Program Manager

Job Description
BAE Systems Intelligence & Security division is seeking qualified candidates to join our team in Washington DC as part of a national strategic effort in support of the Defense Intelligence Agency’s (DIA) Strategic Planning and Response for China (SPARC) program. As part of this effort you will be contributing to the integration of resources that are needed to compete with, deter, and – if necessary – defeat the Peoples Republic of China (PRC).
What is it like working for a company that helps the government recognize, manage, and defeat threats? It is exciting, invigorating and satisfying. You will be part of a team that is focused on providing world-class intelligence support to the US Government. Your work will be part of a larger effort that brings together intelligence, collection, and mission management under one organizational structure with the mission of synchronizing resources against the PRC problem set.
Required Education, Experience, & Skills
Position Description:

- Responsible for cost, schedule, performance and risk
identification / mitigation on projects including but not limited to systems, tools, equipment,
software, facilities and other activities. Coordinates resolutions to production-related problems.
- Ensures alignment with NSS/NDS for peer competition, incorporating stakeholder validated China Crisis priorities (NDS 2026; NSS 2025).
- Possesses an Intelligence Planning background that allows for effective planning of
intelligence support across the spectrum of intelligence activities.
- Maintains (weekly) a matrix of all available resources (within DIA, across the DIE, etc.) and
contingency factors that may drive staffing requirements.
- Coordinates a planning team that tracks intelligence requirement drivers, ensuring both the
foreseen needs and potential staffing solutions to support those needs across the CMG
operational spectrum.

Required Experience:

• Minimum 20 years of relevant management experience with at least a portion of the experience within the last 2 years.

Required Education:

• Master’s degree from a college or university accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Required Qualities:

• Demonstrates ability to define problems, supervise studies and lead surveys to collect and analyze data to provide advice and recommend solutions.
• Demonstrates analytic leadership and expertise in identifying, planning, developing, and executing analytic production methodologies, tradecraft and techniques aligned with labor category mission.
• Demonstrates extensive ability to provide strategic advice, technical guidance and expertise to Defense planners and policymaker (e.g. Undersecretary level or higher).

Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $132962 - $226035
Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience.
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics.
About BAE Systems Intelligence & Security
BAE Systems, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems plc, an international defense, aerospace and security company which delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and customer support services. Improving the future and protecting lives is an ambitious mission, but it’s what we do at BAE Systems. Working here means using your passion and ingenuity where it counts – defending national security with breakthrough technology, superior products, and intelligence solutions. As you develop the latest technology and defend national security, you will continually hone your skills on a team—making a big impact on a global scale. At BAE Systems, you’ll find a rewarding career that truly makes a difference.
Intelligence & Security (I&S), based in McLean, Virginia, designs and delivers advanced defense, intelligence, and security solutions that support the important missions of our customers. Our pride and dedication shows in everything we do—from intelligence analysis, cyber operations and IT expertise to systems development, systems integration, and operations and maintenance services. Knowing that our work enables the U.S. military and government to recognize, manage and defeat threats inspires us to push ourselves and our technologies to new levels.
This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days. The posting will remain active until the position is filled, or a qualified pool of candidates is identified.