Senior Mission Analyst

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Mission Analyst to join our team! The Air Force Mission Assurance Construct Support Team requires highly specialized technical, analytical, and investigative support services. This person will focus on identifying, validating, governing, and maintaining an authoritative, data-driven understanding of mission-essential capabilities, critical systems, Task Critical Assets (TCAs), Defense Critical Infrastructure (DCI), and their dependencies across the Air Force enterprise ensuring mission success today and into the future.

This challenging and exciting work may provide you with the opportunity to travel CONUS and OCONUS to the most important Air Force missions and systems to ensure the survivability of any threat or attack.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Mission Decomposition, Mission Mapping, and Dependency Analysis
• Critical Capability and Asset Identification, Validation, and Criticality Analysis
• Stakeholder Coordination and Enterprise Integration - engage with Action Officers and mission owners at the installation, MAJCOM, Combatant Command, and enterprise levels
• Process Analysis and Improvement Recommendations
• Mission Assurance Data Ownership, Governance, and Enterprise Integration
• Mission Analyst skill sets shall collectively include expertise in:
  • Systems engineering and systems-of-systems analysis
  • Military operational planning and mission analysis
  • Mission Assurance and critical infrastructure analysis
  • Advanced data analytics, modeling, and data architecture
  • Proficiency with Government-directed enterprise data platforms and analytical tools
  • Artificial intelligence or advanced analytical methods applied to mission analysis
• Support ongoing identification, validation, periodic revalidation, and continuous analytical improvement activities.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Must have an Active Top Secret Clearance with SCI Eligibility
• Bachelor's Degree and 10+ years of related experience in mission analysis, mission assurance, military operational planning, systems engineering, operational analysis, or a comparable analytical discipline supporting enterprise-level mission or risk decision-making. Equivalent experience supporting senior leader decision-making may be considered in lieu of a specific career background.
• Must be able to travel up to 25% per year.
• Must have a valid US passport.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Proficiency in enterprise data platforms including Palantir Foundry
• Ability to use artificial intelligence and advanced analytic processes to increase personal work productivity
• MAJCOM and CCMD staff experience

Security Clearance Requirement:
None

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what's next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $112,200.00 - $196,400.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee's wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest-APPLY TODAY!

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