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PotomacWave Consulting, Inc.

$60 - $80/hr

PotomacWave is looking for a Departmental Requirements Officer (DRO) to join our team supporting a Federal client in Washington, DC. The individual supporting this position will be responsible for ...

Prevailance

Joint Staff Requirements Officer

Suffolk, VA · On-site

$90K - $100K/yr

Prevailance is seeking an experienced, mission-focused professional to serve as an Operational Requirements Action Officer (ORAO) in support of the CJCS J6 Directorate for Cyber and Command, Control ...

Prevailance

Joint Staff Requirements Officer

Suffolk, VA · On-site

$90K - $100K/yr

Prevailance is seeking an experienced, mission-focused professional to serve as an Operational Requirements Action Officer (ORAO) in support of the CJCS J6 Directorate for Cyber and Command, Control ...

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As of Sep 9, 2026, the average yearly pay for requirements officer in the United States is $75,929.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $40,000.00 and $98,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a requirements officer?

Requirements Officers are professionals responsible for identifying, documenting, and managing the needs and requirements of a project, organization, or system. They act as a bridge between stakeholders, such as clients and technical teams, ensuring that all requirements are clearly understood and met throughout the project lifecycle. Their work helps to prevent misunderstandings, scope creep, and ensures that the final deliverable aligns with business goals. Requirements Officers are crucial in industries like defense, IT, and engineering, where precise documentation and communication are essential.

What skills and qualifications are needed to be a requirements officer?

To thrive as a Requirements Officer, you need strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a background in business analysis or systems engineering, often supported by a relevant degree or certification. Familiarity with requirements management tools like IBM DOORS, Jama, or similar platforms is typically required. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving abilities set standout professionals apart in this role. These skills are crucial for accurately capturing, documenting, and validating requirements to ensure project success and stakeholder satisfaction.

How does a requirements officer collaborate with cross-functional teams during a project lifecycle?

A Requirements Officer works closely with various departments such as project management, development, QA, and stakeholders to gather, clarify, and communicate project requirements. They facilitate meetings to ensure all parties have a shared understanding of objectives, translate stakeholder needs into actionable documentation, and resolve ambiguities. This collaborative approach helps prevent miscommunications, ensures alignment throughout the project, and supports successful project delivery.

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Departmental Requirements Officer

Washington, DC • On-site

PotomacWave
Business Management Consulting • 51 - 200 employees
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$60 - $80/hr

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Posted 26 days ago

Job description

PotomacWave is looking for a Departmental Requirements Officer (DRO) to join our team supporting a Federal client in Washington, DC. The individual supporting this position will be responsible for assisting in the planning and organizing of integrated, GEOINT collection requirement strategies using complex, coherent and systematic intelligence collection campaigns employing national and theater assets against nuclear and energy-related targets worldwide. The individual will collaborate with a team of discipline specific and all source collection requirement managers to develop multi-discipline, department level collection requirement strategies in both complex and comprehensive generic templated approaches, as well as specifically focused ad-hoc methods.


Responsibilities

  • Provide GEOINT collection management and requirements analysis on assigned target areas.

  • Plan and organize, GEOINT collection requirements efforts of the DOE in using complex coherent and systematic campaigns against nuclear, science, technology, counterintelligence, and energy-related targets world-wide.

  • Submit GEOINT requirements via national level requirement systems.

  • Work effectively as a member of a diverse team, accepting and giving effective feedback, and collaborating with other collection requirement managers across the intelligence community.

  • Develop and present intelligence collection requirement management strategies and approaches.

  • Build, establish, and maintain relationships with key national, Departmental, IC and military partners.

  • Represent the Department on INT collection requirements subcommittees and working groups.

  • Assess the effectiveness of GEOINT collection.

  • Write, review, and submit GEOINT collection requirements (National, Theater, Source Directed) to include website and database updates.

  • Analyze Departmental and analyst needs to determine functional and cross-functional intelligence requirements and their relationship/performance against gaps.

  • Knowledge of MASINT collection and systems is desirable; experience writing, reviewing, and submitting MASINT collection requirements a plus.


Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related discipline required.

  • Minimum of five (5) years of experience, or three (3) years of professional experience with a related master’s degree, in the desired collection requirement discipline (GEOINT) or operations management at the tactical, strategic, or national level required.

  • A collection requirements background with an understanding of the National Intelligence Priority Framework (NIPF), relevant National Collection Directives, report generation and dissemination.

  • Training and a working knowledge of discipline-specific collection requirements, evaluation and tasking systems used by originators.

  • Knowledge of, and skill in applying technical collection planning concepts, principles, practices, laws, regulations, and methods and techniques to include US person reporting issues.

  • Knowledge of the full spectrum of IC collection capabilities and accesses, to include strengths and weaknesses of specific sources/agencies in a specific discipline. Knowledge of the missions and functions of agencies within the Intelligence Community who specialize in the various collections.

  • Ability to establish and maintain effective mission execution and interdepartmental and interagency coordination of the department’s collection requirements, training, and tools.

  • Experience supporting a collection requirements portfolio; understanding customer requirements with proven skill in measuring departmental information gaps and the effectiveness of collection strategies.

  • Successfully completed a discipline-specific training program.

  • Experience with, or knowledge of GIMS; GIMS certification preferred. Certification can be obtained if candidate has a strong background in collection requirements management. Training must be completed within the first six (6) months of employment.

  • The selection of an individual for this position may be conditioned upon his or her successful completion of a counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination.

  • Must have an active DOE Q or Top-Secret clearance.


Salary range $60,000 - $80,000


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