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Linthicum Heights, MDOnsiteFull TimeSeniorPosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • TS/SCI clearance
  • policy research
  • policy drafting
  • lifecycle management
  • DAF/DoD
  • forensics
  • cybersecurity
  • cyber threat analysis
  • analytical skills
  • problem-solving skills

Nice to have

  • senior leader policy forums
  • interagency working groups
  • read-aheads
  • decision memos
  • comment-resolution matrices
  • policy governance controls

Role summary

The Senior Policy Analyst provides senior-level policy research, analysis, coordination, and project management support for DC3 Strategy and Partner Engagement. This role leads the development and lifecycle management of policy products, ensuring they are current, compliant, and well-documented for Government review. Responsibilities include conducting comprehensive research, drafting actionable policy language, managing taskings, supporting interagency coordination, and enabling executive communications. The analyst will also plan and manage complex policy projects, support performance measurement, and ensure all work remains within advisory/support functions. A TS/SCI clearance is required, with experience in DAF/DoD policy for forensics, cybersecurity, or cyber threat analysis being essential. Familiarity with National Cyber Intelligence programs and DoD/US IC resource planning policy is also required.

Company Summary

Arlo Solutions (Arlo) is an information technology consulting services company that specializes in delivering technology solutions. Our reputation reflects the high quality of the talented Arlo Solutions team and the consultants working in partnership with our customers. Our mission is to understand and meet the needs of both our customers and consultants by delivering quality, value-added solutions. Our solutions are designed and managed to not only reduce costs, but to improve business processes, accelerate response time, improve services to end-users, and give our customers a competitive edge, now and into the future.

Position Description:

The XE Senior Policy Analyst provides senior-level policy research, analysis, coordination, and project management support to DC3 Strategy and Partner Engagement (XE) functions. The role leads development of policy products, supporting materials, and stakeholder engagement artifacts; manages complex policy initiatives from initiation through delivery; and ensures DC3 policy artifacts remain current, compliant, and well-documented for Government review and decision-making. The Senior Policy Analyst operates in a strictly advisory/support capacity—providing recommendations, draft products, analysis, and coordination support—while policy decisions and approvals remain Government responsibilities.Location: Onsite - Linthicum Heights, MDClearance: Active TS/SCI

Responsibilities and/or Success Factors:

Policy research, drafting, and lifecycle management

  • Conduct comprehensive research on policy issues and guidance originating from Presidential, National, Federal, International, DoW/DoD, DAF, and DC3 authorities; translate findings into clear, actionable draft policy language and coordination packages for Government review.
  • Draft, update, and maintain DC3 policy artifacts, ensuring accuracy of roles, responsibilities, and authorities;
  • maintain version control, change logs, and a policy repository aligned to Government standards.
  • Proactively manage the DC3 policy lifecycle to prevent policy non-compliance caused by outdated or unrevised internal policies; track review cycles, suspense dates, and coordination status;
  • flag risks early for Government awareness.

    • Tasking intake and coordination support

  • Monitor and manage taskings across designated channels (e.g., ETMS2, email, NIPRNet, SIPRNet, JWICS) as assigned; develop and maintain task trackers; coordinate inputs across DC3 directorates;
  • and draft responses for Government review and release.
  • Identify overdue/at-risk taskings;
  • provide early-warning status updates and recommended path-to-green recovery actions to Government leadership.
  • Support Action Officer program administration, including rosters, training record updates, and task execution onboarding/job aids.

    • Support agreement and interagency coordination support

  • Assist Government Support Agreement Manager with drafting/coordination of support agreements and related documentation, maintaining comment matrices, version control, renewal tracking, and supporting evidence packages (as directed).
  • Prepare draft annexes, MFRs, and crosswalks between agreement language and cost structures to enable Government certification/approval. Strategic analysis, planning integration, and executive communications enablement
  • Develop policy-to-strategy alignment narratives and mapping artifacts that link DC3 objectives, initiatives, and performance measures (KPIs) to higher-level guidance and stakeholder requirements.
  • Prepare backgrounders, talking points, read-aheads, and briefings supporting DC3 participation in working groups and senior leader engagements; capture actions/decisions and maintain trackers to closure.
  • Coordinate and consolidate multi-directorate inputs into executive-level products, ensuring they are logically structured, consistent, and formatted to DC3 standards for Government decision-making.

    • Project management and performance measurement

  • Plan and manage complex policy projects end-to-end: develop schedules, dependencies, stakeholder coordination plans, and progress reporting; maintain risks/issues and propose mitigations (recommendations only).
  • Support performance measurement activities by maintaining policy program metrics (as applicable), producing status summaries, trend observations, and decision-support insights for Government review.

    • Compliance, records management, and non-inherently governmental boundaries

  • Ensure all work products clearly reflect contractor authorship and remain within advisory/support functions;
  • do not make policy decisions, obligate the Government, or direct Government personnel.
  • Maintain records as Government property;
  • ensure appropriate markings and protection of sensitive information as required by Government direction.

    • Minimum Qualifications Including Certificates:

  • TS/SCI clearance
  • Experience developing/managing policy for DAF/DoD in forensics, cybersecurity, or cyber threat analysis.
  • Demonstrated ability to apply strong analytical and problem-solving skills to resolve complex technical and operational challenges.
  • Proven ability to communicate effectively across all organizational levels and present complex information clearly in writing and orally.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of policies impacting cybersecurity, forensics, cyber training, and system development to ensure compliance and guide project execution.
  • Familiarity with National Cyber Intelligence programs.
  • Knowledge of DoD and US IC resource planning policy.

    • Desired Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated experience staffing senior leader policy forums and interagency working groups, including creation of read-aheads, decision memos, and comment-resolution matrices.
  • Experience implementing policy governance controls (repository management, version control, lifecycle schedules, and compliance dashboards).
  • Strong working knowledge of DC3-adjacent mission domains (digital forensics enterprise support, cyber operations enablement, lab/ORTA technology transition) to better anticipate policy impacts and stakeholder concerns.

    • AAP Statement

    We are proud to be an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and as such, we evaluate qualified candidates in full consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other protected status.

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