SOP/CONOPS Governance Analyst in Arlington, Virginia at General Dynamics Information Technology

Location: USA VA Arlington
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ226616
Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Interim Top Secret

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret/SCI

Public Trust/Other Required:
None

Job Family:
Process and Operational Efficiency

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Continuous Improvement, Continuous Process, Continuous Process Improvement, Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
Certifications:
None
Experience:
5 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
Yes

Job Description:

Position Summary

The SOP / CONOPS Governance Analyst owns and maintains the governance documentation set for a 24x7x365 national-level cyber command center. This role develops standard operating procedures, CONOPS-aligned processes, and work instructions to ensure consistent, auditable operations that remain stable through staffing changes. Work is performed directly with operators, ensuring procedures match real floor practice. The analyst produces the annual governance package, quarterly updates, and maintains documentation as operations evolve.

Key Responsibilities

Governance Documentation Ownership
• Manage SOPs, work instructions, and supporting process documentation.
• Produce the annual governance package and quarterly updates.
• Maintain a version-controlled, traceable documentation baseline.
• Ensure coverage across all watch-floor and incident functions; identify gaps.

SOP & Work Instruction Development
• Create procedures that reflect actual operational practice and are usable on shift.
• Work directly with watch officers, analysts, and incident staff to capture real workflows.
• Write with clarity and specificity to support consistent execution across shifts.
• Consolidate, retire, or correct outdated procedures.

Procedures for Analysis, Review & Authority
• Document analytic workflow from research through assessment and decision.
• Define review criteria for assessments and recommended actions.
• Capture authority models, including external approval requirements.
• Document classification handling and downgrade request procedures.

CONOPS Alignment
• Ensure procedures align with CONOPS and approved mission direction.
• Identify and escalate operational practice diverging from CONOPS.
• Support updates to CONOPS-level documentation as mission scope changes.

Configuration Control & Change Integration
• Maintain configuration control for the documentation set, including review and release procedures.
• Integrate changes from incidents, AARs, exercises, tool updates, and customer direction.
• Track pending changes through completion.

Continuous Improvement
• Use AARs, metrics, and operator feedback to improve procedures.
• Recommend process changes to reduce manual effort, remove ambiguity, or address failure modes.
• Support exercises and readiness activities that validate procedures under load.

Deliverable Production & Review
• Produce contract-required governance deliverables at expected quality.
• Coordinate internal review and approval.
• Maintain records of submissions and associated requirements.

Required Qualifications
• Experience authoring SOPs, work instructions, or CONOPS documentation.
• Ability to elicit and translate practitioner workflows into clear procedures.
• Experience maintaining controlled documentation baselines.
• Experience producing recurring deliverables on schedule.
• Strong written communication and attention to precision.
• Technical training, certification, or degree, plus 5 years relevant experience.
• Active Top Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in national-level cyber operations centers.
• Experience developing governance documentation for SOCs or watch floors.
• Familiarity with incident response lifecycle, escalation frameworks, and authority models.
• Experience documenting analytic review or approval workflows.
• Experience supporting readiness reviews, exercises, or AARs.
• Familiarity with ISO, CMMI, or similar frameworks.

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
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

Own Your Opportunity
Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you'll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.

The likely salary range for this position is $114,750 - $155,250. 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:
Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:
Hybrid

Work Location:
USA VA Arlington

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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