Senior Operations Manager Team Lead- TS/SCI with Polygraph

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

Top Secret SCI + Polygraph

Public Trust/Other Required:

None

Job Family:

Intelligence Operations and Analysis

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Customer Service, Leadership, Operations, Process Improvements, Training

Certifications:

None

Experience:

8 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

INTELLIGENCE TRAINER PRINCIPAL provides planning, coordination, and execution to ensure all training objectives are met in accordance with program standards and client expectations. Align instructional cadre capabilities with course complexity, ensuring appropriate expertise is applied to deliver high-quality, mission-focused training.

Provide timely updates to Program Leadership (PD/DPM) on course status, risks, and required adjustments to capabilities or resources. Ensure all administrative, reporting, and communication requirements are executed efficiently through established systems and tools (e.g., Excel, WAVE, training IT infrastructure).

Lead the advancement of operational training excellence across more than 40,000 government-mandated course requirements. This mission-critical PMO role ensures seamless coordination, integration, and oversight between the government and GDIT, supporting over 500 ICs and six Operational Training Managers.

Contribute to the strategic direction of the business and support impactful mission outcomes as an Intelligence Trainer Principal at GDIT. Here, you’ll enable the success of the most critical government missions and the growth of a meaningful career in Administration.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As an Intelligence Trainer Principal, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission ensure all training objectives are met in accordance with program standards and client expectation . You will serve as a key integrator across Operations Managers and government instructional staff to ensure synchronization, consistency, and successful delivery of training objectives.

● Lead six Operations Managers to ensure all course deliverables remain fully compliant with applicable federal standards, policies, directives, and oversight authority requirements. Provide oversight, guidance, and accountability to maintain consistency, accuracy, and adherence to all regulatory and contractual obligations across training operations.
● Collaborate closely with Course Directors and instructors to manage course delivery, student throughput, and operational requirements. Monitor course execution to ensure compliance with applicable policies, directives, and oversight guidance, while maintaining flexibility to adapt to evolving training needs.

●Drive key outcomes and program innovation by proactively identifying challenges, developing actionable solutions, and implementing strategies that deliver tangible results. Leverage data, stakeholder input, and best practices to resolve operational issues, enhance training effectiveness, and continuously improve program performance. Foster a culture of innovation and collaboration to ensure both immediate and long-term mission success.

● Improve efficiency and transparency by standardizing communication, optimizing the use of tools such as Excel and WAVE, and ensuring leadership (PD/DPM) remains fully informed of training status, risks, and capability adjustments.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

● Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
● Experience: 8+ years of related experience
● Technical skills: Operations Manager Training

● Security clearance level: TS/SCI w/Poly
● US citizenship required
● Role requirements: Serve as key interlocutor and strategic coordination lead for advancing operational training.

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
● Flexibility: 40hr work week
● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in intelligence at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for securing the mission.

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The likely salary range for this position is $122,400 - $165,600. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None

Telecommuting Options:

Onsite

Work Location:

USA VA McLean

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

 

 

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

 

 

About Our Work:

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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