Team Lead (Indo Pacific)

Company Description

Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SOSi is a private defense and government solutions business specializing in advanced technology systems and mission support. Its capabilities include data science, software development, network engineering, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), and logistics.

Job Description

*Position is contingent upon contract award*

SOSi is seeking a highly qualified senior-level Team Lead to support the Indo-Pacific Region for a contract in the NCR. This Team Lead is designated key personnel and serves as the management and technical lead for all contractor personnel performing functions in support of the Indo-Pacific Region. The Team Lead is responsible for providing senior-level subject matter expertise on the Indo-Pacific region, completing complicated or complex tasks independently, and leading or directing the work of contractor personnel assigned to the Indo-Pacific Region. The Team Lead works directly for and supports the overall TO Program Manager (PM), coordinating the day-to-day execution of analytic and analytic-enabling support, ensuring the timely and high-quality production of intelligence products in accordance with applicable Directives, SOPs, and applicable tradecraft standards. The Team Lead ensures that assigned personnel meet performance objectives, maintains effective relationships with customers and stakeholders, and serves as a primary technical point of contact for the Indo-Pacific Region. The Team Lead supports staffing continuity and assists the PM in managing cost, schedule, performance, and risk within Indo-Pacific Region.

Essential Job Duties

• Serve as the management and technical lead for all contractor personnel performing functions in support of the Indo-Pacific Region.
• Provide senior-level subject matter expertise to the Indo-Pacific region, completing complicated or complex analytic and analytic-enabling tasks independently.
• Lead or direct the work of contractor personnel assigned to Indo-Pacific Region, ensuring effective coordination and task execution.
• Support the overall TO Program Manager and serve as the primary technical point of contact for Indo-Pacific Region.
• Oversee the day-to-day production and dissemination of all-source intelligence products in accordance with analytic tradecraft standards, ICD 203/206.
• Ensure assigned personnel meet contract performance objectives and quality standards.
• Assist the PM in managing cost, schedule, performance, and risk within Indo-Pacific Region.
• Support staffing continuity, ensuring no position within Indo-Pacific Region remains vacant more than 30 calendar days without an excusable delay.
• Coordinate assignment of tasks to contractor personnel within Indo-Pacific Region in support of Government requirements.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with customers, the COR, and stakeholders within Indo-Pacific Region.
• Coordinate with the PM and other Team Leads to ensure the optimal use of assigned resources and cross-center integration.
• Support surge and optional task requirements within Indo-Pacific Region upon Government authorization.
• Contribute to the timely, accurate delivery of contract deliverables (e.g., status reports, records of meetings) in accordance with the CDRLs.
• Ensure all work is performed in accordance with applicable ICDs and Intelligence agency SOPs.
• Be readily available to respond to customers' inquiries and proactively alert the PM and customer to potential technical or programmatic issues.

Qualifications

• Active in scope TS/SCI security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in relevant field (e.g., Business Administration, Intelligence, National Security).
• 10+ years of intelligence analysis or analytic-enabling experience.
• Experience supporting Defense Intelligence Agencies.
• Experience with NSS/NDS alignment and strategic competition priorities.
• Prior experience serving as a Team Lead, task manager, or first-line supervisor on a government intelligence contract.
• Deep regional expertise in the Indo-Pacific (China, North Korea, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Northeast/Southeast/East Asia).
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CDASA-I, or equivalent IC analytic tradecraft certifications).
• Chinese, Korean, or Japanese reading/listening capability (desired).
• Experience integrating multi-disciplinary intelligence (all-source, C4I, cyber, HUMINT, SIGINT, GEOINT, OSINT, etc.).
• Familiarity with Intelligence analytic production systems (e.g., MARS/MIDB).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in relevant field is preferred but not required.

Additional Information

Working Conditions

• Working conditions are normal for an office environment.

Working at SOSi

All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.