contract, to include knowledge of business administration practices and provide training and advice for the credit card program
• Provide all necessary paperwork to have new employees onboard to SAIC and the required paperwork to onboard employees into the government workplace
• Supporting the financial monitoring and reporting of expenditures, contract funding, and forecasts across multiple program accounts
• Coordinating product schedules, task status, and reporting across numerous office initiatives
• Facilitating travel management program and reporting
• Maintaining records, status, and coordination with stakeholders on multiple Information System and physical security accreditation packages
• Administering the asset management program for 600+ items totaling over $1.8M
• Overseeing Information System privileged user training and reporting requirements
• Managing the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) program
• Responsible for managing and purchasing service awards for contract employees
• Have reasonable knowledge of security requirements and procedures for new employees

Qualifications

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree and nine of related experience

• Must be able to obtain a TS/SCI Clearance with Special Access eligibility and successfully complete a Counter Intelligence (CI) polygraph. US Citizenship is required
• Demonstrated record of effective individual and group work behaviors, with abilities to proactively initiate and operate in dynamic and incompletely defined environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience conveying needs, status, results, and summaries to staff members, management, and customers
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and flexibility to adjust to changing priorities
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office applications

Strongly Desired Skills:

• BS in Business Administration
• Active TS-SCI clearance

Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.