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Full Time Quantico, VA, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 1044

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will support DIA DO/EMO-3 as it strengthens governance and functional management across the Defense Counterintelligence Enterprise. You will help turn enterprise performance data, policy requirements, mission priorities, and stakeholder input into actionable recommendations that improve integration, resource decisions, risk management, and mission effectiveness.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Develop, coordinate, implement, and assess enterprise performance measures for CI program effectiveness, operational efficiency, and alignment with DoW and national priorities.
• Analyze enterprise performance metrics, resource allocation, and operational data; identify trends and gaps; and recommend courses of action to EMO leadership and governance bodies.
• Support development and refinement of the CI enterprise governance model by monitoring and deconflicting activities, resolving programmatic issues, tracking risks, and coordinating stakeholder actions across DoW, interagency, and allied partners.
• Identify policy gaps, overlaps, and inconsistencies and help develop or revise policies, standards, SOPs, guidance, planning requirements, and strategic documents in coordination with EMO, OUSD(I&S), and Defense CI Enterprise stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain knowledge-management and reporting processes; compile and validate enterprise data; and prepare executive briefings, assessments, memoranda, information papers, and responses to taskings.
• Coordinate working groups, conferences, training initiatives, and stakeholder engagements; capture decisions and actions and track approved courses of action through resolution.
• Support CI modernization, enterprise risk assessment, collection-requirements management, capability investment analysis, and integration of CI equities into Combatant Command, Joint Staff, DoW, national, and interagency planning.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Active TS/SCI clearance with current CI polygraph.
• Five (5) to seven (7) years of qualifying knowledge/experience in CI disciplines and/or CI mission support.
• Demonstrated knowledge/experience in one or more CI disciplines: investigations, operations, collection, analysis and production, functional services, and/or mission support.
• Ability to work on-site at Quantico Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia, with mission-related travel within the National Capital Region as required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience translating CI operational or analytical experience into enterprise-level performance, policy, planning, or mission-management support.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional actions and producing decision-quality staff products for government leadership.
• Experience supporting Defense Intelligence Enterprise, Intelligence Community, Combatant Command, Military Department, or interagency CI stakeholders.
• Experience with enterprise governance, performance measurement, policy development, strategic planning, risk management, or resource/program analysis.
• Strong executive writing, briefing, facilitation, stakeholder coordination, and knowledge-management skills in classified environments.

ABOUT SPHINX

Sphinx is a mission-focused intelligence, counterintelligence, and cyber solutions firm founded in 2018 by professionals from the Special Operations, Intelligence, and Cyber Warfare communities. We partner with Defense, Intelligence, and Commercial clients to deliver exceptional personnel and transformative mission capabilities that advance complex, multi-domain intelligence and security missions. As a small business, Sphinx offers direct mission impact, technical leadership opportunities, and an operator-driven culture that larger companies cannot match.

WHAT SPHINX OFFERS

• Career Growth: Sphinx's Level-Up Employee Advancement and Performance (LEAP) Program provides structured career progression tied to technical certification achievement, mission performance, and leadership cultivation.
• Compensation: Market-benchmarked salary against the cleared workforce ecosystem with annual reviews calibrated to TS/SCI and CI/FSP market dynamics.
• Solution-Focused Culture: Sphinx prioritizes direct leadership access and promotes a Be-Know-Do culture where experienced professionals are empowered to propose and implement solutions that contribute directly high-consequence mission outcomes.

BENEFITS HIGHLIGHTS

We offer a competitive benefits package to include a 401K with corporate match, company paid health, vision, dental, disability, and other insurance options. Sphinx also offers a variety of incentives and opportunities to support the development and well-being of our personnel.

WHY CHOOSE SPHINX?

Sphinx combines large business impact with small team collaboration. At Sphinx, we don't manage bureaucracy. We lead from a position of technical strength by delivering solutions that drive a measurable impact on every high-consequence mission we support. Sphinx LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.