Senior Operations Manager Team Lead- TS/SCI with Polygraph

Clearance Level
Top Secret SCI + Polygraph
Category
Intelligence Operations and Analysis
Location
McLean, Virginia
(Onsite Workplace)
Key Skills For Success

Customer Service

Leadership

Operations

Process Improvements

Training

REQ#: RQ225617
Public Trust: None
Requisition Type: Regular
Your Impact

Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation’s safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats.

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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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

8 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

None

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

Salary and Benefit Information

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.
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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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